Meinl SH4BK Live Shaker

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Meinl SH4BK Live Shaker
12,90 €
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Best shaker for recording
AlexLikesToDrum 05.11.2020
By far the best recording shaker I've ever heard or played. Incredibly soft with long notes/stroke sound if so you desire. For live situations it will probably not be loud enough. Always a favourite going in to any recording session!
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Affordable and sounds great
Szymon Łukowski 26.09.2019
Sounds very good, clear and loud; I use it in a latin band and nobody complained. Does it job very well. Some of my percussion playing friends bought the same shaker for themselves.
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Excellent
TonyOsax 08.06.2017
I bought this to play with a Bossa Nova trio* and it is just ideal. It has a very nice full but soft and relaxed sound, and you can get a percussive sound to add variety very easily. It's much better than the egg shaker I bought, which is quite harsh in comparison. It is quite loud enough for a live performance (with upright bass, guitar and alto sax). It appears to be well made and doesn't rely on rubber bands to hold the two halves together. It's remarkably inexpensive and it is exactly what I need.

Highly recommended.

* In case you are wondering how a trio can play a shaker as well, the idea is to record backing tracks in a looper.
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Very subtle shaker
MoGreen 19.10.2019
Refined sound and nice balance. Cool shaker.
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Shake it off!!!
Julius Jimenez 02.11.2015
I bought this shaker because first these are very limited in our local music stores here in our region and secondly, they are quite expensive also if they are available. Third, they are really affordable through Thomann.

I have also a metal enclosed type of shaker (from Meinl) but this model is really gem, especially for acoustic songs. It's really balance and not disturbing no matter how you shake it. I'm not a percussionist but I sound as percussionist when I'm using this shaker from Meinl.

I really recommend this shaker, I think egg shakers and metal enclosed shakers sound bad when compared to the sound of this Live Shaker from Meinl.

Recommendation: Though the body seems to be strong enough, I still want this item to have it's own case so you'll not be afraid for possible damages it might get when not in use.

But in summary, I will not hesitate to give it 10 stars, if there is 10 star rating. Highly recommended and all musicians who prefer acoustic music should have this one in their gig bags.
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Good sounding shaker
Bosil 25.08.2021
I have few shakers. None of them are fantastic, but these are the best, I think.
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deankolic 29.05.2023
Very warm and soft sound, medium loud.
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Always happy with my Thomann purchases
Anonymous 03.12.2016
I play Bossa Nova and this shaker is perfect for it! Its smooth sound is great to play along classical guitar and its shape is very comfortable to play. As always, fast delivery and very clear transaction with Thomann.
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dd_oak 27.03.2018
Great shaker for live. Sturdy, sounds nice.
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Nice Shaker Overall
LemonLime 21.01.2020
I found this model to be super versatile since it does not only "sound just like a shaker" but, when used with the right "care" it could easily sound like a big and quality rain stick!
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Meinl SH4BK Live Shaker