You get what you pay for and with this Meinl tambourine you get an amazing sounding, strong, versatile piece of percussion. This tambourine can be mounted on any L-rod, cymbal holder or tom arm. The sound is fantastic and it cuts through nicely without being too intrusive. It has a bright, happy sound although you can sometimes hear the plastic sounding attack of the stick when playing quietly. I’m really only mentioning this to be as open and honest as I can in this review. Overall this is a solid, beautiful sounding piece of percussion that will easily outlast and outshine the cheaper competitors.