Crash Cymbals

Bright crash with a shimmering response. Full-bodied tonal spectrum, medium sustain, and plenty of volume for any style of music. Great for studios and stage.

The heaviest weight of all the A Custom Crashes, the new Medium Crashes have a sharp, cutting attack with a high pitched cymbal sound, yet shimmer with brilliance and musicality. Featuring an all-brilliant finish, heavier weight and a large cup, they have the range to offer cymbal sounds from light, musical accents to loud, cutting punctuations.
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.

Evolving from the amazing sound of the Blast, with the important contribution of our artist Iarin Munari, the new Blast Extra dry crashes are still explosive but the unlathed surface and the big hammer marks produce a dry and darker sound. Warm, easy to control , with small “trashy” and oriental overtones, the Blast Extra Dry crashes are the right choice for many different applications, from Jazz to Pop music, from Rock to Electro music.

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After a long process of research and experimentation, in close cooperation with our Artist Federico Paulovich, the new “Est.1931 Series” is here, as a tribute to the year of our company’s foundation. “Est.1931” cymbals are dry, smooth, warm with a traditional sound, but updated to perfectly fit new modern music styles. Crashes are dark, warm, smoky, soft, very low pitched, with a soft response and short sustain. Rides are extremely dry, musical, very controllable with an excellent stick definition, but still crashables. Hi Hats feature a warm chick, dry sound, good response and great control.

With an exceptionally quick and sensitive response from the lightest touch, S Family thin crashes feature a bright, full crash sound with a beautiful shimmery sustain. Smaller size thin crashes are light and quick, and also work well as stacker cymbals.

The 19″ AAX Thin Crash provides super-fast response, added complexity and is slightly darker than the typical AAX.  At the same time, more highs are introduced, which for drummers means brighter highs and more complex lows.

These hand crafted cymbals look as they sound dark, and complex. Reminiscent of cymbals from the 50s and 60s yet distinctly modern and relevant for today's music, Kerope is named in honor of Kerope Zildjian, who presided over one of the most storied periods in Zildjian history.
The Kerope line draws from Zildjian's rich history and cymbal making expertise to bring forth the most authentic vintage K recreation to date. These hand crafted cymbals look as they sound - dark, and complex. Named in honor of Kerope Zildjian, who presided over one of the most storied periods in Zildjian history, each cymbal is meticulously hand crafted using a 14-step process that encompasses the best of everything we have learned in 390 years of cymbal making.

These venerable cymbals – developed during the 1960’s rapid expansion of popular music were faithfully recreated and re-launched by Paiste in 2005. Giant Beat cymbals offer the big, warm, brilliant vintage sound that takes you straight back to the roots of Rock.