cymbals over time

[sheoth]

is it true that cymbals sound better with age?

I've got a paiste alpha ride and had it for 8 months and its just starting to have a sound more of what I'm after because i got it in a set and it seems to have got rid of all the really high pitched cutting tones that i didn't like about it.

is this normal in cymbals aging or is it the grease and dirt that accumulates from not cleaning them?

[yohin]

I think this is true, but it's hard to tell if I'm just imagining any sound difference or the sound is actually changing. I definitely like my cymbals a lot more now than I did when I first got them, but that could just be because I've gotten used to the sound.

[sheoth]

yeah i was wondering if it was just my imagination or if they really do sound different??

[oaktree137]

i think that if you don't clean them they sound better too... no way to be sure though

[IfSabianWasCheap]

i also think older cymbals sound better, but this is maybe because after so much use of it you get used to it

[kay-gee]

Cymbals do "mellow" over time, but we're talking years, possibly decades. I don't think there would be an appreciable sound difference in a cymbal after eight months. That has more to do with the ear I think.

all the best...

[Riouel]

cymbals do "mellow" over time, but we're talking years, possibly decades. I don't think there would be an appreciable sound difference in a cymbal after eight months. That has more to do with the ear i think.

All the best...

+1

[ThePloughman]

Your ear is becoming atuned to the frequencies of your cymbal. It probably sounded just as good when you didnt like it.

[sonorkid]

Your ear is becoming atuned to the frequencies of your cymbal. It probably sounded just as good when you didnt like it.

Agreed! I didn't like this Paiste Twenty 20" Light Ride I got last month until I heard it on a recording of some songs we're working on. Now, I wouldn't trade it for anything.

sk