Meinl 18" Classics Extreme China

Bought this china a year ago for a heavy-hitting metal band. Excellent value for the price, it makes a ton of noise and really helps with marking accents. Pairing with Zildjian A custom crashes and ride, and it blends perfectly.

This China cymbal is very sturdy , when played you have confidence it won't break by the way it feels , so you can use it in the practice room without fear. It's quite abrasive and cuts very well so in live applications you can cut through walls of sound with ease. It has trashiness to it in combination with brightness , but has a slight metallic overtone. I play a lot of heavier stuff and it fits nicely , it can fit in rock also. For the price range it is competing in I think this is a smart buy and you will surely find it quite useful in your arsenal.

Extra cut, agressive and short sound. Extremely loud. Have to know what you want from china, when you buy this little savage.

This china cymbal is rock solid. Ver6 adaptable but surely give it all with metal styles. Good sustain but not exaggerate and still good attack and punchy sound. For the money you can’t go wrong and will last longer than you expect! I am very pleased with it!

This is a really nice cymbal for extreme/heavy music. It's loud and cuts through the mix of the band (in a live setting, in recordings and in the rehearsal studio as well). The build is very solid for the price and it also looks very nice as it has a brilliant finish that reflects light

What a beast! It cuts through the wall of sound like butter!

A clear, cutting and very loud cymbal with low overtones. Perfect addition to a metal set. Also pretty solid and quality made.

After hearing some chinas I decided to acquire this one as it matched with the sound I was looking for. Not only the sound was great but also the quality. it is a real good cymbal indeed.

Fantastic quality on the cymbal.

Cuts through mix and live pretty well, even though you need to hit it harder than some other china cymbals to make it project itself fully. But the cymbal is a beast, and can take some heavy hitting like it's nothing.

Amazing one!