Yet another New Year has just begun, which means that Meinl Cymbals have come up with some new products for 2025! Let’s take a closer look at all of them.
21″ Byzance Brilliant Thomas Lang Signature Flex Ride
- Weight: Heavy
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Brilliant, rich
- Timbre: Mid-Bright
- Volume: Medium to high
- Lathe: Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium to long
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Brilliant / Dark
- Hand Hammered
- Genre: Universal
- Thomas’ signature design pattern across the bell
Artist’s Choice Cymbal Set – Thomas Lang
- Set: Thomas Lang signature Byzance 21″ Flex Ride + TL signature Byzance 14″ Fast Hi hat + 18″ Polyphonic Crash
- Weight: Heavy
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Brilliant, rich
- Timbre: Mid-Bright
- Volume: Medium to high
- Lathe: Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium to long
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional / Brilliant / Dark
- Hand Hammered
- Genre: Universal
18″ Byzance Vintage Benny Greb Signature Quick Sand Ride
- Inspired by iconic jazz and funk cymbal sounds of the 70s and 80s
- Weight: Heavy
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Vintage, dry
- Timbre: Dark
- Volume: Medium to low
- Lathe: Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium to short
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Sandblasted
- Hand Hammered
- Genre: Pop, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, Studio
14″ Pure Alloy Benny Greb Signature Quick Sand Hat
- Weight: Medium
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Vintage, dry
- Timbre: Mid-Dark
- Volume: Medium to low
- Lathe: Pinpoint, Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium to short
- Material: B12 and B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Sandblasted
- Computerized Hammering, Hand Hammered
- Genre: Pop, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, Studio
15″ Byzance Traditional Extra Hammered Hihat
- Weight: Medium Thin
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Warm, smooth
- Timbre: Mid-Bright
- Volume: Medium
- Lathe: Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional
- Hand Hammered
- Genre: Universal
22″ Byzance Traditional Extra Hammered Ride
- Weight: Medium Thin
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Warm, smooth
- Timbre: Mid-Bright
- Volume: Medium to low
- Lathe: Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium to long
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional
- Hand Hammered
- Genre: Universal
24″ Byzance Traditional Extra Hammered Ride
- Weight: Medium Thin
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Warm, smooth
- Timbre: Mid-Bright
- Volume: Medium to low
- Lathe: Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium to long
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional
- Hand Hammered
- Genre: Universal
16″ Byzance Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash
- Weight: Extra Thin
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Warm, smooth
- Timbre: Mid-Bright
- Volume: Medium
- Lathe: Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional
- Hand Hammered
- Genre: Universal
20″ Byzance Traditional Polyphonic Ride
- Weight: Medium
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Warm, smooth
- Timbre: Mid-Bright
- Volume: Medium
- Lathe: Narrow Blade
- Sustain: Medium
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional
- Hand Hammered
- Genre: Universal
10″ Pure Alloy Extra Hammered Splash
- Weight: Medium
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Shimmering, clear
- Timbre: Mid-Dark
- Volume: Medium to low
- Lathe: Pinpoint
- Sustain: Medium to short
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional
- Computerized hammering
18″ Pure Alloy Extra Hammered Trash Crash
- Weight: Medium Thin
- Pitch: Low-Mid
- Character: Complex, full-bodied, musical, sensitive, smooth, warm
- Timbre: Mid-Dark
- Volume: Medium to low
- Lathe: Pinpoint
- Sustain: Medium
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional
- Computerized hammering
18″ Pure Alloy Extra Hammered China
- Weight: Medium Thin
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Shimmering, clear
- Timbre: Mid-Dark
- Volume: Medium to low
- Lathe: Pinpoint
- Sustain: Medium to short
- Material: B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Traditional
- Computerized hammering
24″ Classics Custom Dark Ride
- Weight: Medium
- Pitch: High-Mid
- Character: Musical, rich
- Timbre: Bright
- Volume: Medium
- Lathe: Wide Blade
- Sustain: Medium
- B20 Bronze Alloy
- Finish: Dark
- Computerized Hammering, Pressure Point Technology
- Genre: Universal
You can listen to the way all these cymbals sound in the video below. Click on each of the photos to enlarge the cymbal images.
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