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I'm looking to buy some new cymbals and it seems I've been doing this way too
frequently over the years. I'm looking for some advice as to which cymbals are
going to last the longest without cracking. I know this is relative because one
cymbal may crack in a month while another cymbal of the same model may last
years. I have a Zildjian A Custom that cracked the first time I played out with
it, 2 weeks after I bought it.

But anyway, has anybody found one cymbal brand to last longer on average?

Thanks,
Jason



Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:46 pm

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I'm looking to buy some new cymbals and it seems I've been doing this way too frequently over the years. I'm looking for some advice as to which cymbals are...
Jason and Erin Brookens
drummerjdogg
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Dec 30, 2008
7:46 pm

I play Zildjian Custom A Fast Crashes, they are close to 3 years old and are in brand new condition. The life of a cymbal boils down to how you play them...
jim
daman4_2001
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Dec 30, 2008
7:53 pm

Interesting.  I've played K's for pop/rock and they seem very fragile...almost more than the A customs.  I like the sound of the A customs for my rock gigs...
Jason and Erin Brookens
drummerjdogg
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Dec 30, 2008
10:50 pm

Jason...once again you might take a look at the force you're using to play the cymbals...the Fast Crashes I have are extra-thin in order to decrease sustain...
jim
daman4_2001
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Dec 30, 2008
11:00 pm

I play worship and rehearse at home some of it can be heavy plus I like to rock out to my old metal hair days as well. I broke one of my original cymbals so I...
RKOONTS
treborvdrummer
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Dec 31, 2008
3:56 am

Good thoughts, Jim.  I play hard rock and am not the lightest player, but far from the heaviest either.  I've also investigated in the past how to "properly"...
Jason and Erin Brookens
drummerjdogg
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Dec 31, 2008
5:23 am

Hi Jason - I remember asking this very same question on the alias a couple years ago. I had some Paiste fast crashes that I really loved, but they just didn't...
Crunk Isized
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Jan 5, 2009
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Yeah some drummers are more physical than others.  I really can appreciate a style like Kenny Aronoff...it just sounds so good when he's playing a straight...
Jason and Erin Brookens
drummerjdogg
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Jan 6, 2009
1:16 am

The core to this question not only lies in the thickness of said cymbal but also how the cymbal is being played.Cymbals set up with flat angles and played with...
Russell
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Jan 7, 2009
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Hi David, I have 2 sets of hardware...Yamaha I bought with my Yamaha kit and Sonor that accompanies my Mapex kit, which I bought as a shell pack. I thought...
jim
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Dec 31, 2008
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Thanks for all of the advice.  It's great to see some life on this forum again. :)  Just a reminder, make sure you hit "reply all" to include the entire...
Jason and Erin Brookens
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In einer eMail vom 07.01.2009 15:34:26 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt choppzilla74@...: Cymbals set up with flat angles and played with a dead on...
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