Punk Rock, pop punk, emo pop, rock, stuff like Paramore and Lostprophets aswell
it all depends on what you wanna spend and the music you play
Yamaha Stage Custom and Tama
22x16 Bass
10x12 Mounted Tom
16x16 Floor Tom
14x6 1/2 Snare
Sabian B8 Hi Hats 14"
Sabian Crash 16"
Sabian B8 Thin Crash 16"
Sabian Crash 14"
Unknown Ride 20"
Wuhan China 14"
Tama Hardware
Yamaha Bass Pedal W/ damar Beater
Ludwig Practice Pad
Promark Mike Pornoy Sticks
Vater 5A
Punk Rock, pop punk, emo pop, rock, stuff like Paramore and Lostprophets aswell
J-D
HCS cymbals are BAD! A friend gave me a set of 14" hcs hats and a 16" hcs crash and they are easily the worst sounding most unmusical cymbals I have ever hit. I would rather hit my broken zildjians. I have however heard good things about the MB20 series and the Generation X stuff sounds really cool. I think when I win the lottery I'm gonna try some of the MB20's.
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Well, by what you just said, go with the Byzance series. I personally would use this exact set up if I were in your position.
14 or 15" Meinl Byzance Medium or Heavy Hi Hats
20" Byzance Medium Ride
22" Byzance Heavy Ride
21" Byzance Medium Ride
You could use crashes, but Byzance rides are amazing crashes.
Tama Starclassic Birch in Emerald Sea Fade 24x18, 13x10, 18x16
Mapex Black Panther Phosphor Bronze 5.5x14
Remo Coated Emperors (or Evans Clear EC2s) over Remo Coated Ambassadors
Remo Coated Ambassador Over Hazy Diplomat Snare Side
Dream Contact 14" Hi-Hats, Zildjian Avedis 21" Sweet Ride, Zildjian A Custom 18" Projection Crash, Wuhan 18" China
Vic Firth 5As and 5Bs/Sound Percussion 5Bs and 2Bs
"Da head of the drum doesn't matter, it's da head of da drummer that matters most..." -Phrogge
Wow, thanks very much Mr. Tama!
J-D
How is the "Mienl Classics" line??
What would they be most comparable to?
Yeah what are the Classics like? Are they any better than the paiste PST5's?
J-D
Hi guys, greetings from melbourne, i just picked up meinl Mb10 17" Meduim crash. Excellent cymbal. Played at the shop and couldnt say no!!
Cheers Ryan
I Drum, therefore I am
Meinl is for sure my favourite brand of cymbals. All of their profesional lines sound beautiful. I love dark cymbals and the byzances are perfect for me. I own a 22' byzance medium ride and a 20' byzance thin jazz ride i use as a crash, amazing sounds. I dont think any company is doing as much as meinl.
Anybody ever hear the m series cymbals? I'm intrigued
Has anyone tried the MB20's? I heard they were great for rock/metal
GC just started carrying Meinl! I have a couple of close friends that work there, so we're going to bring in my set and compare stuff mid next week. (We're going to put a $2,000 price tag in front of my Pulse kit for laughs.) I've got my eyes on a couple of Byzance Traditional Crashes. 20" and 21". Huge!
C&C ll Rogers ll Ludwig ll Slingerland
Istanbul Agop 16" Signature Hats ll 15" 30th Anniversary HatsIstanbul Agop 22" Special Edition Jazz Ride ll 22" Trash HitIstanbul Agop 24" Turk Jazz Ride
DW 6000/9000 Hardware ll Aquarian Drumheads ll Roland SPD-SX ll Ableton Live 9
I bought a cracked 20" Soundcaster china. I successfully repaired it and it is a beast! Love it...love it...love it.
I picked up a Amun 20" Ride and an MB20 10" Rock Splash yesterday. The ride was £125 and the Splash was £65.
I love the sound of both of them. I did get out quite a few other cymbals in the shop and played them side by side so I feel really satisfied with what I have. I also picked up a second hand paiste 16" mellow crash for £120.
Yesterday was a very good day!
Today I will be making some noise!
Current Set-Up - Gretsch Catalina Club Jazz, Paiste Signature
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I just purcahsed an 18" Byzance medium thin crash for $75 Aus. It has a very small crack in it, so ill cut it down to maybe a 15 or 16.
Cheers Dex
I Drum, therefore I am
Well after a laborious amount of drum shop visits and audio clip listening, I've narrowed my search for the perfect sound down to:
MB20 20" Heavy Bell Ride
Byzance Dark Spectrum Ride
Soundcaster Fusion 22" Powerful Ride
Anyone have experience with any of these?
Obviously, the Dark Spectrum ride is much different than the MB20 and the Soundcaster, but I can't deny that I love the sound. I guess the only real option is to get an MB20 and the Dark Spectrum Ride, right? Once I invest in that winning lottery ticket, of course.
The Heavy Bell Ride is currently my top choice. Huge ping on the bell, great wash and very articulate.
I got a chance to play the Soundcaster Fusion Powerful ride. The dual lathing makes for some truly unique sounds.
I think the real problem is that Meinl just doesn't make a single bad cymbal. Too many to choose from.
Edit-- I've since elevated the Pure Metal Ride to "Tool of the Gods" status, and thus I, a mere mortal, could not yield it properly.
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Hmm, 14" Meinl Byzance Dark Hi-hats or the 14" Dark Spectrum hats...
So hard to choose! I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions, I've only tried the dark hi-hats in person, never tried the dark spectrum.. but judging from the sound clips and videos (which isn't a good source, I know, I know) what pair of hi-hats should I choose?
I'm playing mostly rock, metal, blues and jazz.
This is going quite a while back...over a decade ago, but a drummer mate of mine used to mix a few of the old line Meinl Rakers with Paiste Rudes that he had. If you've never seen the Rakers, here's what one looks like:
Notice the similarity to the unlathed and darkish bells of the Paiste Rudes?
My mate Mick had a few Raker splashes, a crash and I think his china was also a Raker or something similar, all mixed in the the Paiste Rudes.. the splashes really did cut through yet with a sweeter sound than 10" Rude splashes tend to do.
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I am now the proud owner of a Byzance Serpents Ride.
I went to try out the 22" Heavy Bell Ride (which is epic in its own right) and they had just gotten the Serpents Ride in. After about 20 minutes of "getting to know" the cymbal, I had to take it home. It's incredible. It sounds really cheesy, but I honestly feel like I am playing WITH this cymbal instead of ON it, if that makes any sense whatsoever.
I highly recommend it for anyone.
I've never had a cymbal with this much versatility and responsiveness.
I love meinl, it is all I use. I am currently rockin 20 " byzance traditional sizzle ride, took two rivets out so there is only two for just the right amount of sizzle. I am using 14 meinl traditional hi hat medium. Great hats, strong chick strong open, cuts, very good hats. meinl 16 byzance traditional china selling it for a 18" traditional flat china, and changing my other meinl cymbals to 21" traditional byzance medium crash, 20" powerful crash soundcaster fusion crash 20" thin ride soundcaster fusion ride...I have a 14 soundcaster fusion 14 crash and 10 splash, great washy clean, warm cymbals. I really like the unique sounds meinl cymbals produce, I am using the byzance traditional/soundcaster fusion mix.
byzance traditional china
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I used a few classics for a little while, actually pretty good sounding cymbals, I think the best bang for the buck in the meinl line very reasonable price. I had 18 medium crash 17 crash and 14 crash, I also think they make 15" hi hats. I only use meinl so I can't compare them to paiste.
http://i.imgur.com/ItnIM.jpg
Alright, here's a placeholder cellphone picture until I can get a better one.
It's still very shiny though. Love this ride...
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