BIG BELL rides from lesser known brands?

Cederick

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I know about all the big/mega/huge bell rides from Paiste, Zildjian, Sabian and Meinl.
I even have the Paiste 18" Psychoctopus ride :cool:

What other brands are making HUGE BELL rides?

I know about Orion also but I hear only bad opinions about that brands products.

What more???

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Are you just curious if anyone else makes them, or do all of these mega-bell rides lack something you're looking for?
 
That Bell must be made of "bell bronze" LOL. That's a big bell must be 7-8 inches in diameter.
 
I think Stagg has one, their cymbals aren't terrible.
 
If you want a really good bell sound get a UFIP from one of their heavier lines, like the Bionic series. The bells on UFIPs are in my experience the best. I have top end rides by Bosphorus, Istanbul, Zildjian and Paiste but for a heavy rock gig I always pull out the UFIP simply because the bells have a wonderfully developed clarity that the others don't posses.
 
Was actually aware of the Soultone one but here nothing good about the brand reading on various forums about them
Respectfully disagree.

Soultone is made at the same foundry as Masterworks and their cymbals are as good as any other top of the line cymbal.

They are legitimate hand hammered Turkish cymbals.

Big fan of their hi hats, especially the "Vintage Old School 1964" series. I have 4 pair. 5 of my 7 gig cymbals are Soultone, been playing them since 2011.
 
Respectfully disagree.

Soultone is made at the same foundry as Masterworks and their cymbals are as good as any other top of the line cymbal.

They are legitimate hand hammered Turkish cymbals.

Big fan of their hi hats, especially the "Vintage Old School 1964" series. I have 4 pair. 5 of my 7 gig cymbals are Soultone, been playing them since 2011.

Oh shit, sorry...

I MEAN ORION

Not Soultone, goddamn. I meant Orion :) wrote the wrong brand
 
T Cymbals Metalshop Big Bell Ride 21”: https://tcymbals.com/cymbals/21-metalshop-giant-bell-ride/
TRX ICE Big Bell Ride 21”: https://trxcymbals.com/product/trx-21-ice-mega-bell-ride/
Rech Atomic Reching Bell Ride 20”: https://www.rech-cymbals.com.au/product/rech-atomic-20-reching-bell-ride-cymbal/
Meinl Serpents Ride 21” (Derek Roddy Signature): https://trxcymbals.com/product/trx-21-brt-big-bell-ride/
TRX BRT Big Bell Ride 21”: https://trxcymbals.com/product/trx-21-brt-big-bell-ride/
Zultan F5 Metal Ride 21”: https://www.thomann.de/intl/ca/zultan_21_f5_metal_ride.htm
Diril Cymbals Rawbell Series: http://dirilcymbals.com/cymbals-3-rawbell-diril-cymbals.html


Also, Murat Diril and Saluda can make custom big bell rides for pretty good prices. And I’ve heard good things about the Amedia Fire Ball big bell ride and the Paiste Alpha Metal Ride, although the two are discontinued, so it’d be harder to find them.
 
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Was actually aware of the Soultone one but here nothing good about the brand reading on various forums about them
They get a lot of toxicity thrown at them for their marketing & sponsorship tactics. But their cymbals are legit!
That 26” Extreme Mega Bell ride is redonkulous!! I don’t play the kind of music that would warrant one, but I’d love to have it just to have it.

I mean...Twenty. Six. Inches!!! To quote Joe Dirt, “WOOOOOOOOO!!!! Look at that SHIT!!”
 
They get a lot of toxicity thrown at them for their marketing & sponsorship tactics. But their cymbals are legit!
That 26” Extreme Mega Bell ride is redonkulous!! I don’t play the kind of music that would warrant one, but I’d love to have it just to have it.

I mean...Twenty. Six. Inches!!! To quote Joe Dirt, “WOOOOOOOOO!!!! Look at that SHIT!!”

I own one of those redonkulous Soultone 26" Extreme Mega Bell rides. The bill height isn't as pronounced throughout the entire bell as it is on the Zildjian Mega Bell rides. It tapers off like a non-rock ride type bell typically does. If I get a chance to upload photos I will, but it'll be a bit because it's in storage while we work on refinishing the basement.
 
Respectfully disagree.

Soultone is made at the same foundry as Masterworks and their cymbals are as good as any other top of the line cymbal.

They are legitimate hand hammered Turkish cymbals.

Big fan of their hi hats, especially the "Vintage Old School 1964" series. I have 4 pair. 5 of my 7 gig cymbals are Soultone, been playing them since 2011.

Put me down as another person who appreciates the the Soultone cymbals, especially the various Vintage series. I have a pair of 17" hats from them that sound so sweet not only as hats, but as crashes, that I wish I had gotten a 2nd pair.
 
UFIP ride cymbals have fantastic bells, the Bionic series ride bells are really powerful, not hugely oversized but the sound is better than any I have heard.
 
UFIP ride cymbals have fantastic bells, the Bionic series ride bells are really powerful, not hugely oversized but the sound is better than any I have heard.

*cue the Six Million Dollar Man bionic sound effect here*
 
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