Meinl Trash Crash

Series - Sizes

• Byzance Brilliant - 16" 18"
• Byzance Dark - 18" 20"
• Byzance Dual - 16" 18" 20"
• Byzance Extra Dry - 18"
• Byzance Traditional - 16" 18"
• Byzance Vintage - 16" 18" 20"
• Classics Custom Brilliant - 16" 18"
• Classics Custom Dark - 14" 16" 18"
• Classics Custom Dual - 16" 18"
• HCS - 16" 18"
• HCS Bronze - 16" 18"
• Pure Alloy Custom - 16" 18" 20"
• Soundcaster Fusion - 16" 18"

Description

Byzance Brilliant

• Featuring a thin weight, the Brilliant series trash crashes are fully lathed and buffed to a brilliant finish with various sized holes creating a full spectrum of trashy tone and quick decay. It has that soft, buttery feeling from the hand-hammering, yet speaks with plenty of volume and shimmering cut when needed.¹

Byzance Dark

• With a dark and unlathed surface combined with various sized holes, this unique cymbal has the trashy tonality and quick decay, but it also has a lower fundamental pitch for an even darker tonality than most trash crashes. Great for quick, trashy accents.¹¹

Byzance Dual

• Stunning contrast of extra dry and brilliant finishes with a unique combination of hammering and lathing. This thin cymbal with added holes explodes with a fast crash and has very short sustain, making it a great cymbal for quick or trashy accents.⁸

Byzance Extra Dry

• An earthy, raw top and fully lathed bottom combined with various sized holes makes this unique cymbal explode with a fast crash and a dry, short sustain. The low pitch and extra dry look make it a great cymbal for quick or trashy accents.⁹

Byzance Traditional

• The Traditional series trash crashes feature a thin cymbal fully lathed on both sides with various sized holes creating a full spectrum of trashy tone and quick decay. It has that soft, buttery feeling from the hand-hammering, yet speaks with plenty of volume and cut when needed.⁴

Byzance Vintage

• The different sizes and shapes of the cut-outs gives the cymbal a unique look and a wide spread and a trashy, noisy sound. Recommended for quick accents and punctuations.⁵

Classics Custom Brilliant

• Different sized cut-outs and thin material create an unmistakable trash sound. Soft, buttery feeling yet with a loud, penetrating and sparkling spread in a fairly narrow range.³

Classics Custom Dark

• Full attack, quick decay in combination with a trashy roar. Sound great in combination with regular dark crashes for a layered crash sound.⁷

Classics Custom Dual

• Complex, fast attack that speaks quickly with little sustain. Perfect also to use in a stack configuration. Visually striking surface treatment combines a dark finish center along with a fully lathed and buffed edge.⁶

HCS

• These brass alloy models look and sound great, and let you get into playing MEINL at very realistic prices. We specialize in crafting cymbals from many types of metal, which is why you can play all types of pop or rock with HCS and your sound will be warm. We believe every drummer should play cymbals they feel good about.²

Pure Alloy Custom

• Featuring a custom smoked-bronze top and brilliant bottom, the Pure Alloy Custom Trash Crash features a medium thin weight in combination with different sized cut-outs. Brash crash sound with short sustain.¹⁰

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Information from:
¹ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
² meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
³ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁴ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁵ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁶ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁷ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁸ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved January 13, 2025)
⁹ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved March 17, 2025)
¹⁰ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved March 21, 2025)
¹¹ meinlcymbals.com (retrieved August 29, 2025)

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