your ultimate cymbal set up

metal overlord

metal overlord

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Whats your ultimate cymbal set up? I didn a search and didn't find any threads dealing with this so I figured I'd start one.

Mine would be this if I was using Zildjian:

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I'd make other but I don't have the time right now.
 
No one ultimate setup but many "ultimate" combinations depending what is needed for different musical situations within my family of Istanbul Agop cymbals.

Here's a good "ultimate" combo within my Agop family I haven't posted a pic of in a while. 22" Turk Jazz Ride, 21" SE Jazz Ride, 18" Mel Lewis 1982 Crash Ride and 14" green label Agop Signature hats:
 

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Well I can't get my diagram from the Sabian Set-Up builder on here, but I'll just tell you.

HHX 14" Groove Hats
AAX 13" X-Celerator Hats (X-Hats)
AA 16" Medium Crash
AAX 18" Dark Crash
HHX 18" Evolution O-Zone Crash
AA 19" Rock Crash
HH 21" Raw-Bell Dry Ride
HH 22" Jose Pasillas Raw-Bell Dry Crash/Ride Prototype
AAX 8" Splash
Vault 9" Max Splash
AAX 10" Splash
AAX 15" Xtreme Chinese
AAX 19" Xtreme Chinese
HHX 20" Chinese
Vault 9" Radia Cup Chime

Well, 15 cymbals is a big much, but that is the exact set-up I am building now. I have 7 of the cymbals! I'm on my way!
 
My dream set up would be:

Sabian
HH 13" regular hats
AAX 14" stage hats (aux)
HH 18" med thin crash
AAX 16" stage crash
AAX 8" splash
HH 20" dark chinese

Zildjian
K 19" thin dark crash

This would be my dream set up at the moment.
 
Dude I own my dream set up

took me a year to build it, with a lot of buying and selling

PAISTE

17" , 18" signature full crash
17" , 18" signatur refelctor heavy full crash
17" alpha rock crash

22" signature refelctor bell ride powerslave
22" signature power ride

Sabian

14" AAX excellerator hihat

ZILDJIAN

17" K custom hybrid china
17" k custom dark china
 
MetalOverLord which models would you be using?
 
oh hell, my dream set up changes constantly, but today its...

15" Byzance Traditional Medium Hats
24" Byzance Traditional Medium Ride
18" Byzance Traditional Medium Crash
18" Byzance Jazz Thin Crash
18" Byzance Dark Crash

it'll all change tommorow ;-)
 
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MetalOverLord which models would you be using?
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I kinda lost the list of what I'd be using but I'll try to get.

Zildjian:
20" A Custom china
18" A Custom china
20" A Custom crash
19" A Custom crash
18" A Custom crash
17" A Custom crash
19" Avedis Thrash ride
10" A Custom Splash
12" A Custom Splash
14" A Custom Hi-hats
13" A Custom Hi-hats

Sabian:
19" AA-Xtreme china
21" AA-Xtreme china
14" AA-Xplosion crash
15" AA-Xplosion crash
16" AA-Xplosion crash
17" AA-Xplosion crash
18" AA-Xplosion crash
19" AA-Xplosion crash
20" AA-Xplosion crash
10" AAX splash
12" AAX splash
22" AAX Metal Ride
14" AAX Metal Hi-hats
12" AAX Hi-hats
15" AAX Stage hi-hats
 
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I'm just gonna be greedy...

Paiste Signature Sound edge hi-hats
Paiste Signature 16" Crash
Paiste Signature 17" Crash
Paiste Signature 18" Crash
Paiste Signature 19" Crash
Paiste Signature 20" Crash
Paiste Signature 20" Heavy China
Paiste Signature 20" Bright Ride (Maybe...I'm undecided on rides)
Paiste RUDE Wild Crash 18"
I'm also undecided on what sort of crashes they'll be...Oh well, still plenty of time to decide! :p
 
All Paiste
14" Signature Sound-edge Hi-hats (main)
14" 2oo2 Sound-edge Hi-hats(Aux)
24"Rude Eclipse Ride
20"Nova China
18" Rude Crash/Ride
20" 2oo2 Power Crash
16" Signature Power Crash
14" 2oo2 Thin Crash (splash)
 
> PART-1 : ( all treated with ACR - AmazingCustomReference SPT Brilliant cymbal anti-tarnish )
1>6" PAISTE 2002 BELL CHIME
2>10" K ZILDJIAN SPLASH ( VINTAGE )
3>12" PAISTE 2002 SPLASH
4>12" PAISTE SOUND FORMULA SPLASH

5>14" PAISTE SIGNATURE FAST CRASH
6>15" K ZILDJIAN THIN CRASH
7>17" PAISTE SIGNATURE FAST CRASH
8>17" MASTERWORK RESONANT CRASH
9>17" SABIAN LEGACY THIN CRASH
10>17" SABIAN OZONE
11>17" SABIAN EXTREME CRASH ( select )

12>18" PAISTE SIGNATURE FULL CRASH
13>20" PAISTE SIGNATURE FULL CRASH
 
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> PART-2 ( All treated with ACR- AmazingCustomReference SPT Brilliant cymbal anti-tarnish )
14>20" SABIAN HH SOUND CONTROL HI-BELL RIDE ( VINTAGE )
15>20" PAISTE SIGNATURE BRIGHT RIDE
16>20" PAISTE SIGNATURE HEAVY BELL RIDE
17>20" PAISTE SIGNATURE FLAT RIDE
18>20" K ZILDJIAN CUSTOM RIDE ( select )
19>22" SABIAN HH HEAVY RIDE
20a> 14" SABIAN HH REGULAR HI-HAT TOP
20b>14" PAISTE SIGNATURE SOUND EDGE BOTTOM
21>15" PAISTE 2002 SOUND EDGE HI-HAT ( select )
22>20" PAISTE SIGNATURE CRYSTAL THIN
23>16" PAISTE SIGNATURE CRYSTAL THIN
24>20" PAISTE TRADITIONAL THIN CRASH
25> 22" PAISTE SIGNATURE FLAT RIDE ( select )
 
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Well seeing as everyone else is admitting to having at least a minor form of OCD, i'll join in!

from Sabian:

AAX X-Celerator hat top 14"
HHX X-Celerator hat bottom 14"
HHX Dry Ride 21"
AAX Splash 8"
AAX Splash 10"
HHX Evo Splash 10"
AAx Mini China 14"
Alien Disc 10"
Radia Bell 7" (Inverted on Alien Disc)
16", 18" AAX Stage Crashes
18" HHx Studio Crash
19" HHX X-plosion crash
18" and 20" HHX Chinas

Paiste:

14" Signature reflector Dark Crisp Hats
22" Powerslave Bell ride
8" + 10" Signature Reflector splashes
10" New Signature Splash
8" Signature Bell
6" 2002 Bell Chime (on top of sig. bell)
14" Twenty Thin China
16" + 18" Full Crashes
18" twenty Crash
19" New Signature DE Crash
20" + 18" Twenty Chinas

Now, to get a sponsorship!.. or a high paying job...
 

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My belief is you can never have too many cymbals on your kit so the ultimate one is the one I can't afford!!!!

I play at least 10 overhead crashes plus effects and rhythm!!!

I happen to be in a band where we are all gear junkies. Hell I have a near identical "practice kit" set up in our studio to my road kit. The only difference is the practice kit uses all Zildjian Platinum cymbals!!!

Cymbal Whore.....

www.wolvesatthedoor.com
 
I agree - one can never have too many shiny things

Current setup is (all Paiste):

14" Twenty Hi-Hats
16" Signature Reflector Heavy Full Crash
18" Signature Reflector Heavy Full Crash
17" RUDE Crash / Ride
17" 2002 Wild Crash
22" Signature Reflector Bell Ride
20" Twenty Light Ride
8" Signature Reflector Splash
10" Signature Reflector Splash
10" PST5 Splash
20" 2002 Novo China

I have plans to add a 17" and 20" Signature Reflector HFC at some point, but using the dining room as practise area means I'm a bit limited for space!!! I would also like to add another ride cymbal. They don't all need to be in use at once eh!!!
 
ahh if only i had thousands of $$$ to spend all this shiny gold! or a sponsorship deal ; )

Sabian
HHX Grove Hats 13"
HHX Groove Ride 21"
Signature Max Splash 7"
Signature Max Splash 9"
Signature Max Splash 11"
Signature Radia Chime 7"
Signature Radia Chime 9"
HHX Chinese 18"
HHX Studio Crash 17"
HHX Stage Crash 17"
HHX Studio Crash 18"
Paragon Chinese 19"
Zodiac Gong 24"

Zildjian
K Hats 13"
K Custom Dark Ride 20"
K Custom Dark Splash 8"
K Custom Hybrid Splash 9"
K Custom Dark Splash 10"
Zil-Bel 6"
Zil-Bel 9.5"
K Custom Dark China 17"
K Custom Dark Crash 17"
K Medium Thin Crash 17"
K Custom Dark Crash 18"
K Custom Dark China 19"
Wind Gong 22"

-Jonathan
 
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