Meinl Generation X 10"/12" Electro Stack

Group: Stacks
Type: Electro Stack
Size: 10 / 12 Inch
Series: Generation X
Weight: 10": 262g / 12": 440g

10": 277g / 12": 441g

Years of production: 2007 - Present
Sound file: Generation X 10"/12" Electro Stack
Generation X 10"/12" Electro Stack
Generation X 10"/12" Electro Stack
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Review: "The 12" bottom cymbal resembles a UFO-shaped disk, with a sunken bell and a wavy, slightly dimpled edge. The 10" cymbal’s raised bell and pronounced lumpy edge is designed to provide metal-on-metal contact with the bottom cymbal. Meinl’s Norbert Saemann told me that the wavy edges result in “a sharper, more focused sound, with less wash.” In general, I found this to be true. The wavy-edged contours gave the Stack lots of hiss and sizzle, just short of the sound of a shimmering crash cymbal. But maybe I was seeing only half the picture."

Review written by Will Romano ("Product Close-Up - New Meinl Generation X Models >> Wack Attacks And Stacked Hats", Modern Drummer, December 2007, p.36)

Review: "Electro Stacks consist of two cymbals that differ in diameter by two inches, with the top cymbal being the smaller. They are stacked on top of each other, and the top cymbal is shaped like a china with an upturned, crinkled edge. The bottom cymbal possesses a normal bell but from there outwards curves upwards rather than downwards, so that its edge is almost as high as the bell of the top cymbal.

Neither of the cymbals in each pair is tuned cleanly, and together they produce a hard, fizzing sound with a rapid decay. The smaller pair cough like a turbo-charged splash, while the bigger two throw out shards of pure attack."

Review written by Music Radar Team ("Meinl Generation X Series cymbals review", MusicRadar.com, January 29, 2008)

Artist/song where it can be heard: unknown