Meinl Generation X 18" Safari Ride

Group: Rides
Type: Safari Ride
Size: 18 Inch
Series: Generation X
Weight: Splash: 155g / Flat Ride: 1334g

Splash: 157g / Flat Ride: 1338g

Years of production: ?
Sound file: Generation X 18" Safari Ride
Generation X 18" Safari Ride
Generation X 18" Safari Ride
Meinl's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "The 10" hats are equally speedy and snap at the sticks like an angry Jack Russell. There is a little more in the way of body present in the larger pair, though the note is still supremely bright and glassy. Both pairs of hats have clearly been designed to suit super-fast dance/drum'n'bass players and are capable of expressing whatever runaway patterns are thrown at them.

By the same token, though their shrunken diameters might suggest a lack of volume, the high frequencies they produce carry pretty well."

Review written by Adam Jones ("Meinl Generation X Effects Cymbals review", musicradar.com, January 19, 2010)

Review: "Despite its name, the 18" Safari ride, from the Generation X series, is more of an effects cymbal than a true ride. It was designed with Johnny Rabb and is actually made up of two cymbals. On the bottom is an 18" flat ride with a rippled ring near the middle. The top cymbal is an 8" splash with a rippled edge that sits on the rippled ring of the flat ride. The ripples help increase the movement between the cymbals, which creates a short sizzled crash sound when you play the Safari as a ride. The amount of sizzle can be manipulated through what Meinl calls "tension tuning." This simply means you can adjust the effect by tightening or loosening the wing nut on your cymbal stand."

Review written by Anthony Riscica ("Meinl Signature Ride Cymbals", Modern Drummer, December 2009, p.23)

Artist/song where it can be heard: unknown