AudioWonderland
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It seems that cymbals continue to get larger. 16" hats. 20" crashes etc.. Lest we forget DARK, DARK, DARK...
Are 13" hats even a thing anymore?
Are 13" hats even a thing anymore?
I don’t know if it’s a new thing. I started playing larger cymbals 20 years ago. I play a set of thin Paiste Big Beats and a set of Bosphorus Era 1600s. They’re two sides of the same coin. I would love a “tiny” setup, with a 17” ride but it would be more limited than my 22” ride.It seems that cymbals continue to get larger. 16" hats. 20" crashes etc.. Lest we forget DARK, DARK, DARK...
Are 13" hats even a thing anymore?
With Zildjian "hinting" they're bringing back the Z series, we may just see a rebirth of the classic KZ 13" Hi-hats. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Are 13" hats even a thing anymore?
They are popular... but the bigger they get the less I like the sounds.
That really did make me laugh!!It's like mullets and IPAs and facial hair grooming, people start getting into it, and take it way too far, until it's totally gross and ridiculous. Or until you have a cymbal that doesn't work as a musical instrument.
Like just because they can tune marching a marching snare in super piccolo range didn't make the need for a normally pitched drum go away, there's just a hole in the arrangement there.
Same here. I use 14" or 16" hats, 20" or 22", with various size crashes.I'm from the school of the right tools for the right job. If 13" hats work you, then by all means, buy them, play them, and enjoy them!
I usually don't follow trends, but I like old drums with big, thin, dark, washy cymbals that fit what I'm doing. I don't really foresee me changing anytime soon...even when they go out of "style."