[QUOTE=Diego]I am an intermediate player (4+ years) and I have really crappy Pearl Hi-Hats. I am looking for something that I won't have to replace and have a nice smooth sound to them, somewhat jazzy. I've been looking mainly into Zildjian ones, but any recommendations would be nice. Any price range, any size.[/QUOTE]


Zildjian CIE Vintage 14 Hats...

find me some cymbals... okay, im looking at all brands.

currently using:

a custom sweet ride
avedis new beat hats
wuhan china

currently broken:

z custom rock crash
z custom projection crash
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i need two new crashes, preferably medium weight... heavy is well... too dense.

help!

just remember not to buy Z customs.:thumb:

[QUOTE=saars]just remember not to buy Z customs.:thumb:[/QUOTE]

haha, yea i bought them when i was going through a travis barker phase.

bad idea. (live and learn)

check out sabian AA medium crashes, they are really sick

Or AAXPlosions

[QUOTE=HeLLmO]check out sabian AA medium crashes, they are really sick[/QUOTE]

omg poor cymbals, they sould go to a doctor

[QUOTE=full collapse]Right now I have a 21" AA Dry ride and i'm looking for something with a bigger bell, a bit more stick definition and just a little louder and cutting overall really. More presence... No price restriction or brand preference.[/QUOTE]

Anybody....?

[QUOTE=full collapse]Anybody....?[/QUOTE]

maybe the AA raw bell dry ride,

[QUOTE=full collapse]Anybody....?[/QUOTE]

The way it sounds, it seems like the AA Raw Bell Dry Ride would be suiting, just like he said.

will an AA regular 14" over an AAX xcelerator 14" sound good? or will it make ringy noises?

[QUOTE=chewaz]will an AA regular 14" over an AAX xcelerator 14" sound good? or will it make ringy noises?[/QUOTE]

The AA regular hats and the AAX stage hats are so similar that it would probably sound the same as xcelerator hats. The xcelerator top is pretty much like the stage top. medium in weight. The difference being that xcelerators i dont think come in brilliant finish. Ive never seen them in brilliant. Youre better off jsut getting xcelerators or stage hats. Save the trouble of ordering 2 sepereat cymbals.

what i meant to do was, im gettin the AA regular so i can buy a aax-xcelerator bottom, and have like two different tipes of hats

so youre going to buy the AA pair and then the xcelerator bottom too so youre having like 3 hats? so you can pair them differently?

yeah! me smart (right?)

Well theres nothing wrong with trying it out. If you dont like it then you can buy another hi hat and just keep trying new combos.

Hey guys!

I don't like the crash I've got now, it's more like a jazz-crash in my opinion. I would like to have something that more fits to Heavy metal beats and such.
What do you think I need? :naughty:

Paiste Rude :p

[QUOTE=Metalftw]Hey guys!

I don't like the crash I've got now, it's more like a jazz-crash in my opinion. I would like to have something that more fits to Heavy metal beats and such.
What do you think I need? :naughty:[/QUOTE]

whats the crash you have now? my first impulse is to say 16" aaxplosion and 18/19" aaxplosion

are the meinl classics any good? im currently tryin to upgrade from 101s/solars and i was wonderin what would be best to buy seens im low on funds...im lookin at the sabian AAs or even pro sonix.. any other suggestions owuld be appreciated..

^well, meinl classic crashes are okay, if u get big ones i.e 18''+ but i would definatly go AA or maybe meinl raker over classics and sonix

oh right thanks.. these are intermediate cymbals i take it?
i may get a mixture of the meinl rakers and the the AAs as i played some AAs at a local music shop and they sounded hot! thanks!

yea AA's and up from sabian are just ungodly amazing, and i belive rakers are meinl's cymbals that are made to be bashed hard, or maybe that is MB20, or it could be both, but rakers are pretty good

thanks alot dude

the AA fusion has a HH bottom? and the AA sizzle hats have a vented bottom?

[QUOTE=Bullet for My Valentine]thanks alot dude[/QUOTE]

no problem man.

as for AA fusion having an HH bottom i do not know, but i do know the sizzle hats are vented on the bottom

im looking for a splash with a real washy sound any suggestions

a bigger splash, 12" or so.

I am a beginning drummer. I recently started playing with a band and am looking to add-on to my current cymbal setup.
I have Zildijan ZBT 20" ride, 18" & 16" crash, & 14" High-hats.
I play mostly Rock & Country.
I am looking a getting a splash, china, & fast crash. Any suggestions.
I don't have much to spend...I was looking at Wuhan for the splash & china.

Hit me with it....

well, id replace all your cymblas first

not to poke fun, but a kit with more than 3 or 4 zbt's is just ugly and a waste of money

go big.

[QUOTE=dark_sunglasses2002]I am a beginning drummer. I recently started playing with a band and am looking to add-on to my current cymbal setup.
I have Zildijan ZBT 20" ride, 18" & 16" crash, & 14" High-hats.
I play mostly Rock & Country.
I am looking a getting a splash, china, & fast crash. Any suggestions.
I don't have much to spend...I was looking at Wuhan for the splash & china.

Hit me with it....[/QUOTE]

seeing how you play both rock and country you might want to look into something from the K series for crashes from zildjian. From sabian, look into something like the Hand Hammered series or HHX. You will probably for crashes want something like medium or medium thin in size as it will be more versatile.

yea, you would want to get versatile cymbals, Ks and HHs would be good, but As and AAs wouldnt be bad either, u kinda have a lotta options for that genre

i think Meinl Byzance may work for that guy too, those are sick cymbals

Im looking for a set/pack of cymbals that are decent sounding, I play rock/indie music with my band and I found these on ebay: [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SABIAN-B8-cymbal-set-free-cymbals-free-cymbal-bag_W0QQitemZ7390859475QQcategoryZ38097QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Click Here[/URL]
The kit I have came with one cymbal which I really don't like the sound of and a crap pair of Hi-Hats which sound terrible. Would this pack be any good as I need cymbals urgently, especially Ride and Hi-Hats.

Thanks in advance.

Wuhan Traditional & Rock Splash???

i dont have a lot of experience with wuhans, but i saw them on musicians friend and im tryin to find some splashes and im wonderin if they are any good

[QUOTE=LedZeppelin1307]Wuhan Traditional & Rock Splash???

i dont have a lot of experience with wuhans, but i saw them on musicians friend and im tryin to find some splashes and im wonderin if they are any good[/QUOTE]

Very good splashes. Excellent for the price.

Okay...erm...i need to get rid of my 302 and i have been thinking about a 16" AAX Stage Crash. Im not too sure about it though,so i need help from you guys. I want a sort of bright shimerring(sp?) crash, that is forceful and something versatile, but can be used in rock too.(music like The Darkness,Iron Maiden,RHCP,Van Halen) Thanks.

^AAX stage would probably be good, look into sabian Vault too

AAXplosion or vault

A Custom, Vault, AA, AAX, Maybe A.