{"id":780,"date":"2020-03-25T20:37:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T01:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/?p=780"},"modified":"2023-08-12T14:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T19:24:23","slug":"best-didgeridoo-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundadventurer.com\/best-didgeridoo-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Didgeridoo For Beginners: A Quick Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What’s super amazing about the didgeridoo is no two didgeridoos (made out of wood at least) are the same, and so it’s difficult to tell you what’s best, however there are definitely things to look for if you’re a beginner to make sure you find a good fit that’s easy to pick up and play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key characteristics of a good starting didgeridoo are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So what does all that mean? Well, I’m here to help. I have the fortunate privilege of just recently being total beginner, so I just went through this<\/strong>. I know what the experience is like of not knowing how to play and picking up the didgeridoo. By the end of this post you’ll know what you’re looking for and have a great place to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re beginning, it’s much more important to find a didgeridoo that’s easy to play so you can get a feel of what’s important to you. For that reason, if I was to do it over again, I would recommend one of Meinl’s PVC Didgeridoos. This is<\/a> <\/a>their S-shaped Black design<\/a> (see price on Amazon), but they have many others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why this didge? <\/strong>It’s inexpensive<\/strong>, and it fulfills all of the aspects of a beginner didgeridoo. The didge is perfectly uniform which makes it much easier to play. This means you don’t have to work through any hurdles of the didgeridoo design such as an improperly hollowed-out didge or a didgeridoo with leaks or cracks. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The mouthpiece is uniform and is neither too big or too small (both very important for learning to play)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Meinl PVC didgeridoos are also conically-shaped but flare out at the end, which gives you more back pressure. We’ll talk about back pressure in a few, but it means essentially that it’s easier to play. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Meinl PVC didgeridoo will not set you back very far, but if you’re still unsure about whether you want to get into playing the didgeridoo and you want to find an even less expensive solution, you can’t do much better than driving to Lowe’s or Home Depot and buying a PVC pipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The diameter you are looking for is around 1-1\/4 inches. You might get some looks at the hardware store, but try putting your mouth to the pipe and finding a good fit. Remember, no less than an inch in diameter, and no more than 1-3\/8 inches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, you will want to cut a length anywhere from 3-1\/2 feet to 5 feet long. Start longer because there’s no going back after a cut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n No PVC pipe is going to be comfortable to play initially<\/strong>, fortunately, you made this didgeridoo! So you can improve it. you can sand the sharp edges of the didgeridoo end to smooth it out so it’s more comfortable to play with. You can also use electrical tape around the circumference of the end of the pipe to make a sort of soft mouthpiece if it’s still uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tape and facial hair don’t play well together, so be careful in this maneuver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You could definitely use strips of grip-tape used for tennis rackets as those won’t leave the same residue that electrical tape will. You may need to add some of your own adhesive (super glue will be more than enough to get the grip-tape to stick) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Is that good enough? Can you really get by with a PVC pipe? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Absolutely! Remember, in concept, a didgeridoo is simply a hollowed-out log. In other words, a pipe! When you’re a beginner, you don’t need a didgeridoo with the finest sound because you’re still learning how to play and if you want to pursue the instrument. Your sound quality won’t be amazing, but you’ll be able to make all the sounds a regular didgeridoo can make so it’s an excellent choice to get started with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many different factors that make a didgeridoo easy to play. I can’t really stress enough how important it is to find a didgeridoo that’s easy to play as your first didgeridoo–it’s always difficult <\/strong>to learn to play a new instrument, and so learning with an instrument that is easier to play will pave the path for you to move on to other better didgeridoos in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m going to be using the term: back pressure<\/strong> a lot. If you don’t know that is or if you don’t know why it matters for the didgeridoo, check out my definition of it below.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a lot of inexpensive didgeridoos out there, but not all of them are easy to play… let’s look at what didgeridoos are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conical-shaped didgeridoos have a thinner bore on one end while the other end flares out, like the shape of a cone. I’ll show you what I mean<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a picture of my didgeridoo. You can see that it is not a straight cylinder, but instead it is tapered on the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
What Didgeridoo is Best for Beginners?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Best Cheap Didgeridoo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What Makes a Didgeridoo Easy to Play?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Conical-Shaped<\/h3>\n\n\n\n