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Probably a large crash with a good bell would be my preference over a ride/crash ride - I don't own one but I'd probably be checking out the Sabian 'Omni' cymbals
If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
Besides hi hats, which i find indispensable, if you could only afford to get one cymbal what would you go with? A crash? A ride? And what size? What brand (for affordability) and why?
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Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
Probably a large crash with a good bell would be my preference over a ride/crash ride - I don't own one but I'd probably be checking out the Sabian 'Omni' cymbals
Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
My Sabian HH 21" raw bell dry ride. Lots of stick definition.
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Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
18" Zildjian A Medium Thin crash. Use it for anything and everything.
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Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
For a beginner, I would think a 20/22" Zildjian A Medium Ride would be my choice. These cymbals are pro-grade, nice sounding, versatile, affordable/plentiful on the used market, and have been around forever. I will admit that I don't know much about the other brands.
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Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
Thank you
Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
I played on a 20" Meinl sand ride a few weeks back and I seriously got to have one. I am debating on selling my K hybrids and buying the Benny Greb set
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Ludwig Classic Maple 22x16,10x8,12x9,16x16
Tama Starclassic B/W 22x16, 10x8, 12x9, 16x16
Sabian HHX Legacy
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Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
Thumbs up for the Sand Ride. Just picked one up used with no flaws, only a heavy patina. Great bell, very nice stick, crashable, and I can build a big wash if I want. It instantly went to the top of my list. Now if I could only work it like Benny Greb does.
The boomy things:
Mapex Orion Classic 6 pc, transparent violet burl
The pingy/crashy things:
K Custom Dark and K Darks
K Sweet
Meinl Byzance
Silken Sebring and Avus
Dream Bliss and Contact
More cowbells than I have cows.
The "quiet time" things:
Zildjian L80 low volume cymbals
Aquarian Super-Pads
Roland TD9, Pintech drum triggers, Yamaha cymbal triggers
Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
Definitely a ride. I think I'd have to go with my 21" Bosphrous Master Vintage. Great for everything, doubles as a crash.
Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
This is absolutely true. You can crash it and ride it. it's biggest weakness is that when doing soft mallet rolls it doesn't really speak well at dynamics of mp or below, but it's fine from mf and up.
My other suggestion is my new Zildjan K Hybrid 20" ride. Beautiful ride cymbal, very crashable, and is beautifully dark and sensitive with soft mallets. It's only weakness is it has a really long sustain when crashed and I find myself having to damp it a lot more than with other cymbals.
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Have to agree on the HH- RBDR..one awesome cymbal.
Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
The blonde one with the great bell, good projection with a minimum of wash and, when crashed, fast decay. A nice ping when played close to the bell with great stick definition.
Yep, that's the 1.
Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
That is an easy question to answer. My Sabian AA El Sabor 18 is the bomb. It has a great bell (best I ever played), is a great crash, and is a good ride. Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Armory Sabre snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian HHX, AAX, AA, SR2, XS20 / Evans / LA Backbeat
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Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
I have a 20" AAX Metal crash... and I tell you what I now use it as a ride cymbal and it is just unbelievably versatile.
Being a "metal" crash you'd think it would be to thick and heavy but it's awesome!
14pc Yamaha Maple Custom Vintage (24pc in total) | 12pc PDP X7 | 9pc Ludwig Jr. | 9pc Pork Pie ZebraWood | 7pc PDP Classic Concept Maple | 4pc PDP Classic Concept Maple BOP | 5pc Sonor International | 5pc Ddrum Dominion | 5pc Orbitone | 4pc Sonor Martini | 70 Snare drums and growing!
Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
The only problem is that I do not have it anymore. I gave it away! But I now have a Sabian SR2 18" Thin that is a better crash-ride than the El Sabor because it has a better ride sound. Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Armory Sabre snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian HHX, AAX, AA, SR2, XS20 / Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
Zildjian 22" K Custom Dark Ride
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Re: If you could only have ONE cymbal which one?
Zultan Raw 22'' jazz ride... great jazz ride and great huge crash. But basically some high end big crash/jazz ride!
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