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Articles by: Charlie Price

The cajon (bottom left) measures 48cm tall by 30cm by 30cm and is resplendent in a bubinga finish

LP Bubinga cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £203
  • €236

Hand-crafted Spanish percussion box

The Walnut cajon (bottom, right) features a 9mm-thick birch body formed from eight individual plies and rounded corners

LP Walnut Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £215
  • €260

A cajon worthy of attention

The LP Widebody (pictured centre, top) has a five-ply birch tapa in an ebony stain

LP Widebody Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £262
  • €308

LP raises eyebrows with a cajon to cherish

The surround is formed from seven layers of recyclable phenolic plywood, which adds strength and keeps costs down

J. Leiva Percussion Zoco Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £115

High performance, low price

The Cube (left) boasts five different playing surfaces with the sixth equipped with an oversized contoured soundhole

Pearl Percussion Cube Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £155
  • $220

Being square suddenly seems cool

The Jingle Cajon (right) has familiar dimensions with three internal fixed snare-wire sets and rear sound hole

Pearl Percussion Jingle Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £210
  • €203
  • $332

New noise box fun from Pearl

The minimal, brushed chrome hardware complements the shell finish beautifully

Toca Traditional Series Congas And Bongos review

By Charlie Price

  • £169
  • $259

Percussion has rarely looked this good. Do the sounds match?

At 34cm, the Pro-Active Bass cajon (left) is slightly wider than most cajons on the market

Lion Pro-Active Bass Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £125

A flexible cajon that won't balk on the bass

The 3-in-1 Cajon (right) features plywood construction and comes resplendent in hand-applied 'Natural' wax satin finish

Lion 3-in-1 Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £135

A truly versatile, UK-made cajon

The internal snare wires can be adjusted to achieve a wide variety of snare sound options

Remo Mondo Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £255
  • €246
  • $429

Synthetic head and percussion specialists Remo unveil their first wood cajon

The De Gregorio Siroco Cajon's tapa is a combination of 2mm 'KoskiPly' Birch plywood plus an 'Alpi' veneer

De Gregorio Siroco Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £390

The cajon's portability is well known and De Gregorio now offers an über-compact professional travel version

The Artisan Edition cajons' slightly concave surround design helps enhance their fundamental tone.

Meinl Artisan Edition Cajons review

By Charlie Price

  • €460
  • $669

German percussion giant Meinl tops its cajon arsenal with some beautiful new hand-crafted models

The Elite's finish is tasteful and conservative.

Duende Elite Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £229
The Pro Cajon's design is eye-catching to say the least.

Duende Pro Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £195
The PP142's frontplate has a satisfyingly yielding quality, extremely comfortable in performance.

Performance Percussion PP142 Cajon review

By Charlie Price

Thoroughly satisfying to play.

De Gregorio Maestral Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £250

The Cirque Du Soleil's percussion setup in pictures

By Charlie Price

Totem's James Mack shows off his congas and bongos

A wah-style pedal acts as a trigger for the sounds.

Meinl FX Pedal review

By Charlie Price

  • £189

Why should guitarists have the monopoly on pedals?

The smoked glass effect seat provides a subtle non-slip feel.

Tycoon Acrylic Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £395

Tycoon unveil an interesting twist in cajon design

The djembes are made from a lightweight and durable synthetic material, moulded into shape.

Toca Freestyle mechanically tuned Djembes review

By Charlie Price

We put Toca's second wave of their highly popular djembes to the test

Latino cajon's size makes it a great choice for louder acoustic settings

Duende Duo and Latino cajons review

By Charlie Price

  • £270

A first class duo from Spanish cajon makers Duende

Remo's pre-tuning system means each drum has been tuned to an optimum tone.

Remo Tar Frame Drums review

By Charlie Price

Fantastic tuning and great tone help these simple designs take flight

The Advent (left) and Apex (right) are made from ABS plastic and are lighter than Acousticon models.

Remo Apex and Advent Djembes review

By Charlie Price

The latest featherweight options from the pioneers of synthetics

The Chanela contains two independently adjustable sets of strings.

De Gregorio Chanela Cajon review

By Charlie Price

  • £199
  • $280

We check out Paolo De Gregorio's latest addition to his cajon range

Left to right: One Handed Triangle, Percusso and Micro Snare

LP Hand Percussion review

By Charlie Price

LP has done it again with these natty little one-handed wonders