| What cymbals are good? | shazibelahi
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| malletjazz3
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| $329? Hmm.
Have you played these cymbals before? Do you like the way they sound? I've got some Sabian B8 cymbals on the kit where I teach drum lessons, and they're OK, but this wouldn't necessarily be my first choice.
IMO, the money would be better spent on some better-quality used cymbals. For $300, with a little bit of searching (eBay, Craig's List if you're in the US, local stores, etc.), you could find the following used gear:
14" New Beat hi-hats - $100+/-
20" medium ride (Sabian/Zildjian/whatever) - $125 +/-
16" crash (S/Z/whatever) - $75
When it comes to B8 alloy cymbals specifically, I tend to like Paistes better, even when it comes to their "student level" cymbals - their old 802 line, for instance is much better than Sabian or Zildjian B8 cymbals, IMO. It might be that they've done more work with the B8 alloy than Zildjian or Sabian have, in "professional" lines (of course, the definition of a "professional" cymbal is any cymbal used by a professional, so don't read too much into that designation).
You don't HAVE to go with B8 alloy cymbals, however - especially if you buy "used."
IMO, better to spend that $300 on three really good "used" cymbals, rather than a greater number of "okay" brand new cymbals. Now, if you've played these cymbals already, and know that you like them, then ignore what I'm writing here. However, if you're looking at these simply because there are two free cymbals included, bringing the total to five, for $300+, that's not the best reason. | | Message posted 68 days 24 mins ago |  IP Logged |
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| servantrek
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| They speak truth
The Sabian B8 splash sounds like crap thats why it's free.
My son has one somebody gave him.
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| malletjazz3
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| OK, maybe not eBay (I didn't know our friend's age when I posted earlier), but there are ways.
Are there any local shops within an hour's drive? (Yes, I know - 11 year olds don't drive, either - you got me on that one.)  Make it part of the budget, the time and gasoline it would cost, unless you've got to drive hours and hours to get to a shop (which I know is the case with some people in this world). If you have (for example) $350 to spend on cymbals, better to spend $50 driving to different shops over the course of several different days, and spend $300 on cymbals you've heard, rather than spending $350 on cymbals you've never heard.
Of course, it's a tough thing, picking out cymbals at such a young age - I know that when I was that young, just starting out, it would have been tough for me to follow my own advice in this thread - at that age, one doesn't always have a good concept of what a "good cymbal sound" is.
I'm not trying to talk you out of those Sabians - I just think there are other options as well, especially if you can find cymbals to try out locally. Hell, I'm still playing the 14" New Beats I got when I was around 13. | | Message posted 68 days ago | IP Logged |
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| shazibelahi
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| thanks guys :] | | Message posted 67 days ago | IP Logged |
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