Meinl Generation X 8" FX Hats

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: FX Hats
Size: 8 Inch
Series: Generation X
Weight: Top: ?g / Bottom: ?g
Years of production: 2009¹ - Present
Sound file: Generation X 8" FX Hats
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Review: "On review is a selection from the Generation X stable. The newest models, two pairs of FX hats, are the only recognisably conventional cymbals of the lot. Available in 8" and 10" diameters, the hats are made from FX9, a tinless blend of copper, zinc, manganese and aluminium.

Unlathed but regularly hammered, they are buffed to a mirror finish. Each bottom cymbal has a pair of punched holes 30mm in from the edge while stencilled tribal graphics adorn the outer faces.

The 8" hats are razor sharp, with little in the way of a conventional note beneath their whiplash attack. In keeping with their diminutive size they react so quickly that just shaking a stick in their general direction seems to provoke a response.

By the same token, though their shrunken diameters might suggest a lack of volume, the high frequencies they produce carry pretty well."

Review written by Adam Jones ("Meinl Generation X Effects Cymbals review - Reproduce programmed sounds acoustically!", Musicradar.com, January 19, 2010)

Artist/song where it can be heard: unknown

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Source:
¹ Musicradar.com