Menu
  • Home
    • Contact us
    • Privacy & Disclaimer
  • Amplifiers & Effects
    • A&eAccessories
      • Bags, Cases & Covers
      • Footswitches & Controllers
      • Parts
      • Stands
    • Guitar & Bass Amplifiers
      • Acoustic Guitar Amplifiers
      • Bass Guitar Amplifiers
      • Electric Guitar Amplifiers
    • Guitar Effects
      • Acoustic Guitar Effects
      • Bass Guitar Effects
      • Electric Guitar Effects
    • Keyboard Amplifiers
    • Power Amplifiers
  • Band & Orchestra
    • Brass
      • Alto Horns
      • Baritone Horns
      • Bugles
      • Cornets
      • Euphoniums
      • Flugelhorns
      • French Horns
      • Mellophones
      • Sousaphones
      • Trombones
      • Trumpets
      • Tubas
    • Concert Percussion
      • Concert Bass Drums
      • Concert Bells & Chimes
      • Concert Cymbals
      • Concert Snare Drums
      • Concert Tom-Toms
      • Glockenspiels
      • Gongs
      • Marimbas
      • Metallophones
      • Resonator Bells
      • Steel Drums
      • Timpanis
      • Xylophones
    • Marching Percussion
      • Marching Bass Drums
      • Marching Cymbals
      • Marching Snare Drums
      • Marching Tom-Toms
    • Orchestral Strings
      • Cellos
      • Harps
      • Upright Basses
      • Violas
      • Violins
    • Wind & Woodwinds
      • Bassoons
      • Clarinets
      • English Horns
      • Flutes
      • Oboes
      • Piccolos
      • Recorders
      • Saxophones
  • DJ, Electronic Music & Karaoke
    • DJ Equipment
      • CD Players
      • DJ Accessories
      • DJ Controllers
      • DJ Digital Media Players
      • DJ Headphones
      • DJ Sets
      • Mixers
      • Tape Decks
      • Turntables
    • Electronic Music
      • Audio Samplers
      • Audio Sequencers
      • Drum Machines
      • Production Stations
      • Sound Modules
      • Tabletop Synthesizers
    • Karaoke Equipment
      • Bags & Cases
      • Players
      • Stands & Hardware
      • Systems
  • Drums & Percussion
    • Drum Sets & Set Components
      • Bells & Chimes
      • Cymbals
      • Drum Sets
      • Drums
      • Mounted Tambourines
    • Electronic Drums
      • Controllers
      • e-Drum Sets
      • Electronic Drum Amps
      • Electronic Pads
      • Triggers
    • Folk & World Hand Drums
      • Ashikos
      • Bodhrans & Frame Drums
      • Bongos
      • Congas, Quintos & Tumbas
      • Djembes
      • Doumbeks & Darbukas
      • Ocean Drums
      • Tablas
      • Talking Drums
      • Timbales
      • Udu Drums
    • Hand Percussion
      • Cowbells
      • Finger Cymbals
      • Folk & World percussions
      • Hand Bells & Chimes
      • Sound Effects
      • Tambourines
      • Triangles
      • Wood Blocks
  • Guitars
    • Acoustic Guitars
      • Beginner Kits
      • Resonators
      • Steel-string Acoustics
    • Acoustic-Electric Guitars
    • Bass Guitars
      • Acoustic & Acoustic-Electric Basses
      • Bass Beginner Kits
      • Electric Basses
    • Classical & Nylon
    • Electric Guitars
      • Electric Beginner Kits
      • Hollow & Semi-Hollow Body
      • Lap & Pedal Steel Guitars
      • Solid Body

themusicsession

Musical Instruments

Menu
  • Accessories
      • Brass Accessories
      • Drum & Percussion Accessories
      • Folk & World Instrument Accessories
      • General Accessories
      • Guitar & Bass Accessories
      • Keyboard Accessories
      • Orchestral Strings Accessories
      • Wind & Woodwind Accessories
  • Keyboards
    • Digital Pianos
    • Electronic Keyboards
      • Portable Keyboards
      • Synthesizers & Workstations
    • Folk & World Keyboards
      • Accordions
      • Concertinas
      • Harmoniums
      • Thumb Pianos
    • MIDI Keyboards & Equipment
      • MIDI Cables
      • MIDI Controllers
      • MIDI Interfaces
      • MIDI Software
  • Live & Stage
      • Bags & Cases Stage
      • Lighting Equipment
      • Microphones
      • Monitors, Speakers & Subwoofers
      • PA Systems
      • Powered Mixers
      • Speaker Parts
      • Special Effects
      • Stage & Studio Cables
  • Stringed Folk & World
      • Autoharps
      • Banjos
      • Bouzoukis
      • Dulcimers
      • Guzhengs
      • Lutes
      • Mandolins
      • Ouds
      • Psalteries
      • Santoors
      • Sarods
      • Sitars
      • Strum Sticks
      • Tamburas
      • Ukuleles
      • Veenas
  • Studio Recording
      • Computer Recording
      • Headphone & In-Ear Monitors
      • Mastering Recorders
      • Mixers & Accessories
      • Multitrack Recorders
      • Portable Recorders
      • Power Conditioners
      • Signal Processors
      • Studio Environment
      • Studio Monitors
      • Studio Subwoofers
  • Wind & Woodwind Folk & World
      • Bagpipes
      • Bamboo Clarinets
      • Bamboo Flutes
      • Bamboo Saxophones
      • Bombards
      • Conch Shells
      • Didgeridoos
      • Fifes
      • Harmonicas
      • Kazoos
      • Neys
      • Ocarinas
      • Ojas
      • Pan Pipes
      • Shakuhachis
      • Shawms
      • Shenais
      • Shofars
      • Shruti Boxes
      • Whistles
      • Zurnas

Meinl Percussion DDG1-BK Bamboo Didgeridoo – Black


These Didgeridoos from MEINL are a great way to get started on the oldest wind instrument in the world. The bamboo construction delivers a distinctive, impressive drone with harmonic overtones that allow you to easily achieve the desired native Australian sound. An added bonus of playing this instrument is learning circular breathing, which carries over into other wind instruments and even improves health! No mouthpiece is necessary to play this instrument, but if desired, these didgeridoos are able to securely hold the MEINL Didgeridoo Mouthpiece in place (model number DDG-MP, 100% pure beeswax).

$ 29.99

Amazon.com
Customer Reviews


71 of 74 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very nice, September 2, 2009
By 
R. Thoendel (Lincoln, NE, USA) – See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
  

This review is from: Meinl Percussion DDG1-BK Bamboo Didgeridoo – Black (Electronics)
This was the first didgeridoo I have played on, and as a tuba player I found it very easy to play. My only complaint was that the product said nothing about the mouthpiece being part of the instrument (which it is), and since a commonly paired product was the pvc mouthpiece, I assumed it was necessary and ordered that at the same time. If you don’t buy the unnecessary mouthpiece though, it is an excellent deal!

0

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 

Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No

Report abuse
| Permalink

Comment Comment (1)


61 of 67 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good value for a beginning Didge., June 26, 2010
By 
Quadradox (United States) – See all my reviews

Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
This review is from: Meinl Percussion DDG1-BK Bamboo Didgeridoo – Black (Electronics)

This didge is attractive and fun. The one I received matches the picture above.

Besides producing a quirky, but relaxing and surprisingly pleasant drone — playing a didge might actually improve the quality of your health and lengthen your life. (Just do a google search for the British Medical Journal, sleep apnea, randomized trial, didgeridoo). If you want to explore what didge playing might do for you, this model is an excellent value, lightweight and carries a quite decent sound.

Sleep apnea, or pauses in breathing during your sleep, IS dangerous. These pauses means less oxygen to vital organs and an accumulation of carbon dioxide which can make you drowsy and confused the next day. It can be a silent force that imperils kidneys, hearts, lungs, raises blood pressure and even makes the effort to lose weight much tougher.

Unfortunately media reports and some sleep centers have insufficiently communicated the full range of dangers associated with sleep apnea. People walk away thinking that the biggest threat is a little lost sleep and being drowsy during the daytime. Unfortunately, these are only the tip of the iceberg and sail by unnoticed. The organ damage is more subtle, sometimes even silent until relatively advanced. For the person with sleep apnea, its really a question of whether they are sleeping safely. Answer: not very, when the airway is intermittently obstructed.

All too often after a few discouraging attempts to wear a CPAP or BiPAP device mask, and feeling claustrophobic or that it actually disturbs sleep that otherwise at least “seemed” normal to them, many of my patients unfortunately just give up trying. Despite trying different masks there remains a substantial number of people, way too many in fact, who can only make it part way through the night with their mask or not at all. We talk for years about the necessity of dealing with sleep apnea, but some of them only are able to press themselves to endure CPAP/BiPAP devices after they have finally suffered significant, perhaps irreversible organ damage or other health consequences of the sleep apnea.

Hence, didgeridoos are an attractive, low risk, frankly fun way to supplement the management of sleep apnea along with positive-pressure airway devices. Obviously, one should speak with their physician, consider adding the didge concurrently with CPAP/BiPAP if diagnosed with more than moderate apnea, and for best results repeat the sleep study after a few months (4 in the BMJ article) of didge training to confirm it is working. Frequently persons being treated should have routine sleep testing yearly to make sure their mask is still working — the same might also be advisable for the didge strategy. Your primary physician and/or pulmunologist should be consulted for your specific needs.

Participants in the BMJ study learned the circular breathing technique as part of the basic technique for conditioning airway tone and “practiced” about 30 minutes a day, 5-6 days per week. One should probably expect to maintain playing the didge for life — though duration of benefit among those who later quit was not studied. As far as we know, wearing CPAP/BiPAP doesn’t really condition the airway musculature. The user remains dependent on their machine so that if they fall asleep in the daytime while watching TV or accidently knock the mask off at night — they are sadly unprotected. Thus a wonderful benefit of didge training is that it does condition the airway and could assist in bridging the gap through these accidental mask-off times.

I’ve personally owned 5 didges. This one is middle of the range in quality, very solid value, easy to use and one of the least expensive so far. Although this one does not come with a separate mouthpiece, it seems to do quite fine without one for me. The interested user, however, can purchase some beeswax BEESWAX BLOCK YELLOW 1-LB and locate a website with instructions on how to fashion one — a fairly simple task.

This didge is constructed from a single piece of bamboo, is lightweight, about 1/4 inch thick, and has a slight bend in the midway down its shaft which actually seems to make it a little more responsive to vibration than my straight PVC models. Internal diameter varies but 1 and 1/4 to 1/2 inches at the ends. The vibratory tone is deep, the feel and sound pleasurable (mine is tuned to D, just about 2 octaves below middle C). Even without a mouth piece it is very responsive to variations in breath or lip technique. Single-piece didges like this features one dominant note (with one or more fairly fixed harmonics). I do like the harmonics for this model, but they are a little weaker intensity than for my other 2 didges. Its not quite as easy to “sing”…

Read more

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 

Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No

Report abuse
| Permalink

Comment Comments (3)


30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don’t buy this product, February 23, 2011
By 
Brian Gyllensten – See all my reviews

Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
This review is from: Meinl Percussion DDG1-BK Bamboo Didgeridoo – Black (Electronics)
As a small business man, i feel bad about writing a bad review, but this product fell apart immediately. I got my Didgeridu in the mail 2 days ago. I opened the package, looked it over, and it looked awesome. I loved the sleak black look and the great lizard painting on the side of it. Were this simply a piece of neoprimitive art or decor, i’d have been happy with it. The problem arose when i started playing it. It sounded great, but started to crack almost immediately. After having played it for a few minutes i put it down, and noticed a crack that hadn’t been there before. I’m not the kind of person who gets all upset about small imperfections, and i assumed the crack was a small imperfection that i just hadn’t noticed. the next day i picked it up again, and started playing it, and more cracks started to apear. Now, on playing it a third time, probably less than 15 minutes total, the cracks go through the entire side of the didgeridu, and air escapes from them when i try to play it. I know i only paid for it, and that isn’t a lot, but i expected a product that would hold up under its intended use.

0

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 

Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No

Report abuse
| Permalink

Comment Comments (2)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

› See all 71 customer reviews…

v

Filed Under: Didgeridoos
Tagged With: Bamboo, Black, DDG1BK, Didgeridoo, Meinl, Percussion

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
guitar

Guitars

Full Size Electric Bass Guitar Starter Beginner Pack with Amp Case Strap Sunburst Package

About this item COMPLETE GUITAR SET: Your electric guitar set comes ready to play right out of the box?coming with 5w amplifier, electric padded bag, electric guitar cable, tuner, strap, extra strings, guitar hanger and picks, all included in one package 39 INCH ELECTRIC GUITAR: Perfect for beginner and intermediate players,ADM Electric Guitar Features SMOOTH [Description & reviews]

PylePro PGEKT50 Professional Full Size Electric Bass Guitar Package with Amplifier

The Pyle PGEKT50 Bass guitar has been styled after one of the most legendary guitar classics of all time. This Pyle Pro Electric Bass Guitar Kit is the perfect combo package, complete with everything needed to begin playing right out of the box. Its professional level construction and quality components make this kit a step [Description & reviews]

Yamaha FG720S Acoustic Guitar, Ocean Blue Burst

Pictured — FG730S TBS Yamaha FG HeadstockView larger THE YAMAHA FG SERIES Since it was introduced in the 1960’s, the Yamaha FG has been recognized as simply the best acoustic guitar in its league. Millions of guitarists recall the part an FG has played in their playing career. The FG is a perfect example of [Description & reviews]

Fender FA-100 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Bundle with Gig Bag, Tuner, Strap, Picks, Strings – Sunburst

Bundle includes Fender FA-100 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Gig Bag, Tuner, Strap, 3 Medium Gauge Picks (color may vary), and Strings. You’ll get a Fender quality guitar and all the accessories you need to hit the ground running, all at an outrageously low price. These Fender bundles represent an amazing value for the money and are [Description & reviews]

Accessories

Shubb C1 Nickel Capo for Steel String Guitar

When the Shubb capo was first introduced more than 30 years ago guitarists throughout the world fell in love with it. They’re still in love with it today. We’ve given it a few tweaks through the years, but its basic mechanical principle remains the same: a unique over-center locking mechanism that provides an unrivalled combination [Description & reviews]

Kyser 6-String Capo, Silver

The Kyser Quick Change Guitar Capo is a real quick change artist. Lots of pros use it live. One hand does it! The music world’s most popular quick-change capo, Kyser’s Quick-Change Capo is made of strong, lightweight aluminum. The spring-tensioned Quick-Change clamps firmly to hold intonation, but is quickly and easily released and repositioned without [Description & reviews]

SpiderCapo Standard Tuning Capo

SpiderCapo Standard Tuning Capo The SpiderCapo Alternative Tuning Capo gives the guitarist countless new options for making music! Leagues beyond conventional capos, the SpiderCapo Standard comes on the scene with a variety of new ways to look at guitar playing. When attached you can choose which strings you want to lock into place and which [Description & reviews]

Kyser 6-String Capo, White

Kyser 6-String Capo, White $ 11.45 Customer Reviews 159 of 163 people found the following review helpful Quickest changing capo, August 23, 2009 By  J. Kim (Orlando, FL USA) – See all my reviews    This review is from: Kyser KG6B 6 String Capo, Black I currenty use two types of capos – the Kyser [Description & reviews]

Wind & Woodwind Folk & World

Shruti Box, Electronic

Shofar Odor Neutralizer Spray

Wood Shehnai Woodwind Musical Instrument of India

1.8 Pentatonic Shakuhachi w. Root End 5 Holes – Traditional Zen Instrument

Popular now

Acoustic Alto Amplifier Bass Bell Black Blue Brass Case Controller Digital Drum Electric Fender Flute Full Guitar HORN Inch Instrument Keyboard Lacquer Marching Meinl Mendini Music Musical Natural Pack Package Percussion Power Professional Recorder REMO Series Size Snare Stand Starter Steel Strings Student Wood Yamaha

New effects just in!

Live & Stage

Zalman Zm-Mic1 High Sensitivity Headphone Microphone

1 Gal – HIGH COLOR Bubble Juice – Strong Long-Lasting Iridescent Brilliant

Behringer XENYX 1202 12-Input Mixer

Pyle-Pro PMP50 Professional Piezo Dynamic Megaphone

ION Block Rocker Portable Bluetooth Speaker System Upgraded 75hr Battery and 75 Foot Bluetooth Range

Stringed Folk & World

A-STYLE MANDOLIN SUNBURST

Roosebeck Lute-Guitar, 6 String, Lacewood, Taylor

Long Hollow Leather 71070-BN Mandolin Softy Strap – Brown

Dunhuang Pipa – Chinese Guitar / Lute

Rogue RM-100A A-Style Mandolin Black

Studio Recording

Rock N Roller Multicart Model R2 Micro

CAD Audio AS32 Acousti-Shield 32 – Stand Mounted Acoustic Enclosure

Line 6 PX-2 Power Supply

Furman M-8Lx Standard Level Power Conditioning, 15 Amp, 9 Outlets with Wall Wart Spacing, Pullout Lights

Zoom H5 Four-Track Portable Recorder

Content from Amazon Services LLC. is provided ‘as is’ and is subject to change or removal at any time.