meinl cymbals

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Actually, some budget cymbals that have been garnering alot of attention lately are the new "western" style cymbals from Wuhan. They are hand hammered and a little thinner than the comparable models from other manufacturers - sounds perfect for recording...

Sabian has also released their new line-XS20. B20 bronze instead of the usual cheaper B8 bronze.

So no, I don't have an opinion on the Meinl's however I think the Rakers are kind of a rock line which is fine if thats the type of music you're doing.
 
I usually agree with most of what theletterq posts on drums, but I gotta differ with him on the Wuhan western-style cymabals. I've tried them in the stores and to my ears they sound like Pearl cymbals (that's not good.Pearl makes GREAT drums and awful cymbals).I have and use a 20" Wuhan China crash and a 12" splash on my kit. I like their China cymbals better than anyone else's Chinas.
Check out used cymbals. Check out Zildjian A's. They're a bit less expensive but all quality. Find a good vintage badly tarnished Zildjian ride in the used bin. One that will require a long time cleaning but sounds good. They are hard to sell because the store owner doesn't want to invest all the time required to clean them properly to earn only a few extra dollars, so deals can be found.
I use mostly top of the line cymbals on my set, but I do have and use a Sabian B8 16" crash next to my hi-hats. It is the crappiest crash I've ever heard, but it is the brightest sizzliest small ride cymbal I've ever heard and that's what I use it for as an accent ride when I'm coming off the hi-hats. Use your ears when you go to buy cymbals, you might be surprised with what you select.
BTW, Meinl is a quality cymbal manufacturer and a lot of great drummers really like them a lot. Their cymbals tend towards being very bright and well suited for latin music. If that's what you are looking for, they are a great company.Zildjian, Paiste, Sabian, Meinl, Istanbul, Masterworks, Boshorous, are all quality manufacturers and their cymbals all have distinctly different characteristics. You must go with what you like and what sounds good to you. You can't exactly tune them.
 
Rimshot,

Did you try the S series or the "regular" series? After some further research I have found that only the S series is hand hammered, etc. They're still dirt cheap though....
 
Okay, maybe that was it then. I have tried their regular western style cymbals and they were really awful. I wasn't aware that
they had a seperate series called the "s" series. I'll have to check them out.
I'll hold my judgement and take back what I wrote before, because you are usually right on the money with what you've written here in the past. I just couldn't figure out what it is you were hearing on those cymbals. :)
 
I paid $30, and got a 12" splash, a 10" splash, and a 12" china from wuhan. To me they make the best splash sounds of any cymbal, so crisp and shimmery. I played the $12 wuhan 10" splash next to the zildjan $140 10" splash, and like the wuhan so much better. I havnt tried the larger crashes/chinas yet, but I may be a new convert to an all wuhan set.
 
The chinas are a no-brainer...especially for recording.
 
I have a set of the s-series wuhans. I think I paid $199 for a pair of 14" hats, 20" ride, 16" crash and 10" splash. I really like the splash and the crash. I think the ride might be a bit too heavy for my tastes, but I still like it. I wasn't too happy with the hats, so I got some 13" paiste's. But for the money I think they are really great cymbals.

I also just got a 12" china. I'm not sure I like it, but I might not be using it correctly. It's a really loud china...
 
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