Maker
Gon Bops
Los Angeles congas since the 1950s
Mariano Bobadilla began building congas in Los Angeles in the 1950s and the drums became the West Coast standard in Latin jazz. The brand went dormant and was revived, now under Drum Workshop, with the original shell profiles reissued.
Models
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Gon Bops Alex Acuña Signature Congas
Hand percussion
Developed with Alex Acuña, these congas use a particular stave profile and rim contour, and they are the drums that carried the revived Gon Bops name back onto stages.
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Gon Bops Mariano Series Congas
Hand percussion
The Mariano series revives Mariano Bobadilla's original California shell profile, which is squatter and wider than the Cuban pattern most makers copy.
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Gon Bops Fiesta Series Congas
Hand percussion
Fiesta congas are Gon Bops' student and semi-professional drums, with the brand's rim contour at a price a beginner can reach.
Categories
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Hand Percussion
Congas, bongos, djembes, cajons, timbales, frame drums, and the small instruments that live on a percussion table: tambourines, cowbells, shakers, and claves.
Representative model
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Gon Bops Mariano Series Congas
Hand percussion
The Mariano series revives Mariano Bobadilla's original California shell profile, which is squatter and wider than the Cuban pattern most makers copy.