Cool kit here. Nice demos and playing!
In some of your other vids, you use a 22" Renaissance that was apparently modified by Jesse Simpson. Sounds great. What can you tell us about that one? Any specifics on Jesse's work?
From what I hear in demos, I like a lot of the tonal attributes of this model.
Does anyone out there own one? I'd love to hear some feedback and impressions.
Thanks a lot!
The Broadcaster and USA toms sound quite a bit different, but we're talking about a kick drum. It'll blend fine. Dealing with small differences here, not drastic ones. Head and muffling choice will be more significant.
All that beautiful fundamental tone that we hear from the toms from behind the kit will never project exactly the same way out front. The toms are projecting upward, not outward. Hence, our perception that the toms sound thin from out front. We hear a lot more of the attack than the fundamental...
Almost every Zildjian china I've ever played has had a quality of making me feel it would sound so much better if it were at least 100g lighter. Too much clang and not enough trash.
They just tend to make them too damned heavy. That said, there ARE the occasional gems out there.
I have a 19" K...
I had a 22 K Light briefly. Weighed around 2450g. It was nice but it was very skewed toward airy top end and not a lot of undertone warmth or body. Definitely a good cymbal, and fine for jazz, but not my particular sound.
I was fortunate to catch the Chick trio with Brian Blade and Christian McBride here in NY in 2019. What an incredible evening of the highest levels of musicianship on display. Chick's Inside Out album was a huge inspiration and revelation back in h.s. in 1989-90. The '70s recordings are plain...
Right now it's my Gretsch SSB 4108. 5x14 aluminum. Very musical drum. 8 lugs gives it a nice openness and warmth, and the die-cast hoops allow for really chunky rimshots. Kind of like an Acro with a lot of added fatness. These used to be found for cheap years ago, but I see prices going up. Word...
Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash 16" (1100g)
A nice dark, shimmery crash with good body. Also great for use with a 16" hi-hat pair. Slight bit of sticker residue under bell but great shape otherwise.
$175 + ship
PayPal/Lower-48 only.
Demo:
Selling a factory set of 15" Kerope Hats.
(The 15" K Dark Thin Crash that was previously also listed here has sold separately.)
These are at a nice weighting of 942g/1184g. Light enough to feel like thin hats but enough meat on the bone to project. Beautiful warm, sweet tone and very...
By "triggers" I have to assume you mean complex tone colors that are subtle and brought out by dynamics vs. upfront. I'd say it's more of a dynamic cymbal. Very sensitive to dynamic approach. From the bell to the edge there's a lot of different landscape available. It can be played with...
This model WAS all over the map in terms of weights and tones. There are examples of this model that are very thin and trashy, and some can be quite dead-sounding.
The Larnell clip above seems to show a cymbal that is definitely more like that--thinner and more trashy--compared to mine.
My...
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