My New Cymbals !

[its one fine day]

I got these amazin new sabian cymbals the other day. They're the XS20 series, and i got;

14" standard hats
16" Medium Thin Crash
14" Medium Thin Crash
20" Medium Ride
10" Splash

all for £145. good or what? I also got a free bag.

[BATWT]

sabian? dude, Paiste is the only way!

still, that's quite a good deal you got. £145 was almost as much as my ride alone ha

[its one fine day]

its worth over £230, but my drum tutor gets stuff cheap from work

[BATWT]

that's cool man, check this setup though:

all paiste -
14" signature dark crisp hi hats
18" signature full crash
18" 2002 medium
21" signature dry heavy ride

oh yes, oh yes

[its one fine day]

nice. you got any pictures of your kit?

[BATWT]

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=11150233&imageID=102532142&Mytoken=790D207F-63A7-8697-57958A90AB927FBF6798307

that was before i got my 2002 medium, so there's my old 20" alpha power ride there instead

and no kick pedal, for some reason. i wonder where it was? i never noticed that before

[its one fine day]

cool. how'd you never notice a missing pedal, its fairly vital on the kit

[BATWT]

never noticed it in the pic, i wonder why i removed it? it probably broke, my pedal has a tendancy to do that; the nut that holds the beater in place is bollocks

[its one fine day]

that happens on my double bass pedal sometimes. it really pisses me off when i'm half-through a kickass song and the pedal either falls off or rattles loosely :mad:

[BATWT]

yeah, its almost as annoying as the cymbal stand becoming loose and collapsing (i.e. my last gig)

[its one fine day]

embarrassin. my stands are pretty good. they're Gibralter i think

[BATWT]

yeah gibraltar make good stands. anyway, im off for try and air out this hangover. inabit

[Idiot]

Those cymbals aren't great to be honest.

Any Paiste and Zildjians Avedis & K ranges are the way to go.

[endlesst0m]

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=11150233&imageID=102532142&Mytoken=790D207F-63A7-8697-57958A90AB927FBF6798307

that was before i got my 2002 medium, so there's my old 20" alpha power ride there instead

and no kick pedal, for some reason. i wonder where it was? i never noticed that before

whats it like playing with two floor toms?

[its one fine day]

lol good point. i didn't notice that

[nameless]

whats it like playing with two floor toms?

ive never tried that either, i use the two kinda middle toms like ron and byron in pennywise! im just used to that set up!

[icklebabygremlin]

Those cymbals aren't great to be honest.

Any Paiste and Zildjians Avedis & K ranges are the way to go.
Zildjians ZBT's

[Idiot]

Zildjian ZBT's are awful.

[Drummerguy123]

Ugh. I have ZBT's and I am fed up with them. Their sound is horrible.

13" ZBT hats
18" ZBT Crash/Ride (used as crash)
14" ZBT Crash
20" Sabian B8 ride (I got it used for $45! :D )

My drums are falling apart too. My upper tom is broken and both (yes, both) of my snares broke. It sucks.

[Idiot]

My cymbal set-up:

Paiste 502 14" Hi-Hats
Paiste Dimensions Medium Thin 16" Crash
Zildjian K 16" Dark Crash
Zildjian Avedis 17" Rock Crash
Paiste Alpha 20" Power Ride

[endlesst0m]

im still thinking about those floor toms...i would like to hear someone explain to me why its better to have the toms thier then on the rack.

[BATWT]

it's not a case of it being 'better', it just feels more comfortable for me, and the first one isn't techinically a floor tom; it's just my second mounted tom on a separate stand and tuned fairly low.

for the time i used this set up i found it must more easy to use, as i like my drums fairly close together and in front of me - my ride i like to have almost directly in front of me (as can be seen in the pic), and this cannot be easily achieved with both mounted toms there.

However, the 2 toms to me right didn't last very long, and i'm back to the classic 1 mounted tom/1 floor tom set up. Much, much easier to use.

And agreed with Joe - Paiste really is the way forward. it'll cost you a packet, but last you a buggering life time.