Meinl Mb20 24" Pure Metal Ride

Group: Rides
Type: Pure Metal Ride
Size: 24 Inch
Series: Mb20
Weight: 4430g, 4684g, 4789g
Years of production: 2008 (maybe before) - ?
Sound file: Mb20 24" Pure Metal Ride (Chris Adler talking about working with Meinl on this model)
Mb20 24" Pure Metal Ride
Mb20 24" Pure Metal Ride
Mb20 24" Pure Metal Ride
Mb20 24" Pure Metal Ride
Mb20 24" Pure Metal Ride
Meinl's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "The Pure Metal ride is a phenomenal cymbal, and not simply because of its size, weight and price, although all are impressive. It is an incredible sounding instrument that manages to combine ear-shattering volume with a remarkable three-dimensional tone. There´s an ever-present hint of warmth and depth here that surprises, given that you might expect volume and clattering upper-mids above everything else, and this adds extra muscle and tone to a cymbal that fits perfectly with skull-battering double-kick patterns.

You have to be extremely assertive with it to push it into a wash, but that´s no bad thing (and hardly avoidable given its proportions), and it means the Pure Metal ride carries a minimum penalty in terms of unwanted sustain and overtones. And the bell? Jeez, we can still hear it. Yes, the Pure Metal ride is fearsomely expensive, but the fact that it will outlast all of us and sound like the end of the world long after the end of the world means the cymbal will pay for itself in the long run.

Just make absolutely sure it´s the cymbal for you before reaching for your wallet."

Review written by Music Radar Team ("Meinl Mb20 Series cymbals review - If you can afford them, Meinl's Mb20s let metal drummers go 'all the way up to 11'", musicradar.com, February 15, 2008)

Artist/song where it can be heard: Chris Adler