Referencing my last post to Pearl Discussing thread, I'm pretty sure I've posted also to this thread days ago, but I don't see my post anywhere..? What's going on here..?
Pearl VBL Concord fade (22" bd, 8"-10"-12"-14"-16" tt)
Pearl JJ1365 Joey Jordison signature snare
Sabian AAX cymbal setup (14" X-plosion hats, 8" Splash, 14" Crash, 16"-18" Fast Crashes, 18" China, 21" Raw Bell Dry Ride)
Tama Iron Cobra douple pedal (powerglide) and HH-stand (flexi glide)
Pearl VBL Concord fade (22" bd, 8"-10"-12"-14"-16" tt)
Pearl JJ1365 Joey Jordison signature snare
Sabian AAX cymbal setup (14" X-plosion hats, 8" Splash, 14" Crash, 16"-18" Fast Crashes, 18" China, 21" Raw Bell Dry Ride)
Tama Iron Cobra douple pedal (powerglide) and HH-stand (flexi glide)
Just ordered and put a down payment on some 14" Evolution hats today... I feel good I wont lie lol
I was oh so close to ringing through the register some 14" AAX stage hats but had a change of mind and ordered the Evo's. I got a pretty decent deal off of them too.. 40 bucks off. So I paid $369 Canadian instead of $410 (standard retail price across Canada)
I did good right guys? good choice paying the extra??
TAMA HYPERDRIVE BIRCH (rare champagne sparkle finish), TAMA hardware and SABIAN cymbals
I got a set of B8 Pro's in yesterday and put them on the kit today. They sound nice and should suffice for my style of music. I have a couple of gigs coming up, so I am anxious to see how they sound in a live setting with a full band.
I got a huge deal on some cymbals,one of which is a sabian AA 20" raw ride. Its unlathed and unlike any other cymbal also I own. It has no wash and is dead as a door nail. Has anyone else played one of these?
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Sweet deal! I got a pair of 13" Evo's and paid $385 USD. I sent them back to Sabian for a factory modification which didn't void my warranty and had them cut two vent holes in the bottom cymbal cup and added 8 rivets to it. The 13" hats are my first at that size and I was leery not having enough volume but with the added rivets, they sound awesome.
Yes nice deal,i played a friends evo hats very nice,give us your review
Looking for some info on Vanguards....never played Sabian before (Agops/Bosphorus)...
I understand they are not classified as 'ride', 'crash', that a 22" crash can be used as a ride. True?
Are these the former Crescent Vanguards, remastered into the Sabian HH fold?
Looking for some nice jazz/light playing cymbals for a small kit I am putting together, so the C/R idea is appealing
I just picked up a couple more Sabians in a trade deal. I've been wanting this 18" HHX Evolution crash for a while, and finally got one! It's as nice as I was hoping. Goes great with my 16" HH thin crash. I also got an 8" HH spash in the deal. It's cute. LOL It's like a cymbal, only smaller. No pics of it yet.
Aut Viam Inveniam Aut Faciam
"I shall either find a way or make one"
I had 4 of those evolutions.
Hands down one of my top 3 favorite cymbals.
Unfortunately at the time I started getting into metal and they are not good for beatings....
Amazing tones
Aut Viam Inveniam Aut Faciam
"I shall either find a way or make one"
I don't think my store has anymore in stock or I'd cut ya a deal!
Just picked up a 20" XS20 ride. Replaced an 18" CB700 for the kit I just bought a week before for the offspring. Guy drove a pretty hard bargain, but I wanted it.
Yes these are the former Crescents that have been absorbed into Sabian HH. They're all vintage style crash rides. Those will definitely work for what you're looking for, but might I suggest you check out Dream. Dream also makes vintage style cymbals but for a lot less money. I'd recommend either their Bliss or Vintage Bliss lineups for jazz/light playing.
This thread is sooooo awesome!
My primary kit is:
AAX 14" stage hats
HHX 16" Evolution crash
AAX 16" stage crash
AAX 18" stage crash
AA 18" Medium thin crash
AA 18" medium china
AAX 20" stage ride
other kit:
AAX 13" stage hats
AAX 14"; 16"; 18" dark crashes
AA 24" Metal X ride
On my practice kit (which is in a small room, I honestly prefer using B8's. I love the way they sound in a small room.
I purchased a used Yamaha set 5 years ago that came with Sabian B8's. As they were so much better than what I had as a youth I was very happy with them. In fact as I liked them I never really gave them a critical ear. That was until today when a drumming buddy of mine, A Zyldjian fanboy, said I really needed to upgrade my cymbals (to Avedis or K preferably).
So I sat down and banged away on my cymbals today. Loosening them, repositioning, trying different hits, sticks and giving them a critical ear. Here is what I found:
20 inch ride - Love it. Great ride, lovely sounding bell and a decent crash. This is an awesome cymbal!
16 inch crash - Like it a lot. Very nice crash and a very decent bell. A very good crash.
14 inch hi-hat - Like it. It sounded dull so I played around with it height and different settings. Different strikes. After awhile I got it to sound quite decent.
So after taking the B8's for granted with a constant thought to upgrading I finally take them seriously and guess what? They are very decent!
If and when I do upgrade I'm keeping the ride for sure. Might even keep the crash as an add-on. Until then I'll stop listening to the nay-sayers.
Better the devil you know, than you don't know! (Better the devil you know, the real devil is me!)
I'm chomping at the bit to get one of these. There are three 22" Vanguard cymbals that I've been able to find. One is a thin crash, one is a ride and the other is a crash/ride. They are not cheap! I'm buying a 22" Artisan medium ride first (also expensive) so the 22" thin crash must wait a couple months.
Last edited by SunDog; 05-29-2017 at 11:06 AM.
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