New Year has just begun, which means that Meinl Cymbals are ready with some new products for 2022. In the coming weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look at all of them. Let us start off with the Byzance series, which is enriched with six new cymbals.
18″ Byzance Traditional Polyphonic Crash
- Material: B20 Bronze
- Shaping: Hand hammered, unlathed bell
- Character: Warm, smooth, quick projection
- Finish: Traditional
- Timbre: Dark
- Decay: Short
- Recommended styles: Rock, Pop, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Reggae, Studio, World
19″ Byzance Traditional Polyphonic Crash
- Material: B20 Bronze
- Shaping: Hand hammered, unlathed bell
- Character: Warm, smooth, quick projection
- Finish: Traditional
- Timbre: Dark
- Decay: Short
- Recommended styles: Rock, Pop, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Reggae, Studio, World
20″ Byzance Traditional Polyphonic Crash
- Material: B20 Bronze
- Shaping: Hand hammered, unlathed bell
- Character: Warm, smooth, quick projection
- Finish: Traditional
- Timbre: Dark
- Decay: Short
- Recommended styles: Rock, Pop, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Reggae, Studio, World
19″ Byzance Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash
- Material: B20 Bronze
- Shaping: Hand hammered
- Character: Warm, smooth
- Finish: Traditional
- Timbre: Dark, trashy
- Decay: Long
- Recommended styles: Rock, Pop, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Reggae, Studio, World
20″ Byzance Vintage Sand Thin Crash
- Benny Greb Signature
- Material: B20 Bronze
- Shaping: Hand hammered
- Character: Warm, smooth
- Finish: Sandblasted
- Timbre: Dark, relatively trashy
- Decay: Short
- Recommended styles: Rock, Pop, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Reggae, Studio, World, Electro
18″ Byzance Dual Trash China
- Material: B20 Bronze
- Shaping: Hand hammered
- Character: Warm, smooth, complex, sensitive
- Finish: Raw, brilliant, traditional
- Timbre: Dark, relatively trashy
- Decay: Short
- Recommended styles: Gospel, Pop, Fusion, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Studio
