Which is the best hi-hat?

[furrylamp]

Hey all,
im looking to replace a broken hi-hat with a new one, probably looking around the £100 ($200) mark but have no idea where to start with the choice available. Our band plays rock, punk and indie music, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,

[da cheese walks]

man i hate to say it but i severly doubt your going to get a decent pair of hats for $200....

i think B8s arent too bad for the price?

I have a pair from a company called Anvil...they were 70 euro(if i recall correctly)....not too bad,but definitely not too good either....

[max77]

Hey all,
im looking to replace a broken hi-hat with a new one, probably looking around the £100 ($200) mark but have no idea where to start with the choice available. Our band plays rock, punk and indie music, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,

Dreams Cymbals :

Exemple :
14" Bliss II : http://www.frontrangebronze.com/images/bliss/14blisshats_526.mp3
US $129.99

http://www.frontrangebronze.com/Dream.html

http://www.frontrangebronze.com/articles/inventory.html

[Mr. Pasquini]

Check out Stagg high hats. Very cheap but excellent high hats. I purchased a set of their "Black Metal" hats recently and I could not be more happy with them. Dream cymbals are also cheap, but they are very thin. I have a ride that I love from them. Check out their "Contact" line for the most rock type of set.

If you have $200 to spend, don't buy B8s, they are very disappointing unless you seriously are out of money. Try everything, your ear is the most important thing, but I think Stagg has some of the nicest cymbals for the price.

[Wavelength]

Keep an eye out for second-hand hats. You could grab a pair of pro-level pies (for example, Zildjian A Customs) for that price.

[rendezvous_drummer]

Check out Saluda cymbals. Many people on here swear by them like SleepyBrightEyes. They sound very nice and are very cheap. Here's the link to the website (http://www.saludacymbals.com/c/)

[drumbandit]

dont settle for cheaper hi-hats, go for used hi-hats and just do your research ( as you are with this post) check ebay, cymbalcellar.com and while your looking just keep saving up. how bad would it feel to spend £100 on o.kish hats then see some great cymbals for like £120 a week later. just take your time.

[T.Underhill]

Again, try to go quality used. A cheaper pair might not last as long either since you're playing harder music not to mention sound like cuh-rap. A pro level set will last forever but getting new isn't a necessity.

[Drumms]

A pro level set will last forever but getting new isn't a necessity.

I second that.

20 cha

[ZildjianMan1023]

well i have planet z's i am going to upgrade when they pose a problem i know they dont sound as good as paragon or k customs but theyre alright

[radiofriendlyunitshifter]

you can get some new 13" 2002 paistes here for $225

http://www.massmusic.net/shop/?shop=1&cat=1218&cart=4943654

[Drumms]

Or some Paiste Alphas

[furrylamp]

Thanks for your help so far, but I am now in need of a hi-hat stand as mine has just screwed itself up. Its the 2nd cheap one ive broken, so ill have to obviously spend a bit more on that as well now. I'm thinking £80-£100. Ive looked up a couple, either the Pearl 1000 (is the 2000 worth the extra?) or the Tama Iron Cobra seems popular on here (not sure on prices), or any other suggestions?

[Echo]

In general and i know this is very "easy to say" but if your serious about your sound be careful about buy cheap cymbals. You can make a cheap kit sound great with care, tuning and skins but a cymbal is a cymbal you can do very little to it.

In general i would just save and save unless a seriously good deal comes up second hand.
Ideally for hi-hats if you wan't a versatile pair that have an incredible sustain with them (i.e. you can play slow strokes and the cymbals just keep the sound perfectly inbetween (with good pedal control)) i would advise K Dark Customs. And for bright and articulate ones, Sabian Master sounds. BUT here you are talking serious money.

I did however play these Ziljian 'Bizzare' hats for a ages which i had very little quarrel with (and that is saying something), they were bright and solid, but could not have been more than £150 i'm sure.

[Velimor]

I'll second the Saluda recommendation. I just got a pair of Mist X hi-hats and they're easily as good or better than any hats I've played.

[hauk]

agreed, I've got some mist-x hi hats as well from saluda and they're really great
they'll customize cymbals for you, as well

[Big_Philly]

Ive looked up a couple, either the Pearl 1000 (is the 2000 worth the extra?) or the Tama Iron Cobra seems popular on here (not sure on prices), or any other suggestions?

I dont know much about pearl, but Tama Iron Cobra is high-class stuff. But so is Tama Roadpro, which is significantly cheaper. I recommend the roadpro if you are on a bit of a budget.
As to the cymbals: I 2nd the advice on used stuff. People with more money than yourself will sometimes sell really good stuff at a low price, I got most of my cymbals that way.

[stevedrum]

Take a look at the Classifieds Thread in the general discussion section on this site. There are some good deals. With that budget you might find a pro level second hand hi-hats.

[dry_water]

K Custom hats...

second hand is your friend.