Meinl Cymbals HCS Crash-Ride Cymbal 18 inch (Video) for Drum Set (45,72cm) Traditional Finish Brass, Made in Germany (HCS18CR)

This is a great cymbal, i got this for my brother as he got a new beginners drum kit. The cymbals with the kit were really poor so i got one of these to enhance the kit and it sounds fantastic. You can clearly see it is designed well and the sound is great. This is a great mid-range product. There is also another set of this brand which includes a Crash and Hi-Hats so your able to get a collection and they sound great.

Got this when buying the 3 cymbal Meinl set. Great addition for the price. Now considering buying this HCS range in splash and china variations. If you want cymbals that sound pretty good, for an excellent price, these will be ideal Even if you're a more 'serious' drummer, they would be worth getting if only for practice sessions.

A great cymbal at the price.

Purchased the hi hats and ride in this range. Good sound quality.

Really pleased with this product

Good cymbal. Probably not the best for metal/hardcore music unless you purely use it as a ride. Great for practising at home and for band practices, but for live gigging, you mighht find you need a Meinl thats in a more expensive price range. Basically, you get what you pay for!

Very nice sounds from theses symbols Iv got the the full set of them and the sound is to me superb

Fantastic cymbal for the money and I aint got a lot...just about a pensioner but always loved the drums and trying to play them..........Wanna good Crash/Ride for under £60? No contest. The other one on the right is a 16 inch China.

Parfait pour compléter ma crash 16" et ma ride 20" de la même marque. Une bonne jouabilité que ce soit douce (type ride) ou plus brutale (type crash).

Beautiful ride cymbal, high quality

very good quality

I gave this a a gift. The HCS line of cymbals are a good, affordable choice for folks who are just starting out or for students because they are essentially matched to other HCS line cymbals. I gave a nephew a basic used drum kit fro Christmas a couple years ago, but the cymbals that came with the kit were more suited to being used as an enhanced interrogation technique than practicing or actual playing (riots might ensue). The lucky nephew got a small set of HCS hi-hats & a crash for their birthday the next year, and this crash/ride rounds it out, and the trash can lids can be recycled (if possible, I think the brass content might have been 0.2%) We added this and a stand to his kit this, and now he has all the basics, and because of the factory matching they sound good with the other HCS cymbals. Being a musician is an expensive but valuable proposition regardless of what you play, it's hard to get out the door with a new (non-toy) instrument of decent quality without spending hundreds or even a thousand dollars. No-one wants to make that investment until they're sure they student is truly interested in playing that instrument. Drums are nice, because they can be upgraded piecemeal, unlike a Tuba, Sax, Piano, or guitar (as in body & neck). All of the larger cymbal makers like Paiste, Sabian, Zildjian, etc. all have similar but more pricey entry level options too, the Meinls' seem to be the lowest cost option in my area without going to Cletus and Bob's Recycling and Cymbal Depot. Since Cymbals are large metal disks, Prime shipping was also a factor in the purchase decision.

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