Meinl Candela 18" Timbales Crash-Ride

Group: Rides
Type: Timbales Crash-Ride
Size: 18 Inch
Series: Candela
Weight: ?g
Years of production: ? - 2021
Sound file: Candela 18" Timbales Crash-Ride
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Review: "I got a lot of mileage out of this cymbal, due to its applicability to timbales and drumset playing. I used it live in a group that plays straight-ahead salsa tunes and Latin jazz. I also used it in a Latin big band with eight brass, five saxes, and a full percussion section (congas, bongos,timbales, and drumset). To test the cymbal's versatility, I played it with a timbale stick and with a 5A drumstick.

This medium-thin cymbal produces a low-ended tone. It has a dry ride response, which sounded good behind solos and ensemble work at low to high volumes. The articulation was good, even when I played the cymbal hard. The medium-sized bell sounded clear and high-ended. It projected well on horn instrumental solos, ensemble work, and higher-energy mambo sections. It also blended well with the bongo cowbell when I played the cymbal with timbales. With the big band I was playing drum set. In this application the Timbale Crash/Ride blended well with the bongo bell and the timbale bell. Crashes sounded full and round, with a sustained spread and gradual decay."

Review written by Victor Rendon ("Meinl Candela Percussion Cymbals - Latin fire from the Black Forest", Modern Drummer, May 2000, p.41)

Artist/song where it can be heard: unknown