Meinl Percussion Egg Shaker Set - 4 different volumes - Including Soft, Medium, Loud, Extra Loud - Plastic, Multicolor (ES-SET)

These eggs are superb quality. Although made of two halves, the plastic is thick enough and the join solid enough that I have no fear of them splitting, and I suspect they could take quite a lot of rough treatment. The medium, loud and very loud eggs are quite similar in the sound they make, just more harsh towards the very loud end. The soft shaker is completely different - probably filled with sand instead of what sounds like grit in the others. It makes a wonderful shhhhh sound that is very easy to control - my favourite by far, although maybe too quiet for playing with too many other instruments; it would be perfect for home/studio recording where you can control the levels. These eggs are great to have at jam sessions where there are people who don't play and instrument - anyone can grab one of these and join in.

Great for getting children interested in rhythm. and singing along to the stones. They often cone out at BBQ’s when someone grabs the guitar. The howling starts and we all end up singing. Wives like them a lot. They’re very tactile. Good fun and sound lovely.

These arrived swiftly and well packaged. They are very tactile and fit comfortably in the hand. They look to be well made and robust enough to cope with my son's enthusiastic music making. I particularly like the fact that there are 4 different volumes, from soft to extra loud, these will make a great addition to any percussion set.

I am giving these egg shakers a generous 4 because they are nice quality and make a pleasing sound. However, I have deducted a point because of 2 things: they are very boring colours (instead of grey, black and white to accompany the red egg, I would find yellow, blue and green more visually appealing); and rather than the stated "four sounds" there are really only 2 variations in tone: soft and loud. It would need a more finely-tuned ear than mine to detect the barely-noticeable difference in volume or 'sharpness' between the so-called 'medium', 'loud' and 'extra loud' eggs. It would be better if the eggs were filled with totally different rattly things, eg sand, rice, lead shot, bells, beans etc, which would make noticeably different sounds. However as I said, the sounds they make are very pleasing to the ear, hard to better and would nicely accompany any band. The eggs are also well designed so that all you have to do is flap your arms up and down with an egg in each hand and you get a great rhythm going.

I've been meaning to get some shakers for a while (I've been using a single maraca, which looks a bit daft on stage!). These are just great -- I can shake them with a closed hand and they make a fantastic sound, and are very light and comfortable. Only thing is that I can't tell the difference between the 'loud' and 'very loud' ones, but I find that to be an advantage as I can use them interchangeably.

These are great little tools for impromptu jams or recording sessions. I love the different loudness grading, which lends real flexibility when playing with different rhythmic patterns.You can layer them to build rhythmically complex backing tracks. Although they're priced like toys, these are well-made, good quality percussion instruments, comfortable to hold and playable by anyone with no musical ear or training. Even your most cloth-eared drinking buddy could hold his own in a pub jam with one of these!

These are great quality egg shakers which make a lovely sound! Each egg is labelled to tell you how loud it is, the set contains; "soft", "medium", "loud" and "extra loud" eggs. Really great for accompanying a variety of instruments and playing songs that require different volumes. Highly recommended! Delighted with this purchase!

Great product, good quality and seem durable. Had them a while now and they've been used a lot and they're still fine. Good for little hands as well as big! Thoroughly recommend.

Cumplen perfecto con la función, buena calidad

Diferentes sonidos, perfecto producto

We absolutely love these. We plan on buying many sets. It's a bit pricey but the quality is there. The sound is crisp and responsive and the egg shaped allows for versitily of sound. Great product!

Parfaitement adapté à mes envies de shaker. Les différents volumes et timbres permettent de s'adapter à différentes configurations.

Good quality set, level of loudlness and tone is very distinct between the colors. A single egg doesn't sound that great to me, but combining 2 or 3 creates are very musical, useful tone. Hoped for a travelpouch, but yeah, you can't expect that for this price.