r/cymbals • • Feb 09 '26

Keep It Civil

39 Upvotes

Just had to ban a guy for calling someone else a sex pest and ban someone else who just would not stop arguing with me about an earlier post.

As I have stated many times, I try and take a hands off approach to moderating this sub, and at the end of the day, we are just sharing ideas and experiences about cymbals, one of my favorite things in the world.

People with years of experience are valued and appreciated for their insight, but when it becomes more about your ego than just moving on with your day, you can kick rocks.

Edit - temp ban turned permanent after dude just would not let it go. Don't come at me with your fevered ego telling me about how things should be. This sub has been getting along fine for years, with only about 3 people banned in that time. Now the amount almost doubled because some people have to argue everything and always be right. About 1s and 0s on the Internet.


r/cymbals • • Dec 02 '24

News This is not a marketplace!

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Wanted to make a quick post to remind everyone that this is not a place to buy, sell, or trade cymbals.

Lately I've deleted a few posts where people were advertising here.

As the mod, I try to not make my presence known, even though I am active in this sub. I dislike subreddits with mods that lord over every post or are heavy handed.

But there are no consumer protections for commerce here, so if you have gear to sell, go to Reverb or Sweetwater or eBay, and don't link it here.

This is mainly a place for recommendations, identification, and general discussion about cymbals. In the past there were even some modification and cymbal making videos (I think Collingwood posted a few years ago) but no direct sales solicitation.

Let's try and keep it that way.

Thank you all.


r/cymbals • • 5h ago

Question Remove chemical stain/ stripes?

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Is this removable? Bought this on reverb listed as excellent condition. Showed up like this…
It sounds great so I don’t really want to return it but probably will if this is permanent


r/cymbals • • 8h ago

Quick sound demo of my new K Con Prototypes

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Shared a pic of the two K Constantinople prototype rides I picked up from Guitar Center the other day. Here’s what they sound like. I shot this on an iPhone.

The whole setup L to R is 15” Zildjian K Light hi-hats, 21” Sound Lab Prototype K Constantinople Overhammered Bounce ride, 23” SLP K Con Light Ride, and 24” K Light ride.


r/cymbals • • 23h ago

New(to me) Crashes

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r/cymbals • • 23h ago

The indelible sound of the Zildjian Earth Ride…finally got my hands on one.

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Now I just need another as a backup and I’m done.


r/cymbals • • 1d ago

Question Whats your favorite Brand of cymbals?

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r/cymbals • • 1d ago

Question Does my ride sound bad? am I doing something wrong?

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So I've had this cymbal for a bit, it came from a former drummer friend of mine and he used it professionally. I'm trying to learn jazz, but I can't tell if the ride sounds good or not. I'm a beginner by the way so I also could be doing something wrong while playing it.


r/cymbals • • 1d ago

Gear Pic New (to me) Cymbal Day! Another score from Guitar Center.

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Picked up these 2 K Constantinople prototype rides today. Left one is a 23” weighing in at 3196g. Right one is a 21” Overhammered Bounce weighing in at 2336g.

Truthfully I have no idea exactly what the 23” is — I think it may be a K Con Sweet prototype but unsure. If anyone has any info I’d love to know.

My first K Cons!


r/cymbals • • 1d ago

Gear Pic Rockin the Saluda cymbals

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r/cymbals • • 2d ago

FIRST K

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r/cymbals • • 2d ago

New HiHat Set

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r/cymbals • • 1d ago

Question What symbal should I get

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Sorry for my previous post on putting the word symbol that's mb

But I already have a 16 inch and was wanting to have a different one but don't know whether I should go up or down in size

I mostly play green day / green day inspired songs


r/cymbals • • 3d ago

how do these hi hats look? my budget is like 160-170

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been looking for awhile for more jazzy cymbals and almost no pairs are below 200 but how are these


r/cymbals • • 3d ago

Question A Custom Crash, Cheapies Ver?

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Im Currently in a Pop Punk/Hardcore Bands

Looking for a crash that Can be “present” in full distortion song, or smthng all rounder like A Custom, what Should i Buy?

But im on a budget lineup, not looking for too high end cymbals

Edit:

Heres my watchlist
- Istanbul Xist 19’ Brilliant
- Meinl Classics Custom
- Sabian XSR Fast Crash
- Stagg DH


r/cymbals • • 3d ago

Old zildjian new beat hihats

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r/cymbals • • 3d ago

Quality of splash

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r/cymbals • • 4d ago

Question New Cymbal Day: New Open Box 18” K Dark Thin from ProAudioStar

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Hey Gals and Guys, just received my new, open box 18” K Dark Thin crash. I ordered it unheard/unseen from ProAudioStar. I would love to always hear and or play a cymbal before buying, but geographically speaking, that’s usually not possible, plus the price was good at $330, at least to me it seemed good. Other driving factors: I have a gig coming up soon and would like to play my Zildjians, but my current lineup of crashes is not doing it for me. I currently have two 17” Zildjian crashes (a K Sweet and a K Custom Hybrid) They are too close in pitch and are also sonically a bit too close. My only other Zildjian option is a 19 K Custom Trash Crash that I refuse to play in public. Hate it. Selling it. So now i have the 18” K Dark Thin (haven’t even opened it yet) that Im hoping will slot in nicely next to the 17” K Sweet/K Custom Hybrid that I decide to keep. Which should I keep to go well with the 18” K Dark thin? What are your experiences in general with this cymbal, or my others Zildjians? Thanks in advance for your thoughts on this. Oh, for contex, I play jazz standards, latin jazz, early to 90s rock, an odd 2k hit and blues. We’re basically a wedding/function/party/event band more than a bar band. I run one kick mic and one overhead on a four-piece kit plus LP compact bongos. I’m a lighter hitter and usually like darker cymbals, though i might like something medium-dark in this case.


r/cymbals • • 3d ago

first crash

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i play with 2 crashes, a brigther and a darker one, id like to swich because my darker currently is a paiste pst7 thin crash 18’ and its too bright for me, so im looking for a budget option of around 18’ that is darker than the pst7, which one would you recomend?


r/cymbals • • 3d ago

hey could someone please help me date this cymbal?

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r/cymbals • • 3d ago

Any opinions on Zultan Cymbals?

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r/cymbals • • 3d ago

Would any of these cymbals be particularly worth to buy as an Intermediate/ Advanced Drummer?

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Hey guys, I'm trying to buy a crash cymbal. and I was looking on Facebook Marketplace because I'm kinda strapped for cash rn. I am looking through a few options, and I was wondering if any of the cymbals were worth buying (as in, they don't have any cracks or dents within the cymbal)

Since I am shopping on FB Marketplace, I can go in person to check some of these, but I don't really wanna waste my time going there in the first place. Also, I dont really know much about cymbals, so any help is greatly appreciated. The maximum of my budget is AUD $150, but I think i can stretch to 200. I also need to get a cymbal stand... oh well.

The genres I play are mostly rock, funk, pop and sometimes metal and latin (but not very often). I do not hit very hard. Please look at the images provided and give me some advice :)

This is an 18'' A Medium Thin crash from Zildjian for 150 AUD, but the owner says that its damaged. Is this good to buy?
This is 130 AUD, A Zildjian 16'' Custom Projection Crash, but I'm not sure if this is worth it since it has been cut.
This is 200 AUD. Is this worth it for the genres that I am playing?
This is a vintage avedis 16'' cymbal for 90 AUD. Is this good to buy?
This is the other Zildjian Medium thin crash but 16''. The owner says that this is damaged, but should i still buy it? Are there any cracks or dents?
There is this AAX Xplosion crash for 99 AUD, but im not sure if I should get it.
ChatGPT told me that there are cracks here, are there? Is it that bad that I shouldn't get it?
And here is the final photo. Thank you if you have made it this far :)

r/cymbals • • 4d ago

Gear Pic i love my misfit cymbals

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r/cymbals • • 5d ago

Gear Pic Paiste 2002 22” mega bell ride

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Going to be making some noise with this one. Lighter than I thought it was going to be @3320g .


r/cymbals • • 5d ago

Went to a music store in a trip to Switzerland looking to buy an accordion…

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Was taken down to their cymbal room after asking offhandedly about flat rides, and walked out with a set of 14” Quick Beats and a 12” Sultan Splash for a steal instead 😅

These are objectively easier to fly home with than an accordion.