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Meinl Artist Concept Deep Hats and Bullet Stack
Michael Dawson
On 01st Jun 2020
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