Remo E1-0316-00 3.5x16 inch Buffalo Drum

I love this drum. I have one that is made from real Horse skin.and although it sounds amazing, its highly sensitive to changes in temperatures, and if it gets cold and you have no fire to warm it by (highly unlikely when walking through the woods or standing by oneself on a hillside somewhere lol!) then you cant use it. And I walk along happily drumming and before you know it, "thud thud" the sound goes "dead" and it is sooooo frustrating! You can warm it up by rubbing it with your hand but on a cold day, I do not have any success. That is why I was recommended this drum. Its synthetic nature means that is can be played in all temperatures. So this is my drum of choice when I want to drum outside and am not at a Shamanic circle where there is a fire to warm the skin. I am SUPER pleased with this Remo drum!!!Some people are of the opinion that Synthetic skinned drums are no where near as good to use as real skin, however although with real skin you can get such a wonderful range of sounds etc, the synthetic one is still absolutely amazing. I love the sound of this one but rather than saying the real skin is "better" I just feel personally that these are not really comparable and that having both real horse and a fake Buffalo, I love them both the same!. I use it for journeying and its great. I also have friends who use synthetic drums for Shamanic healing and they work just as well as a real skin drum , although I do not use this for treatments, and that is nothing to do with this drum, it is just because my horse drum and I have a solid working relationship when it comes to using it on clients for drum diagnosis and such like so that is the only one I use. The only thing I found is that I was not keen on the beater. Probably just me, I do not know. So made my own to add the personal touch. The stick is boring as well for me so I used a piece of Hazel wood for mine. I also used sharpie pens to draw on mine as I found it too plain, but others may love this. I used a black colour with a little green and red to draw and write my designs on it.. Lots of people have tried using it and all say they like the feel and sound of it. It is really well made and arrived super quick! Thank you, I will love this for many years to come.

Theres no compromise with sound by having a synthetic skin. It's my first synthetic one, and I needed it for my work, as my drum with a real skin is temperature and humidity sensitive, and gets saggy rendering it useless if there's nowhere to warm the skin up. But this one doesn't have that problem and the tone and resonance is so great. It's the 20 inch buffalo. I saw a video comparing different sizes and this one had the best sound from what my ear could tell. Very happy with it.

I am thrilled I decided to go ahead and purchase this drum (in part because of the good reviews). It really is the perfect size for me. My friend bought the 22 inch but I found it too bulky and big for my liking. This 16 inch drum is far more portable and my arms don't ache holding it. The beater with it is perfectly adequate but I will get/make others for different sounds. I think the rope is a little scratchy but I will be adding ribbon and other items to personalise it myself. The benefit of this drum is that it can be played in any humidity so perfect for indoor and outdoor use without changing the tone. Highly recommend this lovely drum!

Love this 22inch buffalo drum, nice sound. Have the 16inch as well and a 16inch black Bahia drum, also the night wave ocean drum. Great drums for the uk weather.

I love this drum, I was struggling to find a drum that suited our climate (Scotland, enough said :) ) but on a shamanic healing course in Spain recently i tried the remo drum and liked it. It is perfect for me and can be used in any conditions without worrying about skin tightening etc. The sound is amazing and i love working with it i can even paint it if i want, which i probably will, its perfect for shamanic journeying. I know a lot of people worry about building a relationship with their drum and don't believe you can with a remo, but i disagree i have already started to build my relationship with it so i genuinely do not see it as a problem. I would recommend this drum to anyone who is worried about the care and climate required for a skin drum. You will not be disappointed

Good qualityArrived quickly

I love this drum. I wasn't too sure about which size to go for, but I think this is perfect.As read in some other review though, the mallet is too thin, too short and too light, so it is not really up to the task.I use an old orchestra mallet and it totally transforms it.

I have wanted one of these drums for a long time. I finally decided to go for it. I was not disappointed in any way. So well made and the sound it generates is fantastic. It comes with a beater which is an added bonus. I would highly recommend this drum.

The drum is very well made and light enough to join in my case the local drum circle .

Very good drum I am looking for a case for my 22” drum

The media could not be loaded.  Wow de tambor! Es una maravilla, si es sintético, pero justo así lo busqué por qué el de piel natural rara vez tenía un buen sonido, por la temperatura a la cuál estaba, y con este se acaba ese problema.Tiene un sonido increíble! Mucho poder, mucho amor.Super calidad, super todo todo!Mil recomendado

Beautiful Drum & plays wonderfully, so happy with this purchase!

Avevo sempre snobbato il tamburo Sciamanico sintetico ma dopo averlo provato e ora acquistato è sempre con me, suono perfetto non teme l’umidità perfetto per suonare all’aperto