Recent content by ZildjianLover

I still love and enjoy my 22" K Dark Medium Ride. I had to sell my acoustic drum set when I moved out of my parents' house last April, so I put this ride, my favorite crash, and my favorite hi-hats on the set at church for when I play with the worship band every week. Some day, I hope to find...

Go ahead, and try it out. I used to have a Sabian HHX Dry Ride that blended very well with my set of Zildjian A's and K's before I had to sell it. I have now been reaping the benefits of combining my 24" Meinl Byzance Traditional Medium Ride with the same roster of Zildjians for a number of...

The Giant Beats seem to be the most versatile out of the three cymbal lines, as they are bright enough to cut through most rock music, but still possess enough warmth for other genres. I once played a jazz gig on a set with Giant Beat cymbals, and they served their purpose well. The 2002s are a...

Hey, guys! I bought a 21" HHX Groove Ride off of a friend yesterday for $150, and I couldn't possibly be more in love with it. While it is quite a bit thinner than my other ride cymbals, it still has pretty good stick definition, probably because the raw bell helps give it a drier tone. When I...

Several months ago, I bought an old 13 x 9 Radio King tom shell online, and while the wood is otherwise in excellent shape (solid tone all around when rapped with knuckles, no areas of peeling), the shell itself is warped just enough that I cannot put heads on it. It has reinforcement hoops...

Ladies and gentlemen, on Wednesday, I traded in my 1970s 14" New Beats and 22" A Medium Ride for a used 24" Paiste Twenty Masters Deep Ride. Historically, I have had a love-hate relationship with Paiste cymbals; the only ones I like are the Signature Dark Energy, Twenty Masters, and Masters...

Hey guys, I recently acquired a 13 x 9 Slingerland Radio King tom shell through a drummers' group on Facebook, and I wish to convert it into a snare drum. The drum is a three-ply maple shell with reinforcement rings on both the batter and resonant sides, and aside from yellowing of the white...

For the past five years, I have used nothing but Evans Power Center Reverse Dot heads on my main snares since I like a bright, open, and high-pitched sound like Buddy Rich always got with his Fibes snare, but ever since I switched the head on one of them (my PDP 14 x 8 Maple Bubinga) to a UV1...

On October 24 of last year, I became the proud owner of a 15 x 12 Slingerland Sound King marching snare that was made in May of 1965, and it quickly became my primary snare drum to use with my PDP Double Drive set once I put new heads on it. When the drum arrived, it had a Remo Ambassador batter...

I have a 16" A Medium Crash, and a 16" A Rock Crash that I currently use as my main set of hi-hats. I am thinking of getting a 16" K EFX to use as a top hi-hat like Eric Harland does since I like the sound. I am thinking that my Rock Crash will lend more volume and articulation to the hi-hat...

I have a 14 x 4.5 PDP Platinum Solid Maple snare that is far too sensitive for my liking (hence its nickname "The Millennial"). I am well aware that the very shallow shell is not doing the drum any favors, but I want to fix the problem as much as I possibly can with equipment. I have already cut...

I have a 22" Zildjian K Constantinople Prototype ride that has a nice, dark ping, which I love, but at 3714 grams, it is far too heavy for any music lighter than rock. I am thinking that either a 22" K Dark Medium ride, or 22" K Custom Dark ride would be a more versatile choice. However, it has...

I am a ride cymbal enthusiast who is looking for a versatile 24" in B20 to add to my collection. Any finish aside from brilliant is fine, and brand loyalty is not a concern. I am just looking for a ride that would sound good with my current setup while adding the unique tones that only a 24"...

Hey guys, I'm here to brag about the early 1970s 22" A Zildjian medium-thin ride that I've been over the moon about since I bought it for only $113 on October 18 at my favorite Sam Ash store. It has a considerable amount of patina on it, so it isn't as bright as I'm sure it once was, and I'm...

Hey guys, I'm not sure if there is already a thread about this, but I'm curious about what effect the shell depth of a snare drum has on its tuning as compared to another one of equal diameter. I'm wondering about this because my snares are the same diameter, but the new one has an extra 3...