Austria

Thomas Lang

Thomas Lang profile

Name:: Thomas Lang
Personal Website:: Website
Birthday:: August 05, 1967

Zodiac Sign:: Leo
Place of Birth:: Austria
Currently living in:: Los Angeles, CA
Matched Grip or Traditional Grip:: Traditional Grip

MEINL cymal series used:: Mb20, Byzance, Generation X, Classics
Favorite MEINL cymbal:: Byzance Brilliant Fast Hihats
Not counting on drums, what do you do for fun:: To get away from the glitz and glamour of my superdummer touring lifestyle, I like to indulge
Highlight of your career so far:: Witnessing the production of my signature cymbals at the MEINL factory and seeing my face on cymbal box sets all over the world. That was waaaay cool, believe me.

Byzance Brilliant Fast Hihats

What are the Thomas Lang "Fast Hihats" all about?

My favourite cymbal in my set-up are the 13" Fast Hihats. Why? Let me tell you why: It has a clean, polished top but a filthy dirty bottom (like Yin and Yang, it is all in one). It is pristine yet messed up, it is full of contrast and controversy. It giggles with a childlike voice when gently tickled with the tip of my sticks and roars like a wild animal when brutally abused. It snaps at me when I slam my boot down on the pedal and hisses like a snake when I splash it with my foot. It barks when I whack it with the shoulder of my stick and it screams when I ride it half open. It translates my every mood, vision and feel into sounds I like to hear. After hours of violent abuse it still sits there on the stand, shiny and unhurt, innocently smiling at me, as if it was saying: "Oh yeah? Is that all you've got little drummer boy?"

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