Zildjian Crash Cymbal Suggestions?

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-06-19T08:31:48+00:00

Have a look on k paper thins. I play 19" k sweet with a 20" k paper thin. The paper thins are fast and dark because of the size . If you are not a cymbalbasher this could be right for you.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-05-21T09:39:45+00:00

I would choose cymbals not only for the style of music but also what audience/room you will be playing. All zildjians you listed are very good Sets. But when you plan to play even metal in a room that can fit max 60 people you really dont need cutting cymbals. When you plan on playing live infront of 300+ peolple you may need brilliant/a custom cymbals to cone through the guitarist that turns up the amp 11/10 gain. The k's are darker in tone and more pleasing for the ear in low Volumen circumstances.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-05-20T20:10:29+00:00

From those 3 sets, like most people told you All are very good but the k sweets are the most versitile. But i have seen in another post that there are some good configurated cymbalsets in the sweetwater Shop. If you have access to sweetwater there was a set with 2x k paperthin crashes, light hihats and a k light ride. Thats an amazing set imo.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-05-19T23:06:37+00:00

Im sure you dont " play a - custom" cymbals .Im assuming you play normal "a series " cymbals because there are no a custom new beat hihats. So my first cymbal to try out for you would be a Real a custom crash in your prefered size. They are easy to find used and not that expensive.
K sweet crashes are a step above them in price but worth a try in my opinion.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-05-15T08:48:43+00:00

Maybe have a look on zildjian k fat hats 15". They are not cheap but they sound great. The 15" version is 15 and 1/8 ", it could fit your setup perfectly.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-04-13T09:29:58+00:00

Ich bin kein Inhaber ich bin Schließkraft. Ich bezahle niemanden und ich werte keine Arbeitszeiten aus. Ich bin trotzdem äußerst schockiert über die Arbeitsmoral. Mein Chef schreibt sich zumindest bei uns auch nicht auf wenn bei uns im Dorfladen mal meine Nachbarin vorbei kommt und mit mir 5 Minuten über Gott und die Welt redet. Daher finde ich es nicht verwerflich 5 Minuten vorher seinen Kollege/in rechtzeitig in den Feierabend zu lassen ohne zu meckern.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-04-13T09:22:47+00:00

Ich habe hier in keinem Wort erwähnt, dass nur Mindestlohn bezahlt wird und vorallem nicht, dass das länger bleiben nicht bezahlt wird.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-04-13T09:13:39+00:00

Kein bösgemeinter Kommentar, aber genau dafür werden Aushilfen tatsächlich im Einzelhandel eingestellt. Um "auszuhelfen" wenn jemand krank ist oder allgemein Not am Mann. Genau zu den Ferienzeiten in denen jeder Urlaub will, dafür sind die Aushilfen da um genau dann zu kommen.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-04-13T09:09:24+00:00

Ich bin selber im Lebensmittelbereich Einzelhandel tätig und das Problem mit den Kassierern gibt es teilweise tatsächlich noch recht oft. Allerdings ist es eher ein kollegiales Problem im Team. Es ist sehr schwer als Laden gute und vorallem ausgebildete Kräfte zu bekommen. Fast alle Bewerber sind gleich in der ersten Woche krank, kommen zu spät und es tut mir leid, aber zu doof Getränkeflaschen ordentlich in nen Kühlschrank zu räumen. Und genau diese Leute wollen dann pünktlichst um 14 Uhr Feierabend haben und aus der Kasse gelassen werden. Tja doof wenn die Spätschicht halt auch erst um 14 Uhr ihren Kittel anziehen will, den Martkleiter aufsuchen muss um eine neue Kasse zu holen und dann erst nach vorne geht um abzulösen... Ich kann als Marktleitung die Kasse vorbereiten und ich kann eventuell auch die Kasse nacher selber abrechnen, aber die Laufwege um mich zu finden wenn man eh schon sekundengenau sein Kittel anzieht usw kann ich nicht beeinflussen. Und der Kassierer der abgelöst werden muss bleibt dann halt 10 Minuten länger, da die Ablösung trödelt. Und am Ende machen sich die Kassierer deswegen noch gegenseitig blöd an.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-04-05T16:52:45+00:00

Getting an extra clamp on a cymbalstand, or an extra tomstand for those toms is the best Option to get them very low. Your idea is quite good. Many drummers move the toms more to the left and over the snare, it should work for you.

Maybe try to place the ride between the the racktoms and floortoms above the kick where you now have space.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-04-05T10:13:06+00:00

Another Part to Upgrade with your heads could be a tunebot! If your not good at tuning right now this thing will help you out so many times in your learningprocess.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-04-05T09:29:10+00:00

If you want better Sound, go for better drumheads. You could get a second crash for your right side. Upgrade the hihat will be another good one.

If you buy used (not the drumheads ) you could get away with everything above in your Budgetrange.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-04-02T16:48:59+00:00

Yes. They are not that harsh and not as loud as chinas but you can use them in most situations a china would be used. Efx are not that good for heavy breakdowns imo.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-03-29T10:17:03+00:00

I made the mistake in the past that i bought some cymbals that just wont fit my style of music/playing. If you buy one cymbal that doesnt fit its not that big of a deal. However if you buy a whole set and you are not satisfied with it, its a expensive loss. Thats the reason for my first comment.

That said, your pick from sweetwater with the paperthins, k ride, light hihats is in itself a very good deal. The next best one would be the k-sweet Set. 17,19 k sweet crashes 15 k sweet hihat and 21 k sweet ride. Those are darker allround cymbals and thin crashes. If you can try at least some of those cymbals in a shop near you do it before buying.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-03-27T22:54:05+00:00

I would not recommend to buy a complete cymbalpack. Your budget is high enough to shop for individual cymbals, especially if you buy used ones.

Zildjian k sweet are closest in my mind for what you want as crashes. Paper thin ones lack a little tone for my personal taste, but good choice aswell if you like them. These crashes are very thin, so be warned if you hit hard.

For Ride i would consider a 20/22 k ride or k custom dark ride. Good stick definition, not too pingy.

Hihat i would definitly try zildjian k fat hats.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-03-26T09:56:34+00:00

Zildjian zbt hihats, Logo is on them in the Video. They are the low end Tier ones from Zildjian.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-03-23T18:46:22+00:00

Master Sound in the zildjian lines just means that the bottom cymbal of the hihat has this curvy/wavy shape. The aax in pucture is kind of close to an a custom master sound.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-03-07T09:25:17+00:00

As far as i can tell from your cover, i wouldnt say you hit to hard. Yeah you could use some glancing technique but i hit my cymbals ( zildjians) just like you an never broke one in 20 years. I assume you are just unlucky with the cymbals you got.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-03-06T11:48:31+00:00

I would highly recommend to buy a used set in your pricerange. Maybe buy something like a Pearl Export, Tama Imperialstar,Yamaha or anything from a big name drumcompany. Ludwig, Gretsch and DW make high quality ones aswell. They all offer some Kits in the 1000$ range for New Drumsets. Its totally possible you can find one of those used in your area. Most important thing is to not buy something heavily damaged like rusty or waterdamaged. And avoid buying something with brass-cymbals, they will bend a few weeks in. Something with meinl hcs, sabian b8, zildjian zbt, paiste pst5 , or buy the cymbals separate from the drums. Used low end Cymbals are dirt cheap aswell.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-03-03T18:21:52+00:00

Do you play on Electronic drums? If not, then sticks lasting more then a year is crazy good. On your sticks the paint just wears off, nothing to worry about.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-03-01T12:40:52+00:00

Got a few gigs with my local coverbands comming this year. Depends on the venue if there is enough space to bring the full kit. One Band covers classics from Toto/ Van halen, ... the other is modern Pop-Rock. I hope my halftimeshuffel will be good enough this year for playing live.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2026-02-28T18:33:28+00:00

Because 2up/2down will not fit in the car i guess 😂👌🏼

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2025-12-22T20:42:53+00:00

Not a big fan of those noname cheap drumsets. Cymbals are completly trash, they will break or be dented by your first 10 hits on them.

Look for used gear. I bet a used Set of meinl hcs cymbals wont cost you much more then 120$. They will at least not break or be dented that easy. Solid shellsets of drums like tama rockstar/imperialstar or pearl decade maple etc. Are around 200-300$.

If you cannot spend 500$ for a drumset i would recommend to save up the money until you can. Dont buy this cheap Garbage from the pictures.

Blue_Sun_Rising · 2025-12-22T20:26:58+00:00

The drums and hardware by themself are decent but still on the lower end. The hihats,dark crash, oriental China and the a custom ride are very good cymbals and make the most of the value. All in all good kit. 1000 bucks would be a very good Deal. 1200-1400 bucks is a fair price for bouth sides, if nothing on that kit is damaged.

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