NEW CYMBAL YEAH

[Bob Smith]

So sorry for the caps i'm just so happy cause i got this cymbal for $147 including shipping.
It's a Lidjian 'A' series 20 medium ride.
I love it. It's very versitile and with my cymbal setup i can play everything from light jazz to hard hard rock.

anyway here are the pics
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/614/pic0864ad2.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6465/pic0865od4.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3794/pic0867cg7.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2104/pic0868ng0.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1302/pic0870lt4.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8894/pic0871ha2.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6183/pic0873xx5.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2163/pic0874me4.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/71/pic0873yo2.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1069/pic0875dv9.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5423/pic0876xa6.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3770/pic0877qz6.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9633/pic0878on1.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3945/pic0880mv6.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1922/pic0883lt8.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3513/pic0887mz0.jpg

[lewisn27]

nice cymbal, how old is it?

[Bob Smith]

It's about twenty years old according to the guy on ebay that i bought it from.
It's great when i play jazz or funk it's a ride when i play hard rock it's a crash.
Like i said Before it's very versitile.

[Bob Smith]

Is that all you guys have to say about my kit or this cymbal?

[stasz]

Beautiful, and great deal too! The "classic" ride cymbal. If I were you, I'd toss that Z custom and just run this one as your main ride... but that's just me.

[Bob Smith]

Welll i play hard rock too. and i mean like really hard and i use the Z custom for that plus i didn't but it my parents did and the ywon't let me get rid of it.

[fendermrr]

Hell yea i love the sound of this ride. I have the same one, same size and i also use it as a crash/ride. I wonder what the 22in+ sounds like though

[Cymbalrider]

Uh...thats a 2000s Zildjian ride. I had one myself. The laser engraving for the stamp and the new style lettering including the "A" by the medium ride. At most that thing is only a few years old but it doesn't matter if you like it. A 80s ride still had the stamps and block letters. And they didn't say "Avedis Zildjian" on the bottom they just read "Zildjian". That continued into the 90s as well. The thing with those cymbals is that some are terrible while others are wonderful, so hopefully you have a good one there. Mine was on the heavy side (almost like a Ping Ride) but it was really loud with a lot of sustain that built up. You couldn't crash it, and it was really bright and heavy, but not pingy enough... I'm happy with my Sweet Ride now though. I have played on 20" medium rides that are simply amazing though, most of those were from the 70s though.

[Bob Smith]

I like it pretty well.
It's a feather weight compared to my z custom though.
10lbs Z custom vs. a much lighter (neverbeen wieghd so i don't know) A
I can crash it pretty well and it's not too washy.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Serial codes I found elsewhere


ID=1994
IE=1995
IF=1996
IG=1997
IH=1998
JJ=1999
JA=2000
JB=2001

and another
serial numbers began in 1994

first two letters
ID - 1994 IE - 1995 IF - 1996 IG - 1997 IH - 1998 II - 1999 JJ - 2000 JA - 2001 JB - 2002 JC - 2003 JD - 2004 JE - 2005 JF - 2006

[Bob Smith]

Well that's just what the guy on ebay told me so thanks for setting me stright.