What Meinl RIDE CYMBAL Should YOU BUY? (Find the Perfect Ride)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 30. 06. 2024
- What ride cymbal should you buy? Let me help you find the perfect ride!
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Ride cymbals. oh man, it can be so hard figuring out which is the right one to buy! Do you go with the heavier rides, or the lighter crushable ride cymbals? Well in todays video I'm going to be going through a ton of Meinl rides with you so that you can identify which is the best for you based on the cymbals weight, price, and tonality!
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Time Stamps!
0:00 - 0:56 What ride cymbal should you pick? Meinl-Lisa will help!
0:56 - 1:25 My approved list of Meinl rides!
1:25 - 2:18 Top Heavy Rides
2:18 - 3:12 Heavy Ride Highlights
3:12 - 5:10 Top Medium Ride
5:10 - 6:00 Medium Ride Highlights
6:00 - 7:53 Top Light Crashable Ride
7:53 - 9:06 Light Ride Highlights and #staytrue
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Which ride was your favorite?? Let me know!
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Ghost ride was my favorite!
My favorite is the transition ride with a close follow up in the sand ride. Will you do hats next? ;-)
My 22" sand ride is probably the best ride choice I've got until Meinl comes out with a medium thin traditional ride closer to Zildjians K light ride
The polyphonic has been my favorite! I still want a "real" ride but this thing does a pretty awesome job at being my crash/ride. If I want it more 'pingy' I just slap a piece of gaff tape on it!
Foundry reserve all day
That intro had me straight up Lolling. Bravo gabe. đđđŒ
Haha thanks brooo â€ïž
I don't know if it's the microphone but the hcs sound surprisingly good
Its always a good day when Gabe posts
It's always a good day when Easton comments!
@@DrumBeatsOnline đđ
Its always a Good day when Gabe replied!
This was probably one of the most useful comparison videos. It's really helped me realise which kind of ride I want. Currently on the transition but I know I want a heavy ride now. Thanks! đ
21" Transitions, 21" Polyphonics, 22" Darks & 22" Foundry Reserve Lights are the "BIG 4" here to be honest. Gonna have my hands on them one day. Great content as always, Gabe!
Bro this was so helpful because I am about to buy a ride and I think I just changed my mind
That's amazing! So happy to help!
@Jackson Sacher you have great humor
I absolutely love the Meinl Duals. I have two of the 20â Dual crash/rides but use them strictly as dedicated crashes. I also have the 22â Dual crash/ride that is used as the âbig finishâ far right side crash. I also managed to get my hands on one of the early pre-production prototype model Dual 22â rides. Itâs considerably heavier than the crash/ride and has a much larger bell. It has, for me, the perfect balance of stick definition, wash, and a bell that will harm you if you stand too close.
The quality of this video, in every aspect, is outstanding
I picked up a Meinl Byzance Vintage Pure 22" light ride cymbal a couple of years ago. Rather dry with a lot of stick definition but it has enough 'wash' to be useful in a variety of musical applications and it crashes well. Meinl has come a long way and they have quite a variety of quality cymbals in their line up now. The Vintage Pure ride has become my favorite ride cymbal in my collection.
Great video as always Gabe! I always love Tuesdays for this reason
You are too kind Ben!
I mean 2 of your cymbals are more expensiv than my whole drumsetđ anyways great video and great editing!!!
His collection of cymbals sold would pay my rent for half a year or more but he's an endorsed artist they sent him a large amount and likely with no cost to him and I'm sure being a member of I Prevail didn't hurt either most of us today will never have it like this social media had made sure of that alit think it's made it better but it hasn't only chance to easily profit is like this a youtube channel but takes a lot of time and slot of money to do that as well. With the year at best I've got left my gear will be out of pocket will bring no profit only music to leave my wife and child as My Legacy and most definitely will in no way be Meinl not on my budget LoL
By the way allow me to inject one more thing no one will ever say as young as he is he hasn't earned his endorsement he's done multitudes of videos and at 47 yrs old now even I have learned from some of them myself but like many that reach a certain level and like Metallica lose the hunger they had to get to where their making money and once they do they don't try as hard anymore not sure if that's happened to him or last I haven't really watched many of his videos anymore but I do know the second album from I Prevail in my opinion was an example of that definitely lacked in several areas and often that comes with making a decent profit off the first but it's easy to strive to be the best when you are trying to get paid once you have it's not so necessary to try as hard but when labels see that your not as big in the next release that money slows down as well and slot of artists go through it fast and just end up in debt and can't climb back up a second time at my age I've seen it happen alot too much actually and have done it myself and at my age not even trying to be a success I just love the music and playing it and have some amazing cymbals even I can afford and sound as good or possibly better in the studio time will tell sorry for the length to everyone I tend to ramble these days but I've got a year at best so if I think it's worth saying I'm going to say it LoL
Spend money on cymbals and snares as these make your sound as many gigs will have a shared back line
well you could hammer it but it wonât do jack
I've been rockin the 22" Sand Ride for just about everything over the last...... 5-6 years now. Love it.
Are you able to remove the rivets?
@@mattcavazos3707 yea, you just snip em off with tin snips or something and put new ones on later, should you change your mind.
this production quality is awesome!
This means a lot â€ïžđđœ
Great demos! You always upload quality content!
The classic custom darks sound amazing to me. That dual crash ride is certainly more of a crash / jazz ride I felt. It would be awesome to find something affordable that can do it all.
Man this is awesome. Really helpful! I was impressed mostly by the hcs. Not bad. Love the sand đ
The mini skit in the beginning had me dying đ€Ł
Started checking out I Prevails discography and I really dig it man, thereâs so much cool stuff in your guysâ library, rock on dude. Should do a short skating video sometime!
Enjoyed this video on all types of rides you played on!
Came for the ride cymbals, but stayed for the solid poetry...
Man that polyphonic ride is a dream, foundry reserve is beautiful too
Agreed! Both are my favorites for sure!
Bro my favorite through all of those was the Classics custom 22" dark crash ride. It sounds so versatile and dark but containing a distinct bell that isn't to sharp. Thank for doing this demo Gabe!!! You're a freaking boss!! If possible could you do something like this for your china's and crashes?
besides commending your obviously great playing, i also want to highlight your AWESOME editing
I have a 22" Raw Bell Ride and 22" Extra Dry Medium Ride. High ping vs low ping. Best two Meinl Rides imo
Great vid and content. Subtle animations are being added and it looks great
Great comparison video...loved it
Those hcs sound way better in your mix than in person. Stella mix!
I was looking away from my phone and I was thinking âwow that ride sounds amazing!â Turns out it was the cheapest one at $80. I was very pleasantly surprised. Thanks for the video!
Meinl Byzance Heavy Hammered ride 22". Best ride in the world. It cost me a load in import fees, but it is gorgeous
Sorry yo see very very late, thanks for your tips and teaching, you are my favorite drummer ever. đ„đ„đ„
Thank you so much this was exactly the video i needed for finding a ride.
Now i really wanna know how you mic/eq that kick đđ€
22" Dark Crash Ride and the 21" Polyphonic are definitely my favourites
This video ist just killer, Gabe!!! Thanks for that! Can you do a video with hi-hats by any chance? That would be beautiful! Some of you might agree with me that the hi-hat can be very difficult to choose :)
Just got the 22inch symmetry ride today. Really enjoying it so far. Especially the big bell
Wow!! Nice cymbals collection, I wish I have one of those.
Their best heavy ride is one briefly made in 1990: Tri-Tonal. Similar to the Raker series, but a lot more hammered and a huge 8" bell but doesn't get overwhelming.
Dude, by far the best yoga mat rollout ever! Haha I want the dark ride so bad
love these small skits gabeđwould love to see more skits like mino-lisa. GREAT WORK!!!!!
The Meinl-Lisa has requested to be in more videos and I could never turn her down!!
I play the Istanbul Radiant sweet ride 20 inch.
As said, one sweet ride
this video made me find out about fall in love with and buy the 22" pure alloy crash
I love the extra dry medium rides at 20 and 22 inches. Would've love to hear those in this comparison
Classics Custom 20" Dark and Byzance Heavy Hammered 22" Rides were my favorites.
I love how this was low-key a Meinl Ride showcase for my new addiction. đ€Ł Meinl just released that 18" dark custom big bell ride and I NEED it đđ„
Haha glad to help your addiction! Well... at least this one
THANKS DUDE !
First. Finally someone does a ride comparison and actually crashes them. I've been hunting for a new ride, this video helped a lot. I'll have to watch it 10 more times.... It's amazing how good meinls lower-priced cymbals sound.
Hey Gabe! Can you do crash cymbals next? Love your videos!
That Pure Alloy medium 20â sounds awesome
These edits from Meinlisa are epic lol đ đ đđđœ keep on rocking 0:26
I love my 20" Vintage Pure Light Ride, my 21" Polyphonic Ride and my 22" Spectrum Ride! Meinl rules! đȘ
From the ones you tested I probably like 20" sand and 21"polyphonic the most. Good definition, clear bell sound but not protruding, and crashes very well.
LOL loved the beginning !!!!!!! Great vid ! loved it :)
I can't accept any credit, the idea was all Meinl-Lisa's!
@@DrumBeatsOnline XD :)
Great video, I just considered that the recording could be more focused on the ride, probably isolated ride sound at some point of the execution. Iâve the 22 heavy hammered and a 21 Meinl Foundry proof extra dry heavy bell ride (prototype)
Love this video.. please make this this type of video on crashes and hi-hats that will be great ! And i have a question how do you clean your cymbals like i don't know how meinl cymbals are cleaned like dark ride dual crash is there any special polish for those ??
As great as all those cymbals are my favorites in every category are the HCS ones. Wouldnât have ever thought that!
Same the cheapest one sounded the best to me I accidentally got my hands on a Meinl 18 crash ride that I use as a ride over Sabian and zildjian I never would have though itâs Meinl bcs I canât even find those in store but i would love to get the bigger ride for this Meinl 18â for cymbal work
Conveniently I've been looking for a new ride to use it on my left (as I'm starting to become fully open-handed) and this video came at a perfect time
Heck yes! Glad I could help! Also, baller move going open handed!
@@DrumBeatsOnline its been an interesting journey ngl haha, had to basically start over after 11 years of playing drums
To me thereâs two categories for my favorites. Practice/low volume dry ride and then loud live ride.
Vintage pure light ride is my favorite ride for a dry low volume practice ride.
The polyphonic ride is my go to for my band and live shows and studio.
I picked up a Meinl Byzance Vintage Pure 22" light ride a couple of years ago..for my primary applications (acoustic low volume and church praise band) it's perfect and it has a great crash sound. I need brighter/louder ride sound I go to my Zildjian 20" A medium ride. Another plus for the Vintage Pure ride..never shows finger marks don't have to clean it!
GABE YOU ARE AWESOME AND THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN YOURSELF
Not as awesome as you are Walter!
Legend has it. He's still playing that groove to this day...
Note for myself
Heavy: Meinl HCS Bronze 20" Heavy Ride - 1:35
Medium: Meinl HCS 22" Bronze Medium Ride 3:39
Thin: Meinl HCS 20" Thin Ride 6:10
I love my classic custom medium 20â, but if there were anything I would replace it with, it would be the pure alloy.
the hcs sounds really good for an entry level cymbal
I am sure that this list is comprised of the current catalog, but one of my favorite rides was the 22" Dark Raw Bell Ride. Meinl did make a foundry proof dual ride, which was my absolute favorite. I bought it from Memphis and it had the raw bell, the right amount of ping and was just a phenominal versatile ride. But limited on stock and they didn't pursue the concept into production. It was lathed on the outer edge like the Dual Crash Ride, but the inner portion was the dark hammering.
What kind of music do you use the dark raw bell ride for? Been really digging it, but I play punk amd heavier music
@@TheDarkerWalrus I can play it with heavier music but the bell is just so unique. It's not a crashable ride but that raw bell just is so profound. It has weight at around 3600g so it can cut and give a ping, but it doesn't last. Get in and get out.
Dual Crash Rides are better served as a crash considering they explode and get out of the way. The attack is noticeable because of this and you can hear the attack strokes when recorded.
I'm a huge zildjian guy, but i will say that meinl overall has a super wide variety of cymbals in the entry level lines.
I love the 20 sand ride very crashable, dry, dark, and overall good stickdefinition with a perfect bell sound
Benny Greb does no wrong!
That heavy hammered ride was fantastic, if only I had the money for such a beautiful cymbal. Same with the Ghost Ride (go Brann!).
Ride cymbals are so fun to experiment with! Really interesting to see!
Very true! Of all the cymbals, I think rides have the most variety to them which makes hearing a ton of different ones very interesting!
@@DrumBeatsOnline Definitely man!
Meinl are great but I've been playing sabien aax hhx for 20 years so never going to give them up but I can see me adding a few meinl to the mix
Hey Gabe! Could you do a Classics custom series over view? Maybe even compare classics custom vs the dark? Thanks for all the great work and inspiration!!
Not a bad idea!
I adore my 22â Byzance Medium Ride I think that like gets overlooked nowadays. I got the lightest one I can find on MyCymbal and itâs got a nice thick crash that goes away and controllable versatile ride. Itâs pretty loud too so not much work required.
I agreee! Killer ride that should have more attention on it!
Gabe your content is top tier
I liked HCS Medium Heavy Ride 20ââ and Classics Custom Dark Ride 22ââ
24" big apple dark ride /22" extra thin jazz ride /22" thin jazz ride are my favs. Really versatile ride cymbals.
Great suggestions!
Wow, now thatâs a lot of ride cymbals to have at your disposal!đł
22" brilliant hand hammered đđ
I currently have a Sabian brilliant hand hammered 22" ride with a raw bell. This Meinl sounds better than mine, and I didnt think that was a possibility!
Haha yeah that ride is a powerhouse!
U deserve a lot more subs
I appreciate that!
Si ya probé todos y el transition lo tuve tres veces y el primero fue el mejor. También tuve el Raw bell y un ride de 24
You should try the stagg 30 inch ride and the 18 inch big bell ride
making the hcs sound so so sweet?? pure sorcery
Very well put together, Gabe! Organized and informative!
You should definitely do another one of this videos but with hi hats instead!
That 20" HCS Crash Ride actually sounds really good... Like perfect blend of bell definition, body tone and crashable good... Wtf
What about the Vintage Pure? I would love to hear it in the comparison!
Those are really awesome as well! Very light, crushable, and pretty darn quiet!
Can you do a lesson on Ghost Notes? Iâm trying to get better at them and Iâm sure many others
Man, I have along of these but I still learned a lot.
That makes my heart happy. So glad you liked it my friend! Miss you â€ïž
@@DrumBeatsOnline miss you too. I miss those wings from that bar more though
I have the ghost ride but the old version from when it was still b8 bronze not b10 (which I like way better) and if you put a lil price of tape on it its a really nice ride for heavy stuff with a premium bell and if u put more tape on it it sounds really dry and is also nice for not so heavy stuff and better to crash
Very cool!
i just bought myself a 22â Spectrum ride on ebay the other day for only ÂŁ190 which is like less than $270! iâve finally completed a full meinl set up with my 14â Jazz Thin hats, 18â Extra dry thin crash, and the 22â Spectrum ride - i bought them all used this year for half the price of buying them new and iâm super happy having wanted a full meinl set up for years now!
Heck yes Louis! That's amazing dude!
@@DrumBeatsOnline me and my drum teacher raved about meinl for years and they werenât very frequent in the area we lived. He bought a 20â byzance medium traditional crash at your recommendation haha!
I got my first cymbals- the Meinl MCS. I have a 16" crash, 14" hi-hats and a 20' ride. I want to buy another crash cymbal also from Meinl which has a good prize and it is also a good sound and quality cymbal. I am looking for the CC series and the pure alloy as well.
I think you have great options either way!
i wanna find myself a 22 imch byzance brilliant ride
Hey Gabe, whatâs your opinion on Rodney Holmes signature Meinl Byzance 22â Dark Spectrum Ride?
I love the tone of the heavy rides
My favorites:
1:36 Meinl 20" HCS Bronze Heavy Ride
Honorable mentions:
2:03 Meinl 22" Byzance Heavy Hammered Ride
Wouldn't you say it depends a lot of what type of music you are playing? I like the medium rides and the light ones they sounded good!!
What I do is buy one of each and then keep them all. It works great.
Seriously, the Foundry Reserve is just amazing. Get one now. Join the club. The train is leaving. Also, Gabe I've been digging you since day one and it's been fun to see you grow and get better and better. Cheers.
Haha having all of these would be amazing! (I borrowed a ton of these from Meinl)
I love the BFR series so much! And thanks for sticking around my friend!
If anyone here is like me and is very, very far away from being able to afford Meinl Byzance check out Zultan cymbal. No, they're not on the same level in most cases but still hand made Turkish B20 cymbals for your family man, hobbyist type. Many of them are damn close though and about 1/3 of the cost
what is your opinion on the classics custom brilliant cymbal line? as a first higher end cymbal set. I am looking at the pack+18" trash china.
HCS series surprised me a lot. What a cost-benefit.
I totally agree!
Bosphorus New Orleans 22â Ride (for 50s rock and 70s funk)
Awesomeđ
Thanks đ€
Hey Gabe. Was wondering if youâve ever played on the Meinl Byzance 22â Jazz Thin Ride? To me it has the perfect stick articulation mixed with a very thin, dark crashable dynamic.
The jazz rides are great and the thinner lighter ones make for amazing thunderous dark big crashes as well but their weaknesses are the bells. The bells are just way too washy and nonexistent but some people like that. For my live show ride for my band I like a defined bright pingy bell but still have crashability. The polyphonic is the best thing Meinl has for this description. Zildjianâs sweet ride and sabianâs evolution rides are all great too but the Meinl polyphonic is def my favorite ride of all time. I have a jazz medium thin ride and itâs great for a practice ride tho