Meinl – Big Drum Thump

New Soundcasters From Meinl

BDT — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:37:51 +0000

Made from a B12 bronze alloy, the new line of Soundcaster Fusion cymbals from Meinl features two types of lathing to produce a sound described as “rich, full, and warm with enhanced wash and a relatively short sustain.”

Available models and prices are below:

10″ Splash: $204
14″ Medium Hi-Hat: $570
16″ Medium Crash: $370
18″ Medium Crash: $440
18″ China: $440
20″ Medium Ride: $510
20″ Powerful Ride: $510
22″ Powerful Ride: $640

Meinl Foot Cabasa

BDT — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:18:57 +0000

Put your lowly cabasa player out of job with Meinl’s new foot bling. The clever little pedal allows you to play cabasa rhythms with your foot while your hands are free for conga, timbale, or kit thumping. It features a steel-chain drive, a stainless steel cylinder within a wooden cabasa body, and a black powder-coated pedal. The instrument can also be set to sound on downstrokes only or both upstrokes and downstrokes. It’s all yours for a $259 MSRP.

Benny Greb at Meinl Drum Festival 2008

BDT — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:14:40 +0000

Meinl has given the drummingverse a major treat by posting this new vid of the superbly grooving Benny Greb. The performance was captured at this year’s Meinl drum festival, and it features a tune from Greb’s upcoming CD. Two more videos will be released over the next few days. We’ll of course embed them all here at DC for your viewing pleasure.

Meinl Drum Festival Webcams

BDT — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:29:33 +0000

Couldn’t make it to Germany for the Meinl Drum Festival that starts tomorrow? No, we couldn’t either, but thankfully the fine folks at Meinl have set up four webcams that snap a live picture every minute (no vid stream, alas). The drummer lineup includes Benny Greb (yes!) and Johnny Rabb.

[Update: the cams are down.]

Meinl’s Fat Hats

BDT — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:45:15 +0000

Developed with input from groove dude Flo Dauner, Meinl’s new Fat Hats are 16 inches of B10-alloy loudness. Meinl also describes the sound of the cymbals as low pitched and dark, but we’re still putting our hard-earned sou on that “loud” part.