I hate mixing and matching brands but I'm seriously considering a pair of non-Sabian hi hats. I've played Sabian cymbals since I was 18 but I'm having trouble finding a pair of hand hammered extra super articulate 14" hi hats.
My first concern is that they do not cut and slice through the mix. As in, bleed into the vocal microphones. I'm looking for something that will work in a low volume situation.
I'm hoping to find something dark, not clangy (when half opened), good foot "chick", not too loud.
I was finally able to make to a music store a few months ago to try out some hi hats I've been considering.
I was extra hyped to hear the Sabian HHX 14" Click Hats... nope. Too clangy (half opened), too low of a foot "chick", and in no way "clicky" enough, as advertised.
Sabian 14" HHX Evolution hats... close but not articulate enough and when they took on a Betty Crocker pie pan tonality when I played them tightly closed.
Sabian 14" HH Vanguard... these were perfect as far as not being too loud in any way but the foot "chick" sound was almost non-existent and they were just too dark. If these were just a bit brighter and had a more pronounced foot chick, I would've bought them.
I hate not having a place like Rick's Drums or the Drum Center because you can't try out their great selection. They pretty much had anything you wanted to try out. Now I have to listen to sound samples and YouTube videos where the recordings sound completely different and you wonder if the true sound is actually being represented.
I want a pair of hi hats that won't
So I'm hoping somewhere here will know what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for:
14" Sabian (but will consider another brand)
super extra articulate closed sound
not bright, cutting, or obnoxious when played half opened
good foot "chick" sound
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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