Yes every brand has endorsers but endorsers consider that brand better than any other. Ziljidian Sabian and Paiste are the 3 best known and alleged biggest sellers that does not account for quality.

Never mistake the 3 biggest sellers for a holy trinity.

Leather Mike if your knowledge of cymbals is limited all the more reason why you should trust everything I say

Because any endorser endorses that brand because they believe it to best represent their sound

Bollox. If you happen to be in a big band then you can get endorsed by whatever company you like. You'll find that other musicians will choose to accept an endorsment by whoever will take them, just to get the free gear or whatever is on offer. Endorsments are only indicitive of the amount of people the endorsee appeals to and how much they can sell for the endorsing company. How you think that any and all musicians can pick and choose the companies they want to be associated with is naive in the extreme.

And the reason your meinls are in such good condition is because you play like an old lady tapping on the pearly gates for admission.

Balderdash. They are in good condition because they're robust and I look after them. Do you ever think Meinl endorsers speak as highly of them as I do and the staff believe in their music enough to offer them a wage?

I'm not having a go at you here, but instrument/equipment companies don't offer endorsers/endorsees a wage. They will get big reductions (commonly referred to as "artist's rates,") off the price of gear and occassionally some free gear. The luckiest (i.e most famous/lucrative) will be granted a signature model of whatever instrument they use, usually based on a custom shop model they've previously ordered. Although they may get some recompense for allowing their name and likeness to be assocaited to these instruments, similar to image rights royalties, Artists are not offered a wage by manfacturers.

If you're going to get on a high horse, make sure you know what you're talking about before you do. Having egg on one's face can be embarrassing.

On a personal note that is the height of contradiction. Why doesn't anyone take my word for it when I say Meinl is where it's at when it comes to cymbals?

There's really no point arguing with the 'father. His mind cannot be changed on anything regardless of the topic.

On what evidence can you make such a statement ?

Well, squealing "don't be so ignorant" at anyone who disagrees with you is sort of a giveaway.

Bull shit of the highest degree. I say don't be so ignorant because one person contradicts me and the rest follow like sheep, as naive as this may sound I sense jealousy. Every one agrees with each other against me simply because they're scared to voice their own opinion and wish they had of said what I said first. Apologies in advance at the risk of sounding arrogant

Bull shit of the highest degree. I say don't be so ignorant because one person contradicts me and the rest follow like sheep, as naive as this may sound I sense jealousy. Every one agrees with each other against me simply because they're scared to voice their own opinion and wish they had of said what I said first. Apologies in advance at the risk of sounding arrogant