Liaztraht
Silver Member
Sold of an old handgun (yay sellers market) and have $450 from it to finally buy some hats.
There is just one problem, the local store (guitar center) has diddly squat to hit.
I currently have a 90's pair of Zildjian A Mastersounds. They work, but I'm not thrilled with them as the closed sound is OK, the open sound is lacking, but the semi open has a decent sizzle and slosh. They are also clangy when open.
I'm digging through some YouTube videos for ideas, but would like some advice. I am looking for a pair that would blend nicely with my current set up.
Current cymbal set up is:
19" AAX Xplosion Fast Crash - lower pitched, medium-quick decay, bright attack and a darker tone underneath, easily opens up at low volume but can get loud for rock/metal.
20" AAX Aero Crash - decently lower pitch, bright and trashy, quick decay for its size, but on par with the 19", a bit more crash like at low levels, more china like at rock/metal levels.
21" AA Bash Ride brilliant finish - basically a crash ride version of the raw bell dry ride, brighter stick definition on the bow, a little darker on the bell, medium tone wise and controlled when crashed, decent balance of ping and wash, longer decay but blends with the 19 and 20.
Hats wise I'm looking at the 15-16" range, with a good closed tight stick sound that can cut in a rock application, with a slightly darker and lower pitched open sound. So far I am liking the newer 15" AAX medium and thin hats. Oddly enough, in the videos I've seen, the thins had a higher pitch.
I did like their older stage hats, but would like a lower pitch.
Any others I should look at? Anyone try the newer AAX hats?
I'm also open to suggestions that use crashes as hats.
Thanks!
There is just one problem, the local store (guitar center) has diddly squat to hit.
I currently have a 90's pair of Zildjian A Mastersounds. They work, but I'm not thrilled with them as the closed sound is OK, the open sound is lacking, but the semi open has a decent sizzle and slosh. They are also clangy when open.
I'm digging through some YouTube videos for ideas, but would like some advice. I am looking for a pair that would blend nicely with my current set up.
Current cymbal set up is:
19" AAX Xplosion Fast Crash - lower pitched, medium-quick decay, bright attack and a darker tone underneath, easily opens up at low volume but can get loud for rock/metal.
20" AAX Aero Crash - decently lower pitch, bright and trashy, quick decay for its size, but on par with the 19", a bit more crash like at low levels, more china like at rock/metal levels.
21" AA Bash Ride brilliant finish - basically a crash ride version of the raw bell dry ride, brighter stick definition on the bow, a little darker on the bell, medium tone wise and controlled when crashed, decent balance of ping and wash, longer decay but blends with the 19 and 20.
Hats wise I'm looking at the 15-16" range, with a good closed tight stick sound that can cut in a rock application, with a slightly darker and lower pitched open sound. So far I am liking the newer 15" AAX medium and thin hats. Oddly enough, in the videos I've seen, the thins had a higher pitch.
I did like their older stage hats, but would like a lower pitch.
Any others I should look at? Anyone try the newer AAX hats?
I'm also open to suggestions that use crashes as hats.
Thanks!
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