Tycoon
Tycoon
Also known as: Tycoon Percussion
UnclaimedTycoon Percussion is a hand percussion manufacturer founded in 1983 by Stephen Yu, a Hong Kong-born musician who left a career in commodities trading to build instruments. The company is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, where it operates its own factory — a distinction it highlights as the only hand percussion brand that wholly owns its manufacturing facility, allowing it to control wood sel...
$84.99 - $96.99
in Bongos Rank
$52.99 - $58.84
in Other Hand Percussion Rank
$169.99 - $174.99
in Bongos Rank
$174.99
in Bongos Rank
$169.99 - $174.99
in Bongos Rank
$16.99 - $29.99
in Maracas & Shakers Rank
$194.38 - $199.99
in Bongos Rank
$204.99
in Congas, Quintos & Tumbas Rank
$29.99 - $34.27
in Maracas & Shakers Rank
$194.99
in Doumbeks & Darbukas Rank
$25.19 - $55.99
in Maracas & Shakers Rank
$255.29 - $259.99
in Djembes Rank
$29.99 - $47.99
in Bells & Chimes Rank
$249.95 - $249.99
in Other Hand Drums Rank
$289.00 - $299.69
in Djembes Rank
$459.99
in Congas, Quintos & Tumbas Rank
$604.99
in Timbales Rank
$85.99 - $86.99
in Other Hand Percussion Rank
$19.95 - $95.00
in Triangles Rank
$341.29
in Bongos Rank
$16.70 - $76.00
in Triangles Rank
$519.99
in Congas, Quintos & Tumbas Rank
$209.99 - $219.99
in Cajons Rank
$26.99 - $28.99
in Other Hand Percussion Rank
in Doumbeks & Darbukas Rank
$389.99 - $424.99
$639.99
Tycoon Percussion is a hand percussion manufacturer founded in 1983 by Stephen Yu, a Hong Kong-born musician who left a career in commodities trading to build instruments. The company is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, where it operates its own factory — a distinction it highlights as the only hand percussion brand that wholly owns its manufacturing facility, allowing it to control wood selection, hardware fabrication, and finishing in-house.
The catalog centers on Afro-Cuban and world percussion: congas, bongos, timbales, djembes, and an extensive line of cajons, alongside smaller hand-held percussion such as shakers, blocks, and tambourines. Tycoon offers tiered series spanning entry-level student instruments through professional-grade lines like the Master Series and Supremo Select, as well as artist signature models. Its cajons in particular have a wide footprint in retail, with Master Series, Supremo, and Mongo Santamaria-styled variants commonly stocked alongside larger competitors.
The brand is distributed through major music retailers worldwide and is positioned as a value-oriented alternative to longer-established hand percussion makers, with a reputation for build quality at accessible price points across acoustic genres including Latin, jazz, folk, and singer-songwriter contexts.
Tycoon has 220 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Congas, Quintos & Tumbas, Djembes, and Cajons.
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