Warmer and more controllable, but still fast and trashy. We reviewed Meinl’s new 8″ Benny Greb Crasher hi-hats and the aggressive 18″ Thomas Lang Super Stack a few issues back. This month, we’re going to take a look at two additional Artist Concept special effects combos: the 18″ Anika Nilles Deep Hats and the 12″/16″ Luke Holland Bullet Stack. These pairings have unique voices within the short, aggressive, trashy tones that define the modern-day stacker. 18″/18″ Anika Nilles Deep Hats ($1,276) “What I really like about my Deep Hats is that they have so many musical applications,” says international drum star and co-designer Anika Nilles, via meinlcymbals.com. “They fill the sonic gap between my main hi-hats and my crashes. I play them half-open as a timekeeper—very similar to crash-riding—however the Deep Hats sound softer and more articulate.” These oversized hi-hats comprise two thin 18″ Byzance series cymbals. Both cymbals are […]

July 2020 Issue