r/cymbals

Ok, so I’ve been observing this affect for a couple years now, just wanted to confirm if anybody else is having this realization. Many times, ive heard older drummers play cymbals that they’ve had for a long time, and the higher frequencies (and the stick definition) are more prevalent than the low ones, especially when riding on the cymbal. Take, for example, Kenny Washington’s K Con Bounce ride that he got in 2010. He plays this cymbal every day, so naturally it’s going to develop some patina. If you listen to the 2010 zildian video, the bounce ride is super super low pitched and has almost no higher frequencies. But now, that same cymbal has a ton of patina, and now sounds more complex and higher pitched. But when he got it, it was super shiny and dark, hence the video and the patina process. Anyways, any thoughts? All of the super patinad cymbals I’ve ever played have been somewhat brash and higher pitched, even though the original design of the cymbal was meant to be low pitched (original K con medium thin low, etc)

I'm looking at this Paiste Dark Energy Ride, and it has a bit of a ding and blemish on its edge. I'm wondering, in this subreddit's opinion, how much this defect might affect its structural integrity, and how likely it would be to crack?

Sorry!! #2 lol

Just posted a similar question a few hours ago, bjt wanted to ask here:

I just found a listing of a Paiste Dark Energy MKI 20" for $500, where the cymbal is in excellent condition, except for a stain on it, looks like something was spilled on it. Is it possible for this to affect its durability, or how likely it is to crack? It's unknown what was spilled on it...

So, recently, I bought this B10 cymbal on Marketplace and it was already cracked and repaired. I paid R$300 (I'm from Brasil; around $60). They don't make them anymore, and a cymbal from a similar quality is around R$500 ($100).

Is this a good repair? I know cracked cymbals, mostly, aren't the 'real deal', but I'm a broke teenager who has earned less than $20 in his entire gig life haha.

I may sand the broken part a bit more, since it still has some crevices...

I found this in an old cymbal bag from a used kit I bought and cant find this exact thing. Idk what it is

I’m at a point in my drumming career where I have all the cymbals I need, but we all need a little inspiration sometimes. I’ve capped my ride cymbal count so if one comes in, one gets sold. I’m mostly playing small group jazz and backing singer-songwriters.

So help me find my next inspiration. Which one of these are you getting rid of and what am I desperately missing to find eternal happiness?

(Thinking most are self explanatory / labelled but bottom three on the left are 19, 20 and 22 Old As, middle row left is a 4000g KCon prototype and second from the right on the top row is a 22 Paiste Traditional Light Flat).

I saw these things on eBay and they kinda looked pretty cool. So I decided to look for some information on their sound and from what I heard they sounded pretty good. Like REALLY good in a couple of the videos I saw. They're made from B20 Alloy which is great!

So I started watching these on eBay. They're up there all the time. They start at a penny but I've seen them got for anywhere from $90 to $120+. I didn't really want to spend that much. It's been a while since I bought anything on eBay and forgot, you have a better chance on getting things cheaper if you don't drive the price up so early. Well, before I knew it, there were 4 days left on the first pair I saw and I bid $60 on them. By that evening they were $85. Those are the ones I saw go to $120+... Whoops, My bad!

So, the 2nd pair I watched kinda went up quickly too. Those I saw go for around $80. I wasn't that interested in them. I have 2 sets of 13" New Beats so I really don't need to spend $80+ shipping and taxes on something I really don't need.

Come to these. I watched them. Expecting them to climb to $60-$80 before auction end. But they were at around $16 maybe 5 minutes before auction end time. So I sat and watched them. I figured I'd bid $45 on them maximum about 5 seconds before the end of the auction. Just before I placed my bid, they jumped to $26 but I pressed the Bid button and I saw $36 come up right after I placed the bid. Did I get them? My highest bid was $45 but was I too late? Nope! I won those for $36! It cost $11 to ship and another $8 in taxes. So I paid around $56 with shipping and taxes.

I was a bit nervous. What if these were just garbage? I supposed I could just sell them. Maybe get my money back.

Well, they arrived today. Packed in a box that was sort of piecemealed together. But I pulled them out and they were kinda light. So I was expecting a pretty crisp sounding set of hi-hats. Even the bottom cymbal is light. Lighter than my New Beat bottom anyway. So I put them on my hi-hat stand and started playing them and HOLY F'ING HELL!!!!! These sound TERRIFIC!!! MAN!!! I am really impressed with these Hi-Hats!!!

So, if you have an eBay account, look up Saluda Electrified Hi-Hats. The coloring is all different on them so what you see in the photo might be different from the way they look when you get them. Mine look better than they did in the pictures. So I'm happy about that indeed!

They actually have a YouTube channel. Check it out...

BTW, if you're wondering what all the pitting is in my cymbals, they hand hammer them.

Bought these for first acoustic drum set are they ok for £100 ?

14" (hihat?). Vendor claims it's bronze, but price is 25 euros so I'd say it's definitely NOT B20. I would like to be certain before purchasing it because I've found brass cymbals marked as bronze a couple times before. Is anyone able to identify that hammering/lathing? Thanks! :)

I bit the bullet and ordered a new K 21" Projection Ride a few days ago and ideally need it for today. I paid for expedited delivery for Friday which was delayed but it just arrived and now I need it for a gig tonight.

When it arrived the box was damaged and there was nothing in the box to protect the cymbal and it wasn't marked as fragile or anything.

Opening it up it looks to me like this cymbal has been played before too but I have never bought a new cymbal so am not sure how pristine they actually look given they are big pieces of metal and won't necessarily have a spotless finish.

Can anyone guide me on if I should push back and return this or if it looks fine? Given I have timestamped photos and proof of box damage on delivery am I fine to use it given they also delayed delivery as I specifically need it right away or will they then stop me pursuing anything with them?

I'm wondering if i would be best off asking them to give me a partial refund and keep it but I'm not sure how to determine any actual damage to the cymbal so as the box was so damaged I don't know if that would be risky... maybe with a partial refund I can get round needing to use it tonight too?

Thanks for any advice

Looking to get new crashes for a budget and came across these. They have a short decay but I don't know if that is good or bad for the music I play.

P.S the main type of metal I play is towards the death metal end of the spectrum but also like to play metalcore and grunge stuff for fun.

After a full 3 years of searching I FINALLY found a Zildjian A megabell ride

hey y’all!
i’m a metal and hardcore/punk guy. I had a wuhan china, loved the sound (especially for the price) but i didn’t like how i couldn’t use it all the time so i decided to sell it.
for lack of a better description, i think chinas can sound too “obvious”, as i genuinely dislike the trope of using chinas in breakdowns
i want some sort of trashy, china ish sound back in my set up that can just honestly be used a lot more.
Any recs? Not brand racist but i prefer zildjian just so my things match lol
just to start the conversation:
been looking at K or A EFX crashes, the crash of doom, and even some k special dry stuff. cluster crashes also look interesting! Also the k hybrid trash smash, etc.
Curious to know your thoughts!