Stacked Cymbals ?

[old dead wood]

Go here:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSRtesvKWlo"]YouTube - The National - Runaway (Live Uncut)[/ame]

Pause at :12. Do those cymbals each have another cymbal laying on top ?

Thanks

[Bonebreak]

Thats what it looks like to me. Some people like the sound it gives when cymbals are stacked on each other. Im not a fan.

[Drumbledore]

Yeah people like Terry Bozzio have been doing that sort of thing for a while. Actually, I think Bozzio got it from the legendary Ginger Baker!

[Sagemonk]

Zach Hill would stack his broken cymbals atop each other to create a trash pile in lieu of a china. Super trashy sound

[Kazaamski]

If i have them, I like stacking small splashes in with the top hihat. Gives me room to work on the hats, and then i can get a quick accent without changing to a different cymbal.

[gretschfan:)]

I put crappy ozone crash (china-sounding) and put it on a ride.... it was like a trash ride. kinda kewl.

[ZildjianKid234]

If i have them, I like stacking small splashes in with the top hihat. Gives me room to work on the hats, and then i can get a quick accent without changing to a different cymbal.

...I think i just found what ill be doing tonight

[LudwigLifer]

To each his own.Im with bonebreak,Im not a fan of stacks or Chinas for that matter.Many do it tho.Hey,if thats what trips your trigger,go for it!

[Skillful Kai]

I hate to lower the whole intelligence of the conversation, but whenever I try to stack a cymbal it just doesn't work. It sounds horrid and they don't go over each other properly, I literally don't understand how to stack cymbals, is there something I'm doing wrong?!

[Drumbledore]

I hate to lower the whole intelligence of the conversation, but whenever I try to stack a cymbal it just doesn't work. It sounds horrid and they don't go over each other properly, I literally don't understand how to stack cymbals, is there something I'm doing wrong?!

I sometimes separate them with a thin felt washer.

[chrisbkk]

I agree with most of the above; in my humble opinion stacking looks and sounds horrible and at the end of the day you should be able to get all the cymbals you need around the kit anyway.

[Grampire]

maybe, or maybe its a thick china.