Just ordered some Wuhans... [Archive] - Music & Musician Forums

SonorKen

10-25-2005, 01:22 AM

Gotta try em out after all the buzz. I ordered the "Turkish hammered package" which is a 18" China and a 10" splash. I additionally ordered a 20" China, a 8" Splash, and a 12" splash. Should be in a few days, I'll post up some pics when they arrive....

puppet.master

10-25-2005, 01:36 AM

yay :D:D

go ken

join the owners club :lol:

yourstruly

10-25-2005, 01:46 AM

hey Ken, are you doing quite well moneywise?, since you seem to buy
expensive stuff alot.

TerranCmdr

10-25-2005, 01:53 AM

Wuhan's aren't expensive...

puppet.master

10-25-2005, 02:05 AM

that they arent

they still kick immense amounts of ***

Double Bass Jim

10-25-2005, 02:52 AM

They do indeed, good buys ken.

Aaron

10-25-2005, 07:00 AM

congrats ken, welcome to the 'han lovers club. first act of initiation, choke that 12" splash and then change your pants. haha

Nightmar3

10-25-2005, 08:01 AM

^^^ :lol:

Chester

10-25-2005, 08:26 AM

man, it seems like every1 is getting them now

VTDS_xx

10-25-2005, 09:08 AM

Sweet. Record the 20". I'd like to hear it compared to my 18".

DxRocker

10-25-2005, 10:03 AM

TerranCmdr

10-25-2005, 12:02 PM

^Lol that's the true drummer mentality - never too many cymbals :D

DxRocker

10-25-2005, 01:15 PM

^Lol that's the true drummer mentality - never too many cymbals :D

...or drums for that matter :p

and don't even get me started on bassdrums :lol:

boss

10-25-2005, 01:31 PM

They are great. I got the 12 14 16 18" chinas too.
All for a collective price of $100 CDN

oliv_da_skinmasher

10-25-2005, 01:33 PM

man, it seems like every1 is getting them now

great cymbals theres no good reason not to coz they're cheap 2

SonorKen

10-25-2005, 01:56 PM

I say we all ditch the wuhans and go Istanbul instead :p

nah, just kidding, that won't make me special anymore anyway :lol:

ken, don't you have enough cymbals allready? :D

what am I saying... you can never have enough cymbals...
especially china's! Isn't that right Jim? lol

You can never have too many cymbals.

I have heard and heard so much about Wuhans, played on them a little bit so this should be interesting.

GooseFilms.net

10-25-2005, 02:44 PM

Whats the point in ordering Turkish-style cymbals from a company renowned for chinese-style cymbals?

Hammerheart

10-25-2005, 03:22 PM

When I ordered an 18" china they gave me a 19 :( either that or wuhan sucks at measuring!

red n black

10-25-2005, 03:44 PM

19" > 18"

IronCobra2x

10-25-2005, 05:39 PM

Whats the point in ordering Turkish-style cymbals from a company renowned for chinese-style cymbals?

Um because they are cheap and sound awsome maybe?

aznriceball

10-25-2005, 05:41 PM

drum oxymorons never seems to catch on. like pulse pro

FockerTheLopper

10-25-2005, 06:01 PM

Double Bass Jim

10-25-2005, 09:48 PM

what am I saying... you can never have enough cymbals...
especially china's! Isn't that right Jim? lol
Hahah yea, gotta keep em comin in.

CombatWombat3

10-25-2005, 09:55 PM

When I ordered an 18" china they gave me a 19 :( either that or wuhan sucks at measuring!

One thing you're going to have to comt to terms with about wuhans, they're not perfect aesthetically. I;ve heard accounts of one half a of a china being significantly heavier than the other side, and quite a bit thicker.

rockindrummer

10-25-2005, 10:53 PM

Great buys ken, wuhans are great cheap cymbals. I can't wait for some pics man.

Jublian

10-26-2005, 07:18 AM

i'm considering buying some wuhans, (see my thread), the s series cymbal pack (with free 10 inch splashy), 12 inch splash and 18 inch crash

Aaron

10-26-2005, 07:58 AM

One thing you're going to have to comt to terms with about wuhans, they're not perfect aesthetically. I;ve heard accounts of one half a of a china being significantly heavier than the other side, and quite a bit thicker.

yeah my 'han 12" splash has some really hammered spots, so much so you can feel it on the otherside when you run your finger over it, thats what makes them great, they're all individual

oliv_da_skinmasher

10-26-2005, 08:03 AM

thats what makes great cymbals

l3n

10-26-2005, 08:53 AM

or incredibly crappy hammered-to-the-point-it-is-so-destroyed-there-is-no-return cymbals..

oliv_da_skinmasher

10-26-2005, 10:16 AM

Not if they're wuhan's they're great

spipedong

10-26-2005, 11:19 AM

One thing you're going to have to comt to terms with about wuhans, they're not perfect aesthetically. I;ve heard accounts of one half a of a china being significantly heavier than the other side, and quite a bit thicker.

I do like my wuhans, but I'll have to agree here.

My 20" wuhan ride is significantly heavier on one side than another, and it will rotate around so the heavy side is lower. Still sounds the same on each side, but it always has the logo facing away from me.

Double Bass Jim

10-26-2005, 02:54 PM

Hmm mine are all pretty consistant as far as weight goes, I went with all medium and medium-thins.

jcreamer89

10-26-2005, 03:20 PM

wuhans are bad, i eat wuhans

jcreamer89

10-26-2005, 03:21 PM

how can you guys like them , there logo sucks

Starship

10-26-2005, 03:22 PM

how can you guys like them , there logo sucks
Are you being sarcastic? :amaze:

Panopticon

10-26-2005, 03:34 PM

how can you guys like them , there logo sucks

That's uhh...interesting?...sarcasm i hope?

red n black

10-26-2005, 03:49 PM

Not that it matters but can anyone post a pic of the logo?

oliv_da_skinmasher

10-26-2005, 04:24 PM

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002F4MKM.01-AIMZUKBRH6H15._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

there

Double Bass Jim

10-26-2005, 04:27 PM

Whats wrong with the logo? They come off easy anyway.

oliv_da_skinmasher

10-26-2005, 04:28 PM

I love it to be honest great logo

Futuro

10-26-2005, 04:31 PM

wuhans are bad, i eat wuhans It's funny, YOU hate wuhans. I just hate chinas....

Double Bass Jim

10-26-2005, 04:34 PM

How can you hate em man! I know you'll end up getting one haha.

Futuro

10-26-2005, 04:37 PM

How can you hate em man! I know you'll end up getting one haha. Something to do with the whole "KAAAcrapANGG" sound :p

I like Wuhan splashes though.
<Shrug>

SonorKen

10-26-2005, 07:11 PM

Ok, playing them right now. My first impression is WOW. They kinda kick the crap out of the Zildjian chinas I have. They are similiar to the Sabian Chinas and the Paiste Chinas kick the living crap out of the Wuhans.

DO NOT underrate these Wuhans. My only concern now is their durablility. If they last a year its worth it. All of these splash's and Chinas for a little over 100 bucks is a deal.

And for the record, I have probably 20 splashes and 20 chinas so I feel I can give an accurate comparison.

The top of the line Chinas are the Paiste 20" Signature thin, the 20" Paiste Sound Formula special run from the early 1990's, and the Novo Chinas.

Double Bass Jim

10-26-2005, 07:13 PM

Right on man, glad ya like em ken!

Undisco Kidd

10-26-2005, 07:16 PM

Awesome. I'm gonna be getting a S Series Crash pack (16, 18 inch crashes, 18 inch china) and a splash pack (8 inch traditional splash, 10 inch rock splash) soon, can't wait.

SonorKen

10-26-2005, 07:22 PM

I do like my wuhans, but I'll have to agree here.

My 20" wuhan ride is significantly heavier on one side than another, and it will rotate around so the heavy side is lower. Still sounds the same on each side, but it always has the logo facing away from me.

When I bought my last kit, and had the ability to order as many cymbals as I wanted from Zildjian to buy I ordered a BUNCH of Zildjian rides. At least 2 of the rides had problems with weighting.

I did a thread on the inconsistency of Zildjians and the Sabians I was trying out. Its our there somewhere. Sabian seemed to have their a little more together, Zildjian was all over the place and Paiste was the best.

It all comes down to the actual way the cymbals are created. Zildjian and Sabian make a cymbal and then check the weight and sound charecteristics and say, thats gonna be a medium crash, or that could be a heavy ride. Now Im sure they create some individual lines like Paiste does, I don't know what ones.

Paiste sets out to make a cymbal when they create it. If they want to make a 18" Signature Power crash, thats what they make from the start. Hence Paistes quality and reliability of sound.

oliv_da_skinmasher

10-26-2005, 07:22 PM

Yeah i'm gonna go buy the 20" china at some point when i have the money they are great cymbals

FockerTheLopper

10-26-2005, 07:23 PM

I wonder what making hats out of 2 wuhan crashes would sound like

RichHunt

10-26-2005, 07:48 PM

Awesome man! I use an 18" China and 10" splash in my latest song. *hint hint* (http://musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=406772)

Futuro

10-26-2005, 07:57 PM

It all comes down to the actual way the cymbals are created. Zildjian and Sabian make a cymbal and then check the weight and sound charecteristics and say, thats gonna be a medium crash, or that could be a heavy ride. Now Im sure they create some individual lines like Paiste does, I don't know what ones. Zildjian A (Not A custom) sound the most consistent to my ear. But I don't like the cymbal line very much :-/

I wonder what making hats out of 2 wuhan crashes would sound like I made a recording using two 17 inch crashes as hats. Not that great for main hats, But for a wierd effect it is pretty neat.

SonorKen

10-26-2005, 10:37 PM

These Wuhans are so Impressive that I am actually considering ordering a 22 and another 20 and replacing them on one of my show kits. They would replace a 22" Zildjian Oriental China and a 20" Sabian HHX China.

The splashes are incredible. The 10" Turkish hammered sounds like your breaking a piece of crystal every time you play it. It reminds me of a 8" Paiste Sound Formula I have.

Anyone try out any of the BIG Wuhan Gongs? I may skip the Paiste Symphonic and look at a Wuhan

puppet.master

10-26-2005, 11:05 PM

ive seen them at my long & mcquade but never tired them

i probably will next time

Double Bass Jim

10-26-2005, 11:20 PM

Yea man try the gongs! Im sure their great too!

SonorKen

10-26-2005, 11:29 PM

Yea, Im going to look into them. I really wanted a Paiste Symphonic. But, hahaha they are a little pricey. Im gonna check out the Wuhan gongs.

Double Bass Jim

10-26-2005, 11:36 PM

Just a little... high :lol:

GooseFilms.net

10-26-2005, 11:50 PM

We have a Wuhan gong at my school. In all honesty, I'm not at all impressed by it. The thing is so damn thick, you just cant get a real full, solid chinese gong sound out of it. I think its 20 or 30".

I'll admit though, the 27" Chinese wuhan sells looks mighty appealing. Now thats a cymbal that can tear a song in half.

GooseFilms.net

10-26-2005, 11:53 PM

Something to do with the whole "KAAAcrapANGG" sound :p

There's nothing I like more than a nice chinese "Kahhhhh"

Aaron

10-27-2005, 07:23 AM

durability: i've had the 12" splash for 20 months now and no problems
gongs: the wind gong's pretty good, better than zildjian IMO, on par with paiste

SonorKen

10-27-2005, 10:32 PM

Ok, I have found a problem with the Wuhans. They are too thin when playing live when compared to the Paistes. The guitarists and bassist in my band both said they could "tell" it was a China cymbal but it wasnt a monster China PAAHHHHHHH like the Paiste's.

I am going to do a comparison of the Wuhan vs the Sabian HHX at the next practice. Im setting them up really close to each other and will do double china hits when comparing them to the other cymbals. Tonight I compared the 20" Wuhan China with the 20" Paiste Signature thin and there was no comparison, the same went for the 16" Paiste vs the 18" Wuhan.

Now, playing live and micced this will be no big deal, but, this is the first negative thing I have found on them. I actually took some Groove Juice and tried to clean the labels off. So many people here locally expect to see me playing Sonor drums and Paiste cymbals that I wanna try to slip a few Wuhans in on them. Id love to be able to paint Paiste on them to see if it changed people's opinion of them in the live setting.

-TheGlassPrison-

10-27-2005, 10:40 PM

Yea, Im going to look into them. I really wanted a Paiste Symphonic. But, hahaha they are a little pricey. Im gonna check out the Wuhan gongs.

Pricey for you?

noooooooooooooooooooo............................. ............

aznriceball

10-27-2005, 10:41 PM

they are also soooo thin

SonorKen

10-27-2005, 10:45 PM

Yea, to the tune of 20,000 to 30,000 for a gong.

http://www.paiste.com/prices/pdffiles/usd_usa_retail.pdf

top of page 19

check it out

<EDIT> To TheGlassPrison

-TheGlassPrison-

10-27-2005, 10:48 PM

sdfsdfsdgadfgdfgfgdfg

:o

Double Bass Jim

10-27-2005, 11:27 PM

Yea, to the tune of 20,000 to 30,000 for a gong.
Id have to skip on that :lol:

rockindrummer

10-27-2005, 11:48 PM

haha wow that is just a little bit of money :amaze:

puppet.master

10-28-2005, 12:12 AM

how can you guys like them , there logo sucks
not as much as you

seriously man

dont dis the han

RichHunt

10-28-2005, 02:23 AM

Ok, I have found a problem with the Wuhans. They are too thin when playing live when compared to the Paistes. The guitarists and bassist in my band both said they could "tell" it was a China cymbal but it wasnt a monster China PAAHHHHHHH like the Paiste's.

Are you saying they're not loud enough because the china's probably the loudest thing on my kit (maybe followed by my 18" crash).

durability: i've had the 12" splash for 20 months now and no problems
gongs: the wind gong's pretty good, better than zildjian IMO, on par with paiste

Man I've had a 10" splash for like.. 2 or so years now, used at home heaps, used out at church heaps (yeah, whatever, you might think that you don't play hard at church but you'd be very surprised.) and used at school gigs and such.

People who winge about Wuhan's durability are seriously full of it.

Aaron

10-28-2005, 08:05 AM

^i play the 12" splash as my main crash at church, and get told it cuts..

RichHunt

10-28-2005, 08:26 AM

^i play the 12" splash as my main crash at church, and get told it cuts..

The only thing I wouldn't use at church would be my china as it is way too loud! :)

oliv_da_skinmasher

10-28-2005, 08:28 AM

Yeah or maybe you should....it would scare them lol

Yeah my church sucks they dont have drummers its annoying

Aaron

10-28-2005, 08:46 AM

drummers make the best band leaders so its silly in a permament situation not to have them..

Double Bass Jim

10-28-2005, 03:37 PM

People who winge about Wuhan's durability are seriously full of it.
They are, it's one of those rumors that spreads around totaly untrue too. People who bust up wuhans are hitting way to hard or have horrible technique.

Hammerheart

10-28-2005, 03:45 PM

I broke a wuhan once, 10" splash, only cymbal I ever broke, broke it in a really weird spot to. So I'm sure it was some sort of defect.

RichHunt

10-29-2005, 06:52 AM

I hit my wuhan 10" splash awkwardly today (the side of the stick across the cymbal from the edge to the bell) by accident. It's still working fine. Updates at the hour. :lol:

Brokensticks

10-29-2005, 06:08 PM

I broke a wuhan once, 10" splash, only cymbal I ever broke, broke it in a really weird spot to. So I'm sure it was some sort of defect.
Must have been.... Where did it break?

Double Bass Jim

10-30-2005, 01:57 AM

Id guess the bell.

TTTSNB

10-30-2005, 09:16 AM

They are, it's one of those rumors that spreads around totaly untrue too. People who bust up wuhans are hitting way to hard or have horrible technique.
Well thats generally true, but I've been told that sometimes, they make defective cymbals that break very fast. Thats why you check em out at the store, usually the ones that are defective also sound terrible.

Dunmore

10-30-2005, 10:27 AM

Ya wuhans kick, and the people who say they are ****y are full of it themselves, ive had mine for almost 8 months, i play pretty hard, and have never had a single problem with them, they are great cymbals for the price, now i just have to decide if i want to get some more wuhans or go to AAX or HHX, if i get more wuhans im gonna get some S series to mix in with my trads, also get some big crashes.!!! Ya for the Wuhan Club, i think we have a pretty big one here!!

CasB

10-30-2005, 10:37 AM

Does wuhan also do endorsements? :p

fatcow2000

10-30-2005, 01:08 PM

thats a good question... itd be cool being the only artist on their endorsement roster. and getting **** for even cheaper...

22" ride... 99cents.

lol. but seriously, wuhan is really good for the price. id endorse them.