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Totally agree with the Paistes Masters line. I have a complete set and they are exactly what you are describing. Dark and warm, but...

I saw that kit on Instagram today. Absolute insanity. I love Craviotto and I own one of their snare drums. It's an excellent all-around...

Major: Ludwig or Gretsch Boutique: C&C

With my all-female grass-rock band. Ludwig Legacy Mahogany 13/16/22, 5" Classic Maple snare, 15" Paiste 602 medium/heavy hats, 18/19...

1966 Ludwig with Paistes

My tip o’ the cap to ‘68-‘77-era Charlie. Nice outdoor gig tonight… my first one back since catching Covee on July 4th. Still feeling...

A pic from a fun wedding gig I did earlier this Summer . Gretsch USA Custom kit with Sonor Protean snare . Sabian HHX Anthology and...

Sure, root around in my GET CYMBALS link below-- there are a lot of videos of the cymbals (current and past), played by me, and a lot of...

I'll give this a shot!

There aren't many 'bad' cymbals by the well known cymbal companies, just cymbals not to one's taste. I've tried a lot of Agop crashes...

Hmm… I don’t know much about them. Can you steer me in a direction? My Agop set up currently is: 15” OM or 30th hats 19” Traditional...

The best Agops are great, but I've played a lot of bad ones too. The main problems I've experienced are that they were difficult to...

This! Exactly this! Chris nailed it perfectly.

I have one of the Xist Dry Dark rides. It is VERY dry. Sounds less usable in person on it's own, but actually in a musical context...

I’d try it online first. They vary by quite a bit. Memphis Drum Shop would be a place to start. Or Drum Center of Portsmouth Is another...