It's pretty difficult to go wrong with a pair of claves. Essentially, they are identical sections of wood struck together to create percussive sound.
Meinl has been making quality percussion instruments for decades, and it's pretty safe to say that they know what they are doing. I just bought a pair of claves to help add some handheld percussion to my studio setup, enabling me to add more human elements to the array of virtual instruments I usually use.
These claves were a cheap but well-manufactured addition to the percussive instrument collection I'm building up, and they do the job well. Can't fault them.