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Picked up this little 10in Name Brand splash today unexpectedly and let me tell you… for 60 bucks, I cannot believe the absolute musicality and tone this thing has. Totally impressed. I am even thinking of grabbing a ride and a couple of crashes to see how they sound up against my current set up.

The gear train is a never ending ride. In my 40s, I have turned into a total gear junkie and since I found my forever kit (my coveted Pearl Session Custom) I’m now thinking of offloading my DW for a jazz sized set up instead.

Someone tell me I’m nuts.

I bought these l80s mid last year used

Tengo un Planet Z que suena fatal, muy brilloso y no tan musical. He estado pensando en comprarme un Avedis Sweet ride 21, pero ultimamente he estado mejorando bastante en el Jazz y me gustaría un ride que suene asi bien rico para el Jazz, siempre he escuchado que el Avedis es muy versátil, ya tengo un Avedis Medium thin crash 18 y quiero tener un set un poco más Serio.

Been sheddin’ for a small acoustic gig coming up, and I used it as an excuse to pick up some new plates.

I’ve been playing a 21” Paiste 2002 Ride from the ‘80s forever, and I love that thing, but I wanted something thinner, warmer and more crashable for this gig.

Found a used 21” Sabian AAX Thin Ride and gave it a shot. I really like this cymbal! It’s warm and delicate, great colors. It rides well, the bell is gorgeous and it crashes exactly like I wanted it to. I’ve got a single moon gel on there to quiet it down a bit, but it’s so musical, it doesn’t need much.

Paired with my 16” thin crashes as hi-hats (both 1000g), the dark cymbal vibes are perfect.

Here’s a pic of my wee setup I’ll be using.

Looking for whatever this cymbal is on Jesse Barrett's rack tom, this is a screenshot from the music video for Boreal Forest by Mammal Hands, not sure if it's even a conventional cymbal but it sounds great and I want to get one for myself in theory.

I got this hihat stand for cheap and the guy included a few extra cymbals including old italian Ufips and german "Apollo" . Any info is much appreciated! 😄

it’s just so warm and accents soft as silk yet dark and comforting, i basically stopped using my k custom 22 dark ride after getting the k con it started sounding like a trash can lid.

the second pic is the mid 50s big stamp avedis 22 ride i just got, its a very beautiful cymbal with such a dark and rich and complex sound, but im always thinking bout the soft embrace of the k con light. there’s no point to this thread just showing off some cymbals.

22” K Dark Medium Ride. Was fixing to settle on a nice used 21” A Sweet when this demo model came up on Gear Nuts (Sweetwater’s outlet pseudonym on platforms like Reverb, Ebay, et al) practically half off. It looks like a brand new cymbal. I’ve been looking for something with a little more ping and bell than my 24” light ride that also still functions as a crash ride, and had my eye on one of these, but not the budget. I guess it’s true that good things come to those who wait.

Used this cymbal cleaner on HHX complex’s cymbals and getting this residue after? Am I fucking up?

Update: in the fine print it says only for brilliant cymbals. :/

each stamp is for the cymbal after that photo
first cymbal is a 20”
second cymbal is a 16”
third cymbal is a pair of 14” hi hats
but idk how old or what they are

It’s a little mesmerizing.