16 Hole Crash Cymbals - German Made, 2-Year Warranty

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MAJOR UPGRADE FROM "STOCK" STARTER CYMBALS: THESE ARE NOT THE DISTRIBUTE/CHEAP, FLIMSY Cymbals THAT COME WITH MOST DRUM SETS; Meinl HCS Cymbals HAVE IMPRESSIVE SOUND AND STurdy FEEL GEARED TOWARD BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS.

WHY IT MATTERS: playing HCS cymbals WILL SOUND MORE LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR IN ACTUAL SONGS, MAKING THE DRUMS EVEN MORE FUN TO PLAY; plus, THEY Aren'T GOING TO FALL APART, dent, OR BEND AFTER A FEW USES LIKE STOCK CYMBALS.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX: includes one 16" TRASH CRASH Cymbal; it sounds like a cross between a CHINA CYMBAL AND A DARK CRASH; hole cut-outs give it its TRASHY TONE, and it's GREAT FOR ACCENTS, cymbal stacking, or heavy Fills with its QUICK SUSTAIN.

DRIVING THE SOUND: made IN GERMANY WITH MS63 BRASS ALLOY FOR A CLEAN, BRIGHT, AND CRISP TONE; Substantial thickness with well-formed surface grooves and hammer marks give you A DEFINED SOUND WITHOUT CLANGY OR EAR-PIERCING OvertoneS.

CATCH UP QUICK: HCS EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE MEINL BRINGS EXPERIENCE CRAFTING CYMBALS SINCE 1951; WE MAKE HCS AND OTHER LINES IN OUR GERMANY FACTORY, AND OUR TOP-OF-THE-LINE PROFESSIONAL BYZANCE CYMBALS ARE HAND HAMMERED IN TURKEY FROM CAST B20 BRONZE.

ZOOM IN: the surface Shimmers and shines under light, which IS A BONUS IF YOU LIKE YOUR KIT TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL; HCS Cymbals also feature THE SAME LOGO TREATMENT AS OUR PROFESSIONAL LINES, INCLUDING A SMALL LASER ENGRAVED LOGO AND SERIAL NUMBER.

OF NOTE: you CAN FIND ANY SOUND IN THE SEEMINGLY NEVER-ENDING SELECTION OF CYMBAL TYPES IN THE HCS LINE; ALL ESSENTIALS IN MULTIPLE SIZES ARE COVERED ALONG WITH EFFECTS CYMBALS THAT LET YOU EXPAND YOUR SOUND WITH VARIETY.

THE BOTTOM LINE: THIS IS A GERMANY-MADE, TOP-QUALITY ENTRY LEVEL CYMBAL THAT RESEMBLES MORE HIGH-END MODELS WITH ITS CRISP, BRIGHT TONE AND MUSICAL FEEL; IT HAS A LONG LIFESPan, EVEN FOR HARD HITTERS, AND FITS ANY MUSICAL STYLE.