Juniper
Gold Member
For years I’ve been searching for ‘that’ ride cymbal, the one that does it all.
I’ve got a number of rides but they all do something different. They are either washy, dry, heavy, crash-able but I’ve been looking for years for one that does it all. I was beginning to think it was an element of the kit I'd never be 100% satisfied with.
Bought a Sabian HH 21” Vanguard a couple of weeks ago after not being to shake how good it sounded last year when I played it for a few minutes at a noisy trade show and today, finally, came the day when I used it in a band rehearsal situation.
It blew me away. Stickings are woody and defined and the cymbal omits one hell of a dark, smokey, lovely wash. You can really lay into it but it’s controlled at soft-medium hits the same time. The bell isn’t too much, the ride also crashes brilliantly and also although It’s a fairly light cymbal it feels heavier, which is what I was hoping for.
It took me 20 years but I finally found THE ride cymbal to rule them all in my collection. I’ll continue to use my others for purpose/song requirements but this is certainly my ‘go to’ from now on.
Unreal, can’t wait to keep playing this thing. Even the band immediately commented that it sounded lovely.
One hell of a cymbal.
Does anyone play any other cymbals from this line? If so what are your impressions of them?
I’ve got a number of rides but they all do something different. They are either washy, dry, heavy, crash-able but I’ve been looking for years for one that does it all. I was beginning to think it was an element of the kit I'd never be 100% satisfied with.
Bought a Sabian HH 21” Vanguard a couple of weeks ago after not being to shake how good it sounded last year when I played it for a few minutes at a noisy trade show and today, finally, came the day when I used it in a band rehearsal situation.
It blew me away. Stickings are woody and defined and the cymbal omits one hell of a dark, smokey, lovely wash. You can really lay into it but it’s controlled at soft-medium hits the same time. The bell isn’t too much, the ride also crashes brilliantly and also although It’s a fairly light cymbal it feels heavier, which is what I was hoping for.
It took me 20 years but I finally found THE ride cymbal to rule them all in my collection. I’ll continue to use my others for purpose/song requirements but this is certainly my ‘go to’ from now on.
Unreal, can’t wait to keep playing this thing. Even the band immediately commented that it sounded lovely.
One hell of a cymbal.
Does anyone play any other cymbals from this line? If so what are your impressions of them?
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