OCTOBANS

[Ska Man]

I have a link for Octobans for anyone living in or around TORONTO.I have seen the Octobans myself but did not buy them I stumbled across them on craigs list. if u have any questions about them here is the link or u can ask me as of Saturday April 21st they where still available. its a set of four High Pitch.The guy wants to sell them to some one who will ENJOY them tell him Ska Man advised u

http://toronto.craigslist.org/msg/302669054.html

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[BongoBoy]

Cool!

I already have a set of four, the old long ones...Love em!!!

If someone in Toronto likes Octo's...get on it Baby!!!

...then you can do Masoko Tanga !

Cheers.

[Ska Man]

Bongoboy its u that I had in mind when i posted the link here I am glad u already have a set. Listen the joke is when i went to go and see the Octobans the street right before where buddy lives is called REGGATTA Circle i couldn't believe it then while i am checking out the Octobans he says to me "I actually have a set of 4, 70's version Octobans in the back room (Low Pitch)" I almost died so my attention was now focused on these, so i was able to get the long ones without heads and without the bottom half of the stand for $200.00 WOW I already have them mounted on a old stand i have. Now i just need to find the heads and rims they are in MINT MINT condition. all he wants is for someone to have them who will apprecieate them and boy do I

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[BongoBoy]

That's awesome!

The long one are really cool, you can tighten them right up for a high crack but they also have that weird "nutty wood" sound to them.

...right underneath them I have just picked up some small "mini-tymps". Really small, a 6 inch and an 8 inch. Nice crack to them.

It's funny how sometimes the "old" gear you can't get anymore is the most fun.

They will sound great in your Ska grooves...throwing in a "blip" here and a "twack" there.

" I said stand down Margaret, stand down please...stand down Margaret"
Cheers!!!

[Rusty James]

[quote="Ska Man"]I have a link for Octobans for anyone living in or around TORONTO.I have seen the Octobans myself but did not buy them I stumbled across them on craigs list. if u have any questions about them here is the link or u can ask me as of Saturday April 21st they where still available. its a set of four High Pitch.The guy wants to sell them to some one who will ENJOY them tell him Ska Man advised u

Hey Ska Man & BongoBoy; these have got to be one of the best instruments that Tama came up with! I was searching for some of the long ones back in the mid 80's and couldn't find them anywhere so I resorted to having some made by our local manufacturer Ayotte Drums. They sound absolutley amazing (cost me a bloody fortune)! Ska Man, if you can't find a bottom part for the stand I may be able to help as I have a few pieces of hardware that may fit them. Rims could probably be sourced through your local music shop. If not, Vancouver is full of them!
Enjoy!

[Ska Man]

Right on Caligula.... so u understand my excitement when i found these. I to searched for them in the 80's but very difficult to find or way way to expensive. Thanks for the offer I actually have a bottom piece for them. I think what I need to do is buy two stands and mount them 4 across u know . THANKS FOR THE TIP for the rims thank you. I suspect this may be a challenge. Back in the day I never even dreamed of making them GOOD FOR U .

Hey Ska Man & BongoBoy; these have got to be one of the best instruments that Tama came up with!


Oh yah Octobans are one of the best instruments TAMA has made without a doubt. Coming from a Reggae, Ska background they are perrrrrfect i often refer to ska fills as.... "make it sound like your falling down some stairs" with octobans you can truely achieve this affect

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[zilboy]

I have a recent set of the high pitched ones. I really want the low pitch, but the band I was in plyed a lot of Police stuff, so I settled for a pair of small ones.

They do sound great, though. Once at a gig, we were playing "Message" and the sound guy put echo on the Octobans, without me asking him to! It sounded so cool!

Seems like the only low ones I can find are the acrylic version.

[Ska Man]

Sweet I usually echo my timbale but thats standard in ska and reggae circa 1970's You must of gone crazy when u heard how sweet it sounded yeah yeah nice one nice try putting reverb on it with echo or delay and reverb IT sounds NUTS

[Divemistress of the Dark]

So. When are you guys and gals gonna get around to posting the sound files of stuff you've played on these miraculous instruments..?

[howardhughes]

I actually lost a set of tama octobans a few years ago.......oops.

...not one of my best moves.

HH

[DirtyMartini]

But they're so . . . big . . .

That requires a story, HH.