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DethChamber999
03-22-2006, 01:10 AM
I have had my kit about 2 1/2 months and no ride and I am getting tired of my Paiste pst 3 hats. So Next moth I am upgrading to 14" Istanbul Sultan Hi-Hats,
and I am torn between 22" Sultan Ride and the 22" Alchemy Rock ride. I still have time to decide but I can wait!!!!!!! Istanbuls :drool:
Jezen
03-22-2006, 01:13 AM
Good stuff man! Go with the Sultan over the Alchemy Rock though.
ian1988
03-22-2006, 01:16 AM
Or go with Bosphorus!!!!!:P
Jezen
03-22-2006, 01:16 AM
^^^
Never! Blaspheme!
DethChamber999
03-22-2006, 01:21 AM
Yea I am sticking with Istanbuls. I want a versitile ride and the guy I have been talking with told me the Sultan ride was a good choice. Then He also recommended the rock ride. I described what i wanted and he pointed me to those 2.
ian1988
03-22-2006, 03:45 AM
^^^
Never! Blaspheme!

Shat na :p....Bosphorus all the way. Only reason ive got a trad agop crash is cuz it was at a bargain of a price.
Josiah
03-22-2006, 04:02 AM
Yea I am sticking with Istanbuls. I want a versitile ride and the guy I have been talking with told me the Sultan ride was a good choice. Then He also recommended the rock ride. I described what i wanted and he pointed me to those 2.


You say you are stickign with them.. yet you've never heard them and are going off what other people say.


You need to LISTEN to the things before you buy them. Be it ZIldjian, UFIP, or whoever.. buying blind is just retarded. You have to listen to them, make sure it's really the sound you want.

Sound is not text.
ian1988
03-22-2006, 06:55 AM
Unless the cymbal is in nearly prestine condition and the price of it is well below the retail half price, then mayb you could make an exception!
DethChamber999
03-22-2006, 09:59 AM
You say you are stickign with them.. yet you've never heard them and are going off what other people say.


You need to LISTEN to the things before you buy them. Be it ZIldjian, UFIP, or whoever.. buying blind is just retarded. You have to listen to them, make sure it's really the sound you want.

Sound is not text.

I get a satisfaction gaurantee so no harm done. Plus I like the hand hammered sound.
oliv_da_skinmasher
03-22-2006, 10:23 AM
test em out. only way u'll ever know
VTDS_xx
03-22-2006, 02:31 PM
Or, since he gets a satisfaction guarantee, he can just order them and go with them if he likes them. If not, send them back. ;)
spirit
03-22-2006, 02:47 PM
Personally, I'd go Sultan.

I need to get me an Istanbul ride, maybe an Agop 20". It'll make a nice partner for my RBDR. Create a bigger sound palette, etc.
Josiah
03-22-2006, 03:07 PM
I get a satisfaction gaurantee so no harm done. Plus I like the hand hammered sound.

yea, that's true. keep in mind every cymbal company has "hand hammered" cymbals.


For the record, I doubt there's more then 5-10 people on the earth who could tell the difference between actual hand hammering, and maching controlled hammering.
DethChamber999
03-22-2006, 05:42 PM
I know you really cant tell the difference and I have tried hats and rides from Sabian, Zildjian, and Paiste any thing that I can get my hands on in the few music stores we have and I could not find one I liked. I have heard the Sultan hats before know someone who has them and I love them, so I am kinda going by that. Also there is just something about every cymbal being made by hand, just so unique and how usually no 2 sound alike.