The Artist Concept Models are a collection of cymbal voices.They are the product of Meinl Cymbal Artists and the Meinl R&D team.The goal was to craft unique and innovative sounds that allow the artist to explore, create and forge ahead as leaders in acoustic music and in the art of drumming.
Benny Greb Signature: the 8" Byzance Crasher Hi-hats were developed in cooperation with renowned drummer, Benny Greb, who was looking for a tasteful, dry, "chick" sound to spice up any groove.
Artist Concept Series: the exact effect that Benny wanted for his own playing can be added to your set with the crasher hats, this is a concept that connects players directly to the sounds they hear from their favorite artists and recordings.
Syncopated grooves: the Crasher Hats offer a wide variety of options to your playing; it can be used to simulate a shaker or add syncopated rhythms to your grooves when played along with regular hi hats.
Included auxiliary hi hat arm, a convenient X-Hat auxiliary hi hat arm is provided with the crasher hats, allowing players to effortlessly add them to their configuration.
Benny Greb: Is it a shaker? A programmed & pitched hihat sample? Is it a crasher percussion effect? No, it’s the Crasher Hats. I wanted something that was super short, dry, clear and high in frequency but still very dynamic that could fulfill a whispering shaker-like role in the music. Tough to get! So we had to create something completely unique. Four separate cymbals sandwiched together. They have different shoulders so they collapse against each other at every hit. The result is incredible. A very unique sound that blends beautifully with ghost notes and other subdivisions, but can also make a very percussive statement. Always sounds perfect without any unwanted noise or sustaining ring. You can hear it on all my recent recordings and it has become part of my sound. Check it out. It‘s such a useful instrument. I absolutely love it.
