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Static 03-28-2007 08:48 PM

Just buy an 8" B8 splash and mount it upside down in a 14" wuhan china.





or something.

DW_ 03-28-2007 11:56 PM

Thanks. I might as well just try out both of those

Anyone else with any suggestions feel free.

Tim 03-29-2007 12:14 AM

i have 2 wuhan trad splashes used as aux hats and they are pretty trashy. you might wanna stack them so they hit eachother or just buy an aux mount and have them permanately half open half closed.

Ollie The Drumming Legend 03-29-2007 07:54 AM

I'm assuming his broken stack sounds kind of nasty, so just get some cheap chinas/splashes and stack them I would've though.

Daven 04-03-2007 09:16 AM

I'm buying a splash soon. I need one that is cutting enough for playing rock and metal. Preferably a "10 or a "12, and by Zildjian or Sabian. My local store has only those two brands. Thanks.

fishbulb 04-03-2007 01:21 PM

10" Aax?

MeaninglessPhoto 04-03-2007 01:36 PM

sup guys...I love my Ping ride, but its too washy for me.

Im looking for a really dry ride, with very minimal wash, but a warm wash at that. I want it to have a nice bell on it too.

Just throw ideas at me.

fishbulb 04-03-2007 01:43 PM

K Custom Dry?

Static 04-03-2007 01:48 PM

DAVEN -

A Custom splash.

Daven 04-03-2007 10:01 PM

I'll check those two out, thanks guys.

stevensonmat2 04-04-2007 06:17 AM

Hey guys, im thinking of looking into some aux hi hat, small ones with great control and response for funky playing. Suggestions?

Bonham#1! 04-04-2007 07:55 AM

Take 2 12 inch splashes and there you go.
Sounds cool.
DO IT DAMN YOU.

MeaninglessPhoto 04-04-2007 10:12 AM

Zildjian A 12" Special Recording hats.

Ollie The Drumming Legend 04-04-2007 02:36 PM

[QUOTE=stevensonmat2;14482317]Hey guys, im thinking of looking into some aux hi hat, small ones with great control and response for funky playing. Suggestions?[/QUOTE]

What Meaningless photo said, also:

Are you looking for crisp-type funky? If so check out some 13" A custom (mastersounds for a better response IMO), or look into Sabian HH or Zildjian K hihats in 13" for a warmer/darker type funky sound.

Ollie The Drumming Legend 04-04-2007 02:39 PM

[QUOTE=fishbulb;14478549]K Custom Dry?[/QUOTE]

That's a good suggestion, only thing is, I have that ride and find that although dry, it also tends to get lost under other instruments quite easily as not only is it dark/warm but also very quiet and can't really get all that loud very easily. The wash is small, but is certainly warm I would say. Look into other K custom cymbals? Maybe a K Custom Hybrid (though that might have more wash than you want), or even a K Heavy Ride (though I haven't heard one in ages so it might not fit what you want.)

Hope that's kinda helpful :chug:

__________________________________________


I have a question of my own:

I'm looking for a splash for my kit, for pretty much playing anything and everything, perhaps not jazz, but pop, rock, funk, RnB (not the modern electronic type sh!t etc), heavy rock, punk, possibly metal. I'm guessing I would get something middle-ish that would be ideal for rock/pop but would also work OK for the heavier and lighter stuff.

So yeah, suggestions would be wicked, plus rep (once I can give some more out).

Drum Phil 04-04-2007 03:26 PM

Maybe an A Custom/AAX/Byzance?

MeaninglessPhoto 04-04-2007 03:35 PM

I wouldnt go A custom, but instead I would go A. They are very versitile. A custom do have some nice splashes though.

MeaninglessPhoto 04-04-2007 03:36 PM

[quote=Ollie The Drumming Legend;14484282]That's a good suggestion, only thing is, I have that ride and find that although dry, it also tends to get lost under other instruments quite easily as not only is it dark/warm but also very quiet and can't really get all that loud very easily. The wash is small, but is certainly warm I would say. Look into other K custom cymbals? Maybe a K Custom Hybrid (though that might have more wash than you want), or even a K Heavy Ride (though I haven't heard one in ages so it might not fit what you want.)

Hope that's kinda helpful :chug:
[/quote]

Cool, cool. Thanks for the description man. It was very helpful.

Ollie The Drumming Legend 04-04-2007 04:29 PM

[QUOTE=Drum Phil;14484628]Maybe an A Custom/AAX/Byzance?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=MeaninglessPhoto;14484697]I wouldnt go A custom, but instead I would go A. They are very versitile. A custom do have some nice splashes though.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, I'll look into them.

What do you guys think of the K custom hybrid splash, and also the Oriental trash splashes?


BTW Meaningless Photo, if you wanna hear a K custom dry ride in music, go to [url]http://www.myspace.com/eightmtm[/url], listen to the song "Lost", that is the ride there in the chorus. It sounds good, but bear in mind that a.) the song is mixed very wierdly/not well and b.) It is not usually as prominent compared to the other instruments as it is in the recording, i.e. live/in my living room where we practise. Nonetheless it sounds amazing when you can hear it, esp. me practising alone I don't get overwhelmed by volume or wash when there is no band to drown it out.

FL3P 04-04-2007 07:26 PM

The K Custom splashes are dry and dark but still have some volume and trash splashes are similar but with the trashy characteristic. Cool splashes but I wouldnt say they are great in louder situations, more for low to medium volumes or for accents.

Little Android Man 04-04-2007 07:31 PM

[QUOTE=MeaninglessPhoto;14484697]I wouldnt go A custom, but instead I would go A. They are very versitile. A custom do have some nice splashes though.[/QUOTE]

eww at Avedis splashes.
i cant stand their sound. it is just so... gross.

A customs on the other hand...

Ollie The Drumming Legend 04-05-2007 06:53 AM

I've found a 10" AAX splash for £45 or an 8" for £40 second hand. I'm going to check these out later today, but do you reckon they'd be suitable-ish?

Also I'm going to look at a 16/17/18" HH medium thin crash - thoughts?

The guy also has a 12" AAX mini china, 18" A china low, 18" A custom china, and a 20" oriental china trash, all for way below what you would otherwise pay. Any ideas about these? I have about £135 - £160 to spend, which is roughly 1 crash at £85-95 + 1 splash at £40 - £45, with the chinas costing less than the crashes but more than the splashes (even the big 20" oriental for some reason).

So yeah, what do y'all reckon/

Zildjian 04-05-2007 09:17 AM

[QUOTE=LedZeppelin1307;14486015]eww at Avedis splashes.
i cant stand their sound. it is just so... gross.

A customs on the other hand...[/QUOTE]

please, Avedis splashes are incredible

oliv_da_skinmasher 04-05-2007 09:48 AM

Indeed. The 12"=SEX

Little Android Man 04-05-2007 10:53 AM

[QUOTE=Zildjian;14489176]please, Avedis splashes are incredible[/QUOTE]

i disagree completely.

there is one on my drumset at school that i play in jazz band.
it is teh gross.

terry_b_wanna_b 04-05-2007 01:02 PM

what do you guys think would be a better crash set up (which of these compliment best)

all cymbals paiste:
16 signature full, 17 signature full, 18 signature full
or
16 signature full, 17 signature full, 18 signature power
or
16 signature full, 17 signature power, 18 signature power
or
do none of these choices sound very good.

( You can listen to samples of these cymbals at paiste’s website: [url]http://www.paiste.com/products/cymbals/signature_crashes.php[/url] )

oliv_da_skinmasher 04-05-2007 01:04 PM

Try em out in person, and try mixin them with different lines/dif companies.

I LOVE full crashes but there ya go

terry_b_wanna_b 04-05-2007 01:10 PM

i wish i could try them out in person, but they dont have anywhere in town that sells paiste, thats partially why im asking

oliv_da_skinmasher 04-05-2007 01:18 PM

Well tbh i'd never buy a cymbal without hearin it first (in person obviously) and on here to be fair you cna get VERY mixed responses on equipment.

What sound you goin for, what styles of music you play etc.

Thats helps

terry_b_wanna_b 04-05-2007 01:46 PM

what i was really wondering is if any of the previously mentioned setups sounded good together, i dont want to have something like a setup of z customs with a k custom in it, because some such stuff just dosent jive together


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