Meinl Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
Group: Rides
Type: Mega Bell Ride
Size: 22 Inch
Series: Soundcaster Custom
Weight: 3552g
Years of production: ?
Sound file: Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
Soundcaster Custom 22" Mega Bell Ride
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Review: "Yeow. "Mega Bell" hardly covers it. You could see this thing coming across a stadium. An unbelievable bell sound pours from this monster. It's as piercing and loud as you'd expect, but it's very much under control.
Overall the Mega Bell ride had lots of definition, and great stick response. It is big and bad, and will cut through brick walls. Unleash it in a big space."
Review written by Chap Ostrander ("Product Close-Up - Meinl Souncaster Custom Series - Shine On, Shine On", Modern Drummer, June 2006, p. 37)
Review: "The 22" Mega Bell is in another league. The bell extends almost halfway down the cymbal, and it is twice as loud as the other rides.
Weighing almost 4kg, it would have problems fitting into a normal cymbal case. It possesses all of the tonal subtleties of a radiator, but is brutally, if not dangerously loud. "
Review written by Music Radar Team ("Meinl Soundcaster Custom Series cymbals review - The B12 alloy used for Meinl's super shiny Soundcaster Customs makes for a versatile set of cymbals", Music Radar, February 15, 2008)
Review: "The bell of a cymbal is much more than just a place to suspend the cymbal from. It contributes a lot to the sound. The larger the bell, in general, the more musical it sounds. A cymbal without a bell sounds very dry. A typical cymbal has a bell that spans about 25-30% of the cymbal diameter. In this 22″ Meinl Soundcaster Custom Mega Bell Ride Cymbal, the bell makes up nearly half the diameter across the cymbal. This results in a very unique ride sound, and it also gives “Bell Riders” a huge surface to work with.
The ride sound of this cymbal is rather dark, in part because the bell is putting out a lot of sound even though one is riding the flat part of the cymbal. The wash is very musical and almost as loud as the ping. Bottom line: This is a very unusual cymbal that will get a lot of attention, and if you are a bell rider, you will think you have gone to heaven.
The hammering and lathing are both done by hand, and the lathing is widely spaced. The bell is not hammered or lathed, and the cymbal has a Brilliant finish. That unhammered, unlathed huge bell is like a mirror. If you click on the photo above, a larger version will pop up, and you can see me kneeling down in front of the cymbal as I was taking the picture. The dark squares on the left side of the bell are reflections of the sound absorption panels on the wall. At the top of the bell, you can see reflections of the two easy chairs where I do my music listening."
Review written by John E. Johnson, Jr. ("Meinl 22″ Soundcaster Custom Mega Bell Ride Cymbal", hometheaterhifi.com, November 23, 2010)
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