Review of Valter Percussion Blackbox 6 and 8

While nowadays there are a lot of different cajon models by many manufacturers, Valter Kingbon from sweden always gives his models something to make them stand out from the crowd. His custom model was my main cajon for years. It has an adjustable soundhole in the back which allows you to effectively "tune" the cajon. You can adjust the tone and sound of the bass which is a great feature in general and is priceless in some live situations when a slight adjustment of the hole will get rid of feedback problems and make the drum sound much better through a particular sound system.

I get many emails asking about which frame drum for which situation and what is a good instrument to start with, here are some of my thoughts on the subject. All this is of course subjective and reflects my personal taste.