MEINL – BYZANCE BRILLIANT FAST HIHATS – 13"

Thomas Lang on what the "œFAST HIHATS" are all about: "My favorite cymbal in my set-up are the 13" FAST HIHATS. Why? Let me tell you why: It has a clean, polished top but a filthy dirty bottom (like Yin and Yang, it is all in one). It is pristine yet messed up, it is full of contrast and controversy. It giggles with a childlike voice when gently tickled with the tip of my sticks and roars like a wild animal when brutally abused. It snaps at me when I slam my boot down on the pedal and hisses like a snake when I splash it with my foot. It barks when I whack it with the shoulder of my stick and it screams when I ride it half open. It translates my every mood, vision and feel into sounds I like to hear. After hours of violent abuse it still sits there on the stand, shiny and unhurt, innocently smiling at me, as if it was saying: "œOh yeah? Is that all you've got little drummer boy?"

The BYZANCE BRILLIANT FAST HIHATS feature two different finishes, enabling a dry immediate response, an extremely fast chick, and a short sustain.

MEINL BYZANCE CYMBALS are completely hand hammered into shape and satisfy the highest demands. Every Byzance cymbal is a piece of art and has its own unique sound characteristics which can never be duplicated.

BRILLIANT cymbals are polished up to six times to a high gloss finish. Only in this manner can the unique appearance of Meinl's Brilliant Cymbals be guaranteed. These cymbals captivate with their reflective surfaces and bright, rich sound.