I'm not a bongo player but I couldn't resist these. The price is good, the look is good and most importantly, the sound is good. Obviously they are non-tunable! The sound is taut and clearly differentiated. Nice high pitch. There's a good response from the various regions of the head whether you use finger tip or a full slap. Not having the tuners and metal rims means the unskilled among us don't end up with aching palms where we've got a bit carried away. They fit nicely onto a stand or between the knees. I considered the WBS200 set which are not joined together, but have a velcro strip which you can use to join them to each other. Really I can't see the point as these ones fit between the knees either way - and my legs aren't that long! If you have other bits of schlagwerk percussion, they make a worthy addition. If you want to take them out to the park, they're easy and very light to carry, with plenty of volume.