DavidPartay
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Nope, they just cut a small section out. They don't completely decrease the size of the whole cymbal.
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Nope, drilling does nothing. I've tried. My old drum teacher had a China which cracked and he had the cracks cut out with that same method and it does work. I was skeptical myself, but it's going to be done at Billy Hydes in Sydney - the guys who work there are ALL working drummers, professionals and ALL really experienced.
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Yes, I'm getting a crack cut out of my crash cymbal. :'( My 18" Paiste 2002 crash. Basically I take it down to Billy Hydes (about an hour away by train, or 20 minutes away if I drive there after work and don't get lost in Sydney on the way) and what they'll do is they'll actually cut a small section of the cymbal out, going in by about an inch to attempt to get past where the cymbal has cracked internally. So this should give my cymbal a bit more life, and make it usable until I can replace it. It'll be nice to have three crashes .
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The Paiste Alpha range is surprisingly VERY good, I like the splashes especially. They're probably the best value for money cymbal range on the market.
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Ok, my personal bias against Zildjian aside, the Z Customs are poor cymbals. It could simply be the fact that I can't stand cymbals that sound like gongs unless you hammer them with a tree stump, but I just can't stand the Z Customs at all. They're high pitched, they're clangy rather than crashy, and they're too gongy. Â But hey, whatever floats your boat? Â If you're going to get cymbals that are thicker than the armour plating on a Sherman tank, then make sure they're at least 18" in diameter. Just a quick tidbit - thick cymbals have a higher pitch than thin cymbals. If you have a 16" Z Custom for example (I have heard them), then it's this insanely high pitched crash sound with no attack whatsoever - it's just annoying noise. Â I actually recently cracked my 18" Paiste 2002 crash, which has left me quite disappointed. I've replaced it with a 17" Sabian AAX Studio crash (I'll continue to use it when I get the crack cut out). The Sabian has a very similar sound, but is a little bit more sensitive than the 2002 crashes, and they aren't as 'saturated', which I like my cymbals to have. I'm thinking that for the next cymbal I get (when the 18" 2002 crash becomes entirely unusable) I'll replace it with an 18" Sabian AAX Stage crash, and if my 19" 2002 crash cracks, then when that becomes unusable I'll get a 19" AAX Studio crash. Â Sorry, I'm blabbering on again . Â Pearl Dude - I had my eyes on a 20" Paiste 2002 ride before I got my Byzantine Rock Ride. It's an excellent cymbal, and the only reason I chose the Byzantine over it was the $250 difference in price (AU$299 compared to AU$550)and the fact that the Byzantine was close enough to the type of sound I was after to make me very happy . I don't really like the sweet rides myself, but whatever sound makes YOU happy!
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Unfortunately it's VERY hard to find Istanbul cymbals around here, which is disappointing because I'd love to check them out. I feel like I'm missing out .
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Ehh that's alright, I've got a website with several drumming 'tips' that I write up every so often . The worst costly crash cymbal I've ever heard was one I once owned. It was a 14" Zildjian K Dark Crash. Sounded terrible. It hardly 'crashed' at all, it reminded me of a gong more than a crash. Even my 16" Paiste 402 crash that I once had (RIP) sounded better! On the other hand, some of the K Custom dark crashes have really nice sounds. Just avoid the K range . I'm mostly a Paiste man myself, they 'sing' to me the most. I've got 18" and 19" Paiste 2002 crashes (I hit a shop full of Sabians and one 16" Paiste 2002 crash... I didn't even notice it was a Paiste until after I hit it and went "what the?! That's my sound!)
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I'll probably get in trouble if I link my site, but this is how you choose cymbal: Step 1: Enter music/drumming store Step 2: Ask for drumstick to test cymbals with Step 3: Hit every cymbal you find without looking at the label Step 4: Listen for the ones you like the sound of Step 5: Buy the cymbals you like the sound of Step 6: Look at label to see what you ended up with. I had a Stagg splash and it was great, but then I accidentally broke it by tightening it way too much in my cymbal case. So now I've stacked it on top of a crappy old 10" Sabian Pro China Splash for a REALLY crappy sound that does the job when I practise along with Dream Theatre . When I went looking for a ride cymbal, I ended up with a 20" Byzantine Rock Ride. Cost me $AU300 (call it about 120 pounds in the UK) which is just over half what I'd have paid for the $AU550 Paiste 2002 20" ride I was looking at. It's a great cymbal. And please don't limit yourself to buying Zildjian, because they're overrated and their quality control has been going down over the last few years Paiste, Sabian, Ufip and Meinl are all just as good - it's all a matter of taste! And don't play a certain brand just because your favourite drummer does. Also, Dom is a tops drummer. I've only been a Muse fan for a couple of months, but that's only because I was only just introduced to them a couple of months ago . They will have to tour in Australia sometime soon, I have at least one friend who would probably come and see them with me .