Meinl Mb20 16" Medium Heavy Crash

Group: Crashes
Type: Medium Heavy Crash
Size: 16 Inch
Series: Mb20
Weight: ?g
Years of production: 2006¹ - ?
Sound file: Mb20 16" Medium Heavy Crash
Mb20 16" Medium Heavy Crash
Mb20 16" Medium Heavy Crash
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Review: "Let's take the most non-aggressive cymbal first. This dark platter produced a great spray of sound that seemed to go everywhere, followed by a long, multi-colored decay. It retained a bit of darkness in its overall tonality, while having the right amount of bright splash.

While I was impressed, this was hardly a surprise. Mb20 cymbals are made of 80% copper and 20% tin, with traces of silver, Every cymbal is crafted from an individual cast blank to create a focused punch, and each is hand-hammered.

Wanting to test the 16" crash's full range, I decided to play it alongside a 17" Mb20 heavy crash and a 16" Mb10 medium crash. The medium heavy crash was a bit brighter than the 17" Mb20 heavy, while the 16" Mb10 medium was much thinner. So Meinl has indeed struck a medium ground between their heavy and medium offerings. After using the 16" Mb20 medium heavy in conjunction with other cymbals, I found it worked best as an added color in my color palette, rather than a go-to guy. It would serve well as a secondary or even tertiary on any rock or heavy rock kit."

Review written by Will Romano ("Product Close-Up - New Meinl Mb20 Cymbals - Punchy, Loud, and Complex", Modern Drummer, January 2007, p. 30)

Artist/song where it can be heard: unknown

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Information from:
¹ Modern Drummer, September 2006, p.165