What splash cymbal does Matt Greiner use?

Matt Greiner of August Burns Red runs 10" and 12" Meinl Byzance Splashes within his broader Byzance touring setup, giving his technical, time-signature-heavy material two distinct accent sizes to work with.

What splash cymbal does Blake Richardson use?

Blake Richardson of Between the Buried and Me plays a 10" Sabian HH Duo Splash within his Sabian touring rig, delivering an adaptable accent voice for BTBAM's genre-hopping, mathcore-adjacent technicality.

Why do mathcore drummers need a splash cymbal more than other genres?

Mathcore's irregular meters and constant tempo shifts give a drummer far fewer predictable moments to work with than a straight-time genre. A splash provides an extra, distinctly voiced accent option so fills and hits inside unpredictable odd-time passages don't all sound tonally identical.

What size splash cymbal is best for mathcore?

10" is the most common mathcore splash size, striking a balance between a sharp, isolated accent and enough body to cut through technical, dense arrangements. Matt Greiner adds a 12" for a fuller secondary accent voice alongside his 10".

What's the best budget splash cymbal for mathcore?

The Zildjian Planet Z Splash (€35-50) and Sabian SBR Splash (€30-45) both use budget B8 bronze but deliver a genuinely usable, bright accent voice for developing drummers, while the Meinl HCS Splash (€25-40) is the most affordable brass-alloy option for a first full beginner cymbal setup.