LP Aspire Accents Wire Cajon Dark Wood Streak LPA1332-DWS

This is a cool looking cajon. Sounds good and is a lot of fun to learn on. Buy a cushion from the dollar store to use when practicing - makes a huge difference; unless you've got big buns hun. In my case, cushion is a good dollar spent!Enjoy!!

The media could not be loaded. I bought the Latin Percussion Aspire Accents Cajon, Sun Burst Streak for my ADHD son as a Christmas gift. He demonstrates obvious musical talent, but lacks the focus to study. He has had piano lessons, viola lessons and tried the saxophone and guitar for a short time – all before the age of 9. All of his teachers recognized his natural abilities, but he just wouldn’t practice or pay attention long enough to learn anything but the most rudimentary technique. Especially since we home school, we try to foster and develop our kids’ natural gifts and abilities, but we have struggled with our youngest. However, the Cajon has been a completely different experience.What we like:This Cajon is a lovely box instrument that makes different sounds depending on where it is tapped. The user sits on top of it and plays it from this position.As soon as he got it, my son immediately began experimenting with his Cajon. He has no problem tapping out different beats. Because he doesn’t have to read music to play, it doesn’t seem like work to him.With almost no learning curve, my son could start playing “music” immediately.This is a nice looking instrument that looks good in a room.ADHD kids seem to like to tap on things anyway. My son loves his Cajon and even after more than a year, he will seek it out to play his music. He never touches any of his other instruments.While my son will probably never be a musical genius, this Cajon allows him to express himself and utilize his musical talents without it turning into a fight to get him to practice. At least it is something.The sound isn’t horribly loud like I imagine a drum set would be.The Cajon takes up less space than a set of drums.It has held up well to the abuse of my 9 and now 10 year old boy for more than a year.What I don’t like:This is obviously not a high end wood furniture item. It doesn’t look like it either. Of course, I wouldn’t have purchased it for my son if it had been high end furniture quality.VIDEO: I am including a video of my son and his sister playing around with his Cajon.I think the Latin Percussion Aspire Accents Cajon, Sun Burst Streak is a wonderful instrument for a kid with attention issues to develop some musical ability and would definitely recommend it. I paid FULL PRICE for this Cajon.

This cajon popped up having deep discount due to cosmetic issues, it was $72. Opened the box and indeed there were two dime size dings on the back and one on the side. But you know what .... after playing three gigs these would be there anyway. As to the sound, sounds great! Nice snare, good bass.I'm a little perplexed about the wood because the label, and from what I can tell looking inside, mine is maple plywood body, with a maple sound board.I've seen it at other places saying it's birch, parawood, siam oak or something else. I guess it's the maple that gives it nice snappy sound. Maybe when it was returned due to the dings, someone must have fixed the snares because they sound excellent. No problems as mentioned in other reviews.All in all, happy.

First impression after a few days is very good! Quality seems good and the finish is gorgeous!I am a trap drummer with very little experience with hand percussion. I wanted something quieter and a little easier to get around for performances with kids. I was able to get some nice sounds and play some simple beats after one or two YouTube tutorials. The kids and I practiced today along with piano and guitar, and the Cajon kept a groove going and sounded great! (and without them having to wait 15 minutes for me to set up, either!)My teaching partner, a non-musician, was able to play a simple beat when I played the guitar on another song. This seems to be easy to play and a great alternative when a full set isn't quite called for. I will update after the performance!Update: it was a big hit! A lot of questions and comments. And I was able to carry it and my guitar together, warm up outside, pop in and play, and pack right back out! Try that with a drumset!update: 1 1/2 years later and it's been very useful at school. I use it for performances, rehearsals, accompanying dance classes and music classes. the kids ask to play it at free time, and it's also a favorite in the afterschool guitar class. not a drumset, but man, is it handy!

So, I found this on Amazon Warehouse for $70. Money well spent.I usually play keys and guitar; got a ton of gear. No way I'm getting a drum set. But this cajon really does the trick! You can play seriously dank beats with your fingers and/or palms. Depending on where and how you strike the instrument, you can get bass or snare.It's comfortable enough to use a seat when I play guitar (a pillow might be an idea). The cajon seems really sturdy and it's pretty easy on the eyes.I use finger cymbals sometimes, it gives a tambourine sort o' vibe. Thinking about getting a kick pedal to use while playing guitar.

Produced a good sound. Not great, but good. The bass hit sounds a little hollow, but just throw a pillow case in the back to soften it up. The snare is a little sharp but it it gets the job done. I would recommend this since the price is low and still, it has a good sound.

Bought this back in 2014 and playing it at pretty much all our gigs as The Jefftones, open mics and just for fun jamming out since. I absolutely love the sounds I can get out of it. I have had to re solder the snares inside about 4 times as they do tend to break off the metal snare holder and fall to the bottom. Take the face plate off and takes a few minutes to do. I also have a hairline crack (4inches) (just recently 2022) starting from the bottom near the logo now. But this thing gets used. I don't have to mic it other than a couple times at some big venues. You won't be disappointed.Update (July 2024): Still holding together! Sounds great still. Holding up even with the hairline crack.