Meinl Byzance Brilliant 14" Serpents Hihat

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Serpents Hihat
Size: 14 Inch
Series: Byzance Brilliant
Weight: Top: 996g / Bottom: 1377g

Top: 1013g / Bottom: 1399g

Top: 1015g / Bottom: 1405g

Top: 1041g / Bottom: 1398g

Years of production: ? - Present
Sound file: Byzance Brilliant 14" Serpents Hihat
Byzance Brilliant 14" Serpents Hihat
Byzance Brilliant 14" Serpents Hihat
Byzance Brilliant 14" Serpents Hihat
Byzance Brilliant 14" Serpents Hihat
Byzance Brilliant 14" Serpents Hihat
Byzance Brilliant 14" Serpents Hihat
Meinl's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "These 14" hand-hammered hi-hats follow on from the already-released 13" version and combine a heavy Brilliant cymbal with a slightly thinner unlathed Extra Dry one. The idea is that either cymbal can be mounted on top or bottom.

Roddy's Serpents hi-hats are a two-in-one package. With the unlathed cymbal on top you get a loud and clear response with a thickly dark tonality. It's a pretty heavy pairing, so you get plenty of sharpness when pedalling and the shoop/bark is big and dusky.

Now if you invert them so the heavier Brilliant cymbal is on top the sound is treblier. In fact the half-open smashed sound will loosen your ear wax - a piercing, almost shrill blast. Yet through it all there is a smooth tone, clean and bright, almost sweet. This is a versatile double set-up that will favour many styles, not just rock and metal but anywhere that you appreciate a decent amount of ready volume with flexibility."

Review written by Dave Holmes ("Meinl Byzance Serpent Series hi-hats review - Derek Roddy signature cymbals", Musicradar.com, February 18, 2014)

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