I love Sabian. Right now here is what I use:
AA El Sabor 18
AAX Xplosion Crash 17
Paragon Hats 14
Peace and goodwill.
If someone is looking for quality cymbals on a budget they should also look at Sabian's SR2 line I hand picked mine with my teacher and really licked them I have my hats 2 crashes and a ride. I wish I could tell what they all were but the one obvious cymbal is my ride which has obvious HH heritage.
Mapex Saturn flat black maple burl. 2 up 2 down. Mapex black panther black widow snare,Ludwig Acrolite,Ludwig Supraphonic,Tama SLP power maple.
I love Sabian. Right now here is what I use:
AA El Sabor 18
AAX Xplosion Crash 17
Paragon Hats 14
Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
Actually, I have owned the following Sabians since I switched from Paiste: 4 B8 Pros, 5 Pros, 15 AA's, 10 AAX's, 1 SR2, 3 XS20's, and 1 Paragon. This is counting hats as one.
Here is what I play at church (all bought by me)
21" AA Bash Ride
19" AAXplosion Crash
17" AAXplosion Crash
15" AAXplosion Crash
14" Paragon Hats
10" AAX Splash
Here is what I use.
18" AA El Sabor (crash and ride)
17" AA Thin Crash
16" AA Xpolsion Crash (bought two days ago)
14" XS20 Hats
Unused by me, or anyone else
20 " AA Medium Ride
20" B8 Pro Ride
10" SR2 Splash
Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
In my collection of cymbals, I have also 14" XS20 Hats and a 16" AA Xplosion Crash, I like a lot. I also have a XS20 ride as well.
Last edited by drummerMD; 04-17-2018 at 02:17 PM.
8pc Tama Superstar Classic Maple
Sabian and Zildjian Cymbals
After playing a gig today, which was outside just as the next two will be, I am going to play this setup at those two upcoming gigs.
AA 20" Medium Ride
AA 18" El Sabor
AA 16" Xplosion Crash
XS20 14" Medium Hats
I like to change it up sometimes, and it does not cost me anything. Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
Actually found a 17" Sabian HHX Evolution crash used so I may pick it up. It's more of a want then a need since I have so many cymbals,but I do lack in crashes. I have 3 18s and a 14 on my kit so I'm thinking of grabbing it and taking one 18 out of the mix until I find room to add it back in.
I have a small snare I'm adding on the left side of the kit and still want 2 Tama Octobans so room is going to be a probelm,especially after getting ahold of a matching 13" tom.
Hard choices.
8pc Tama Superstar Classic Maple
Sabian and Zildjian Cymbals
I ended up getting the 17" HHX Evolution crash. Just hard to find them used and in good shape.
Talked to the place I purchased it from and they said the guy bought it 2 months ago and didn't like it. So it's basically a new cymbal.
Removing my 18" AAX Stage Crash and putting the 17" next to the 18" Evo in front and the 18" AAX Xplosion where the Stage crash is.
Picking up a new pdp maple concept kit so I have a reason to buy more drum stuff.
Also picking up a nearly new 21" AA Rock Ride from a friend so I'm slowly going to have the pdp kit up and going. The Roxk Ride is going on my Tama kit and my 22" Earth ride is going to be on the pdp kit.
Going to experiment a bit with the pdp kit and see what kind of crazy setup of cymbals I come up with.
8pc Tama Superstar Classic Maple
Sabian and Zildjian Cymbals
At our last band practice I used these Sabians:
18" AA El Sabor (as the ride and a crash)
17" AAX X-plosion Crash
16" AA X-plosion Crash
14" XS20 Medium Hats
It was fun playing these cymbals. Also, I have two medium rides (AA and B8Pro) that I can use if I want to. Peace and goodwill.
Last edited by Drumolator; 06-18-2018 at 01:20 PM. Reason: Update
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
I am back to using these:
AA 18" El Sabor (crash-ride)
AAX 17" X-plosion Crash
Paragon 14" Hats
I also recently bought a used Sabian Pro Medium Ride that I can use when I want a more pingy ride than the El Sabor 18". Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
yeah I'll never buy brilliant finished cymbals.
I hate cleaning
Are the shiny cymbals easier to clean and shine, or polish than the lathed cymbals? I have a ton of cymbals. All lathed Zildjians and Sabians. I polished them all last year. I had what I thought was an epiphany when the use of a random orbital sander occurred to me. Went and bought one at Home Depot as I was thinking of getting one for the 4-wheeling scratches on my truck, and it worked fantastically. I'd just squirt some on the cymbal, lay a clean area of old towel over it, place the R.O.S. on it and move it around in circles on about six on the speed setting. it would get black, then start to disappear. then I'd move to a clean, non-black, area of towel and go over it. Two to four sections per side per cymbal would do it depending on size of course.
I'm sure it would work on brilliant finish too but may not be as necessary as there are no lathe grooves.
I highly recommend a random orbital sander to polish cymbals.
Last edited by noreastbob; 12-26-2018 at 12:59 PM.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
How are you like that xplosion? I have the 16 and the 18 that I used as my main and secondary. I still use the 18 and it’s my favourite crash but I swapped out the 16 for a 16” AAX recording crash. I don’t know if it’s just mine but it has this low overtone to it. Hard to explain but the 18 doesn’t have it.
Been looking at the Ozone line lately but was a little hesitant to pull the trigger since the sound wasn't quite there for me.
Wanted something tonal wise that sits in between my 17" AAX treme Chinese:
and my 14" HHX mini china:
Took a gamble and got lucky. Found a used 14" HHX xtreme crash for $90 USD. To my ears, it has a dark shimmery sound unlike a sharp "clang" of a china but holds more of a presence than the Ozone.
hmmm I'd like to hear that because honestly I LOVE my Ozone crashes.
I'll have to look it up on youtube
Tonight I will be playing these:
21" AA Bash Ride
19" AAX X-plosion Crash
17" AAX X-plosion Crash
14" Paragon Hats
This is the perfect cymbal setup for me. Peace and goodwill.
Mark Wellman - drummer for Jesus; Mapex MPX snare, Mapex Black Panther Venom snare, Mapex Saturn bass drum and toms / Sabian AAX, SR2/ Evans / LA Backbeat
Church Drummer's Army
Ludwig Classic Maple 22x16,10x8,12x9,16x16
7" Moon Gel Practice Pad
Sabian HHX Legacy
Decide whether this is love for the craft or simply an ego thing
http://www.redskymary.com/ NOT MY BAND, JUST A GREAT LOCAL BAND WHO SHOULD BE SOOO MUCH BIGGER IMO
I just ordered a 16" AAX Concept Crash Cymbal, Looking to add a 17" or 18" shortly. I was going to buy a cymbal pack but I am happy with my K ride and hats so for now I will just add 2 AAX crashes and see what that all sounds like. I am replacing cracked 17" and 15" K hybrids.
aax concept crash.jpg
Last edited by MDK; 01-13-2019 at 07:19 PM.
Ludwig Classic Maple 22x16,10x8,12x9,16x16
7" Moon Gel Practice Pad
Sabian HHX Legacy
Decide whether this is love for the craft or simply an ego thing
http://www.redskymary.com/ NOT MY BAND, JUST A GREAT LOCAL BAND WHO SHOULD BE SOOO MUCH BIGGER IMO
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