The Mb8 Medium Ride is like getting two cymbals for the price of one. It's a formidable classic rock cymbal with an extremely clear and well defined ping, but it's also versatile enough to do double duty as a crash. That's a real plus for budget-minded drummers looking to refine their style and expand their creative and musical horizons with the least amount of cymbals ringing their rotation.

Precision Mb8 Medium Rides are full of energy and passion and deliver cutting, explosive and crystal clear sounds that complement, and don't compete against, screeching guitars and high volume vocals. The big bell offers a glassy and penetrating, full-bodied sound that projects well.

Like other Meinl cymbals in the Mb8 series, these heavy crashes are made from durable B8 bronze alloy in Germany with a shiny finish and high-tech computerized hammering for a clean, professional look and consistently reliable performance. Maybe that's why a stable of acclaimed world class rock drummers like metal enthusiast Trivett Wingo of The Sword, self-described drum nerd Barry Kerch of Shinedown, and metal progressive Brann Dailor of Mastodon endorse the superior sound characteristics and infinite musical possibilities of the Mb8 Medium Rides and other fine Meinl cymbals.