Wow that 19" Traditional Medium Thin crash sounds so dang good! I recently got myself a 20" Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash and it has such a deep washy roar to it. It is way fun to play! Some day I will have to get another Byzance so the 20 has a buddy.
What is going on Meinl cymbals it looks like they all have cracking problem this is not the first I seen it before Menil companies should give you a lifetime guarantee on their cymbal after all you are paying lots money for their cymbals.
Meinl sure has come a long way..first Meinl cymbal I had was a 20" Raker ride I got cheap wasn't really my sound way too loud and 'ringy' so I sold it. I now have a Meinl 22" Vintage Pure light ride and it is one of my favorite cymbals great stick definition on the dry side but with enough 'wash' that it is very useful for a variety of musical situations, and it crashes well. Really like the Sand series thin crashes might pick one up.
I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on meinl. Their cymbals just have a fullness and shimmer to them that I love. Kind of similar to hhx's. Great video
Indeed, it’s true. 20s and 22s are common these days. Maybe the pendulum will swing the other way at some point but these days a 14 might as well be a splash haha.
Dude, wow! You and I have very similar taste. I also have an 18 Extra Dry Thing crash, I have an 18 Dual Crash, I have a Transition Ride and a Sand Crash Ride. Good choices I'd say!
I don’t have actual good meinl cymbals, only a 18 inch crash ride, but here’s the things I would love to have: 17 inch pure alloy custom medium thin crash nice and cutting, right amount of decay 18 inch vintage sand crash. Would probably be the main crash 20 inch medium pure alloy custom crash. I would probably use this as a ride crash or used it to end of my drum beats 22 inch HCS bronze ride. Bright ride, i just want it 14 inch raker hihats. Also bright, use it the most 12’14 inches gen X trash hat (stack). second hat (maybe?), cuts nice 16 inch byzance dual china. Decays fast which is good for me personally, cuts extremely well
I'm now a meinl guy having had zildjians and sabians in the past. Your 13"K/Zs sound very different to mine! Yours are a lot brighter, maybe I got lucky with some darker ones. I was actually looking for something comparable from meinl until I went the polar opposite way and got 15" Byzance Foundry Reserve hats, which I absolutely love. Rest of my set up is 18" dual crash, 20" extra thin hammered crash, 20" sand ride, fat stack, 20" equilibrium China and 8" brilliant splash (old, looks traditional!). Really digging all the new meinl stuff at the moment, by far the most interesting about!
@@ColeParamore love the Istanbul lines too. I have a 20" Azure ride I put 3 rivets in when I did jazz at University, paired with a 22" K Constantinople ride for a small group set. Beautiful! Agops sound incredible, I'd consider one if I didn't already have enough cymbals 😬
Dope collection! I’m playing the 22” Byzance tradition ride as well, love the washiness of it. Have you tried their newer Pure Alloy series? I’m using the 14” medium hihats right now, and they sound great. Thinking of changing up my classics custom china to a pure alloy one!
I've wanted meinl cymbals for over 10 years, finally have my hands on some Byzance 14" extra dry medium hats, byzance 18" extra dry thin crash, byzance 20" extra thin hammered crash, and a byzance 21" transition ride. I'm jealous of how many awesome meinls you own. I always bought sabian cymbals in the past cause i get a good deal in canada.
@@ColeParamorewell in my opinion its one of the best meinl cymbals, so thats why i was a bit surprised you have so many meinl cymbals and you dont have that one
Očito je da moraš naučiti svirati činele jer ti pucaju a to je znak da trebaš mijenjati svoje postavke i shvaćanje glazbe općenito kao i naučiti svirati činele a da ostanu čitave. Learn hit's cymbals!
I haven't cracked a cymbal in many years. That said, even with "perfect" technique any cymbal will eventually crack if played with any significant force (excluding hi hats).
Sviram 40 godina i nikad nisam slomio niti jednu činelu. I play Paiste signature fast and full crashes from begining 89. Ne miješam fast i full. Nikad ne idem palicom u nju nego je jako brzo slajsam tj. okrznem po rubu i tada činela daje puni zvuk. Byzance sam probao u Njemačkoj u dućanu ali imaju veliku manu a to je da nemaju konzistenciju nego je svaka drugačijeg tona a to me užasno smeta, probao sam svirati Zildjian ali tu u Evropi tj, Croatia nemaš baš neki izbor tako da sam ih svirao 6 godina i vratio se na Paiste jer sam shvatio da ih mogu lako nabaviti a kod signature činela do sada nisam naišao na neke veće razlike između dvije iste činele a od bubnja sam svirao ludwige i sada od nedavno sviram Sonor delite i samo mogu reći da je paiste i sonor dobitna kombinacija kao u Americi, ludwig, gretsch ili dw and Zildjian cymbals. Eto, lijepi pozdrav svim bubnjarima gdje god bili iz Zagreba!
Cole...I´m trying to transition to Meinl, but I am torn between a 18 inch sand thin crash, a 17-18 inch dark crash and a 17-19 medium thin crash...I play rock mostly...what would you recommend? I know it has to be my own taste, just looking for your point of view...(my gut is leaning towards the sand crash, just not sure if it is good for rock overall)
Hi Rick. I'm sorry my formatting didn't work for you. You'll note that I have every cymbal timestamped, and I actually start each segment with a performance. This video is really intended to be more about my acquisition story and use cases for all of my personal cymbals. If you're looking strictly for demos and comparisons I'd highly recommend Memphis Drum Shop's page. They have thousand of cymbal demos oriented specifically towards sound samples.
Favourite Meinl's I own surprisingly has to be the Gartska Fat Stack. Such a fun cymbal combination to play and separated are still really cool. Also, big fan of the Dual crashes, in particular the 18" and the 20" crash/ride (far better as a crash).
Cool! I love the Byzance Dark crashes. I use a 20” crash as my main crash/ride cymbal. Surprised to not see them represented here! Rock on, sick collection!
I never got the weights, unfortunately. If you have a good drum shop nearby though go through the same process - grab a bunch stick them together and see what works!
Hey Patrick, I've played on and off with a number of local artists in the WA area the past few years, but if you want to check out some music you can look for Harrison B, Little Rumor, and SHIVERTWINS.
I liked none of the cymbals, too trendy, too dry, to close sounding too slabs of metal or tin cans, definitely not my taste in cymbals whatsoever, that being said, sonic beauty is in the ears of the beholder. Watched the whole video because is a crossover format, bringing inspiration from other industries is very interesting and refreshing. Plus is nice to see other people nerding about their gear, like that.
@@rizdog9191 Whatever that is not on this trend of super dry slabs nor "metal" very thick cymbals, stuff like Avedis, hhx, paragon, 2002s, Formula 602s and my personal set is all Paiste Signature Full.
@@jamesnikki5 they really do. I made a pretty big mistake buying a meinl cymbal set for $1,500 before tax . Extra dry hats , extra dry crash etc. They got boring after a year of playing them. I’m gonna sell those and buy an hhx pack. Versatile for sure .
