Meinl Classics Custom Brilliant 15" Medium Hihat

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Medium Hihat
Size: 15 Inch
Series: Classics Custom Brilliant
Weight: Top: 1276g / Bottom: 1481g

Top: 1291g / Bottom: 1497g

Top: 1304g / Bottom: 1506g

Top: 1309g / Bottom: 1515g

Median Weight: Top: 1298g (n=4) / Bottom: 1502g (n=4)
Years of production: 2011- Present
Sound file: Classics Custom Brilliant 15" Medium Hihat
Classics Custom Brilliant 15" Medium Hihat
Classics Custom Brilliant 15" Medium Hihat
Classics Custom Brilliant 15" Medium Hihat
Classics Custom Brilliant 15" Medium Hihat
Classics Custom Brilliant 15" Medium Hihat
Meinl's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "The 15" Mediums are different. Playing them closed we had to be careful about the amount of weight on the left foot as we were getting some strange high whines and peculiar overtones. Like the 22" Powerful ride, it seems these hats are best played hard, using jumbo sticks. Open them up again and swish them about, then you get a full-bodied and deep, driving beat."

Review written by Geoff Nicholls ("Meinl Classic Custom series cymbals review", musicradar.com, April 20, 2011)

Review: "My personal hi-hat tastes favor sloshy, open sounds. I quickly learned, though, that both the 14" ($364) and 15" ($420) Classics Custom Medium hi-hats sounded best when played tightly closed. The more open I held them, the more static-like the wash became, which I felt diminished the hats' musicality. Their tinny tonality made for a short, glossy stick sound that kept most every hit on an even keel. This proved to be great for consistency but not so beneficial for hi-hat patterns with a lot of inner dynamics."

Review written by David Ciauro ("Meinl Classics Custom Series Cymbals", Modern Drummer, June 2011, p.18)

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