Meinl Byzance Jazz 22" Club Ride

Group: Rides
Type: Club Ride
Size: 22 Inch
Series: Byzance Jazz
Weight: 2552g, 2591g, 2598g, 2612g, 2627g
Median Weight: 2598g (n=5)
Years of production: 2009 - Present
Sound file: Byzance 22" Club Ride
Byzance 22" Club Ride
Byzance 22" Club Ride
Byzance 22" Club Ride
Byzance 22" Club Ride
Byzance 22" Club Ride
Byzance 22" Club Ride
Byzance 22" Club Ride
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Review: "German jazzer Wolfgang Haffner has his signature on 20" and 22" Byzance Jazz Club rides. Flat rides with deep hammering and four rivets, they've been designed with lower dynamics in mind. Supremely responsive, they capture every stroke faultlessly.

There's an inbuilt smoothness to them however hard or fast you play. The wash never rises above the gentle sizzle generated by the rivets, enabling the warm, woody stick sound to shine."

Review written by Adam Jones ("Meinl Signature Rides review", musicradar.com, August 24, 2009)

Review: "Getting more into the softer side of things, we have the 22" Club ride from the Byzance Jazz series, which was developed with German session/jazz drummer Wolfgang Haffner. It was a delight to play, as it offered up an ideal sound for a jazz combo. Being that the ride is flat, thin, and riveted, it doesn't have a lot of volume potential, but it created a great deal of presence. The stick sound was shimmering and articulate and never got covered up by the cymbal's minimal wash. The wash that was created was dark and rich. Even when I crashed on it, the ride sounded contained while still getting the point across. Everything about the cymbal, from its stick response to its appearance, had a gem-like quality. This was one of my favorites of the bunch."

Review written by Anthony Riscica ("Meinl Signature Ride Cymbals", Modern Drummer, December 2009, p.23)

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