Meinl Gereration X cymbals offer new and unconventional sounds for drummers who want to explore new sound possibilities.

Drumbals

Placed on any drum, they are perfect for imitating white noise, hand claps, and other electronic effects. Drumbals transform your acoustic drumset into an acoustic drum machine.

8" Drumbal 10" Drumbal

Our Price: $56.95 Our Price: $64.95

China Crashes

Large cut-outs, exceptionally defined shape and wavy edge makes this cymbal outstanding and innovative. It delivers an extreme trashy sound with a lot of aggressive bite. Useable as a crash or a china for accenting and punctuating.

15" China 17" China 19 China

Our Price: $189.95 Our Price: $229.95 Our Price: $269.95

Tom's Becken Cymbal Sets

A complete pre-packed pitch-matched cymbal set-up. It's a perfect add-on for the existing set-up and includes a FREE 14" Filter china

16" Synthetik crash

18" Signal crash/Klub ride

FREE 14" Filter china

GX-TB14/16/18

Our Price: $319.99

17" Kompressor crash

18" Kinetik crash

FREE 14" Filter china

GX-TB14/17/18

Our Price: $329.99

Signal crash/Klub ride

Explosive attack, ideal for bigger accents due to a great response. When played with lighter sticks, it turns into a sweet and jazzy sounding ride cymbal with little wash.

18 GX-18SC

Our Price: $174.95

Trash Hat

Holes in the top and bottom eliminate air lock for maximum clarity. Dry, immediate response with a rattling, sizzling sound. Adjustable sustain by utilizing the wing nut and felts of the cymbal stand.

12"/14" GX-12/14TH

Our Price: $189.95

Kinetik Crash

A full trash-crash with medium sustain. Played with lighter sticks, it turns into a synthetik sounding ride.

18" GX-18KC

Our Price: $174.95

Safari Ride

Breakbeat ride with a trashy, white noise sound. Extremely short sustain due to the combination of two cymbals in one instrument.

18" GX-18SR

Our Price: $149.95

Safari Crash

The quick decay achieved by the two cymbal combination is perfect for adding white noise for simulating loops or effects for whatever style you are playing.

16" GX-16SC

Our Price: $124.95

Electro Stacks

Hard, sizzling attack due to the waved china top with a trashy, white noise effect and an extremely short sustain due to the combination of two cymbals.

8/10 Stack 10/12 Stack

Our Price: $132.95 Our Price: $149.95

Synthetik Crash

An extremely fast crash with a contemporary "white noise" quality to its rapid release. Short sustain due to the waved edge. Ideal for fast accents.

16" GX-16SYC

Our Price: $139.95

Safari Hihat

Especially designed to meet the requirements of today's Drum'n Bass and Jungle scene. It provides a multitude of new sounds. The bottom hihat contains jingles which enhance the spectrum.

12" Hihats

Our Price: $139.95

Kompressor Crash

Fast response with short decay and short sustain. It produces few tonal characteristics in its release and has a trashy sound.

17" GX-17KC

Our Price: $154.95

Jingle Filter Chinas

Equipped with three jingles along with the distinctive sound attributes of a Filter China. It has a shimmering, rattling sound with a slight bell-like characteristic. An exceptional effect cymbal.

10" Jingle 12" Jingle 14" Jingle

Our Price: $64.95 Our Price: $78.95 Our Price: $98.95

Filter china

A fast, sharp and almost sinister sound. Quieter than most chinas, they have a short sustain due to the waved edge.

8" Filter 10" Filter 12" Filter

Our Price: $56.95 Our Price: $64.95 Our Price: $78.95

14" Filter 16" Filter

Our Price: $98.95 Our Price: $139.95

The Rabb Pack

12" Safari hihat

16" Safari crash

18" Safari ride

FREE 8" Drumbal

FREE cymbal bag

A complete pre-packed pitch-matched cymbal set-up. It's a perfect add-on for the existing set-up and includes a FREE 8" Drumbal and a FREE cymbal bag.

Our Price: $339.99

What are Tom's Becken all about ?

The Generation X Tom's Becken are a pitch-matched range of contemporary crash cymbals that provide acoustic and electronic drummers with modern sounds that resemble artificially engineered cymbal samples. A perfect range for electronic drummers since they are quieter than most crash cymbals. Tom's Becken are "db compressed" and ideal for rehearsal rooms as well as controlled recording environments (close miking recommended). Their feels is flexible and soft.

What's the deal with all those Filter Chinas ?

All Filter Chinas are made from the revolutionary FX9 alloy and feature a waved edge as well as a number of holes purposefully drilled into the cymbal. All of this causes a fast, sharp and almost sinister sound with an aggressive attack, yet maintaining a short sustain. Available in 8", 10", 12", 14", and 16". "Right now I am designing my new set for 2005, and all the different Filter Chinas will play a big role in this set-up and for my future sound." explains Thomas. "I am thinking of approaching them more like tom toms, and not like cymbals. Since they are all pitch matched, this won't cause a major problem. I am looking forward to eperimenting with these new sounds in my newly designed kit.

Why stack cymbals ?

By putting two or more cymbals on top of each other, new and unique sounds can be created. Modern music requires new and hip sounds which can't be realized with conventional cymbals. By stacking cymbals, radical sounds are achieved which reflect the drummers creativity and open mind. Unconventional white noises and trashy effects are sounds demanded by many producers in today's studio world. From a playing standpoint, stacks are used for fast accents and special effect sounds. Due to the fact that they are naturally muffled, they can also be used for keeping time, similar to the function of hihats or ride cymbals.

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Meinl Generation X Cymbals

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MEINL's innovative and award-winning Generation X series cymbals pave the way to a completely new world of revolutionary cymbals. Sound, which are consciously different and aimed towards advanced, experimental and unconventional drummers who are motivated to explore new sound territories.

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X-Treme Stack

The bottom cymbal contains jingles which enable an exceptional sizzling attack. An adjustable sustain is possible by using the wing nut of the cymbal stand.

12"/14" GX-12/14XTS

Our Price: $189.95

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