This has a very nice dark sound, and there's a video of Matt playing it on YouTube if you want to hear it yourself. I've been doing session work with it and found it suits a surprising number of styles. Also. Very impressive dynamic range, with different voices and characteristics at different levels of playing. The bell is also really nice. Shallow, and dry, not too Pingu. But cuts through perfectly with a rich warm sound. Ugh. I love it!