Cymbals

With its dark tone, the highly-responsive SABIAN 18 HHX Legacy Crash can play loudly, but always remains musical. Until HHX, it was impossible to project darkness. But the dark, simmering sound, agitated bite and Tone Projection design of HHX makes this series more effective than others. Other cymbals may generate darkness, but HHX stirs up more simmering heat, more musical dirt, more of what drummers want to hear – and projects it. It gets you heard. And felt. HHX Tone Projection is an innovative design, created by the SABIAN Vault team.

Different sized cut-outs and thin material create an unmistakable trash sound. Soft, buttery feeling yet with a loud, penetrating and sparkling spread in a fairly narrow range.

The new Mike Portnoy splashes celebrate the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the original Max Splashes. This new 11 MAXX Splash has a larger, raw bell and new shape, producing more volume and projection yet still without a strong fundamental pitch.

Featuring the same crisp, rich and colorful sounds associated with the A Custom range, but with a bolder and full-bodied overall sound.
Hammered grooves in the bottom cymbal rapidly vent trapped air for a fast and clear "chick" sound.
The choice of renowned rock, metal and fusion drummers, A Customs feature a brilliant finish and radical new hammering techniques that deliver a crisp, sweet, sophisticated A Zildjian sound, but with a contemporary feel. A Customs are not too dark and not too bright with a fast response and clean attack.

A Blend of Raw Power and Subtle Articulation

Offering the most versatility of all S Family crashes, the medium thin weight is a perfect match when lighter touches and louder hits are necessary. Full-bodied crash color with excellent projection qualities. Creates a stronger high-end tone with longer sustain.

Matt Garstka’s signature Equilibrium ride features a piercing bell that works in aggressive music, a nice stick attack with pleasing overtones for jazz-like patterns that are common in progressive music, and a crash-ability that doesn’t interfere with the former two attributes. "We didn't rush anything and I feel very good about that," says Matt. " We came up with something that has a great spread to it. This is in full balance. It has the full range of expression that I was looking for in a ride."

Solid Beat. Perfect all-purpose combination of stick and "chick" sound.
Zildjian's classic sound is embodied by A Zildjian and immortalized in countless recordings by the greatest drummers of all time. Known for their versatility, these bright cymbals range from paper thin and delicate to extra heavy and cutting. Recent adjustments were made to the curvature and weights of many current models to capture the sweet spot of the classic A sound, producing crashes, rides, and hats that reflect today's musical styles.

A classic SABIAN design, the dark, unlathed, raw bell of the SABIAN 21 HHX Raw Bell Dry Ride delivers clear, cutting strokes, while the ride area puts out with crisp responses and just the right amount of spread. Designed to deliver at any volume, in any style of music. You could say it's versatile, but that word simply isn't good enough for a cymbal that lets you play and sound this great ... every time, all the time. Until HHX, it was impossible to project darkness. But the dark, simmering sound, agitated bite and Tone Projection design of HHX makes this series more effective than others. Other cymbals may generate darkness, but HHX stirs up more simmering heat, more musical dirt, more of what drummers want to hear – and projects it. It gets you heard. And felt. HHX Tone Projection is an innovative design, created by the SABIAN Vault team.