Meinl 18" Classics Custom Tr. China

After first putting the cymbal on and placing it where he needed it, our drummer started our practice with all the new cymbals we had bought in this collection of Meinl Custom Classics. Everything sounded pristine and unbelievable - But once he hit this china, it was unparalleled to any other I have heard other that seriously high end. It's intensely crisp, long sustain, and remarkably durable! It has some really nice warm overtones too that compliment our genre especially with being in the heavier side.

Get this cymbal, you will not be disappointed I promise.

The sound is good but I guess it's only meant for stacking and such. I've been playing it for a while now and it started to bend ond the edges caused by the constant beating (apparently not suited for metal style drumming). I would strictly recommend it for stacking purposes.

I use this cymbal for my bigger cymbal stack on my kit. Very versatile for that kind of use, with a great trashy and biting sound! I don't like it all too much as a stand alone cymbal, but it's got a cool sound to it. Probably works great in certain metal settings. Just not biting and trashy enough for my taste on its own. Still, I intended to stack it from the beginning, so I still give it 5 stars! As I said, it's fantastic for that purpose.