Howdy howdy all!
I'll get straight to it; I own a Zildjian 20" Crash of Doom. I bought it thinking that it would resemble a bosphorus trash crash, which are a bit pricey and this crash of doom was a steal. It is very light weight, very thin with a nice "wobble" to it when struck. Problem is, it has a lot of overtones and is just a bit to wild and ringy following the initial attack, and it's also a bit too loud and just overall cantankerous. I would like very much to find some way to shorten the sustain/resonance and just get a good trashy attack out of it that doesn't have TOO much volume; i would like the accent/punctuation and be able to just ''mellow it out'' so that it sits better within a cymbal set.
I've read all of the other posts here on the forum regarding cymbal hammering, but just curious if anyone can point me in the right direction for what i'm particularly going for. Thanks
I'll get straight to it; I own a Zildjian 20" Crash of Doom. I bought it thinking that it would resemble a bosphorus trash crash, which are a bit pricey and this crash of doom was a steal. It is very light weight, very thin with a nice "wobble" to it when struck. Problem is, it has a lot of overtones and is just a bit to wild and ringy following the initial attack, and it's also a bit too loud and just overall cantankerous. I would like very much to find some way to shorten the sustain/resonance and just get a good trashy attack out of it that doesn't have TOO much volume; i would like the accent/punctuation and be able to just ''mellow it out'' so that it sits better within a cymbal set.
I've read all of the other posts here on the forum regarding cymbal hammering, but just curious if anyone can point me in the right direction for what i'm particularly going for. Thanks