Sabian Cymbals you wish they'd make or make again

[Dumpy]

Original Jack DeJohnette cymbals, as in unlathed and unhammered.

 

[LRod1707]

Rocktagon!

I'm not sure if they are still making them but I see a few stores online that still have new ones in stock.

 

[bpaluzzi]

I'm not sure if they are still making them but I see a few stores online that still have new ones in stock.

I’ve seen a few 14” crashes and 8” splashes, but wishing they’d do the bigger crashes.

 

[2and4]

Rocktagon!

Those Rocktagons had a surprisingly cool sound.

 

[Targalx]

AAX dark are no longer made. They were awesome sounding cymbals!

Oh no! AAX Dark Crashes are my main crashes for the rock stuff. But I haven't bought new AAX Dark Crashes in about a decade, so I didn't realize they were discontinued. I cracked my 19" about 5-6 years ago. Caught it early enough (it was less than an inch) and sent it to Sabian for the cymbal refresh and they fixed it for me -- still sounds great!

I mostly buy used Sabians anyways, so I'm sure I'll come across another set in due time. I LOVE the Artisan Crashes. And I use Manhattan Crashes for rock on occasion.

 

[Pat A Flafla]

Rocktagon!

I picked up an older Rocktagon for a song, and will be using it at my next gig.

 

[Pat A Flafla]

Oh no! AAX Dark Crashes are my main crashes for the rock stuff. But I haven't bought new AAX Dark Crashes in about a decade, so I didn't realize they were discontinued. I cracked my 19" about 5-6 years ago. Caught it early enough (it was less than an inch) and sent it to Sabian for the cymbal refresh and they fixed it for me -- still sounds great!

I mostly buy used Sabians anyways, so I'm sure I'll come across another set in due time. I LOVE the Artisan Crashes. And I use Manhattan Crashes for rock on occasion.

I have a 16 and an 18. Man, I love them. The 18 also pairs wonderfully with my 20" vault crash.

 

[Targalx]

I have a 16 and an 18. Man, I love them. The 18 also pairs wonderfully with my 20" vault crash.

Yeah, I have 18" and 19" AAX Dark Crashes. I pair them with a 22" AAX Metal Ride and 14" AA Medium Hats. I'll add a 20" Hand Hammered Medium Thin or a 19" Vault Crash to the setup sometimes. I like the AAX Dark Crashes because they are great both live AND in the studio. I know exactly what I'm going to get when I go to record, and I get just the right sound up on stage.

 

[Soulfinger]

Original Jack DeJohnette cymbals, as in unlathed and unhammered.

Oh yeah. I had the original 20" Ride which I stupidly sold it when I stopped playing some 25 years ago. Great cymbal.

Also the very first Sabian I ever heard - a 22" Hand Hammered Medium Heavy Ride, sometime in the early 80s, played by a very competent local drummer at a gig I attended. That was a fantastic cymbal - sounded incredibly close to Jon Christensen´s famous old K. Would love to have that one!

 

[sixplymaple]

Carmine Appice Signature series! Especially the chinas.

AA Metal X were pretty sweet too!

 

[lossforgain]

AAX Dark crashes.

Funny, I never actually thought those were dark enough!

 

[drummingbulldog]

Funny, I never actually thought those were dark enough!

They're modern dark like a K but were cheaper. Like a darker A Custom.

 

[Pat A Flafla]

Funny, I never actually thought those were dark enough!

Yeah, I can see that. They're the darkest of the AAX line. The name make you think they'll sound like Ks, but they don't. They're right down the middle, IMO.

 

[Targalx]

Yeah, I can see that. They're the darkest of the AAX line. The name make you think they'll sound like Ks, but they don't. They're right down the middle, IMO.

I liked K Zildjians, but always found them a bit dull for live gigs in which I am competing with some pretty harsh volumes. The AAX Darks are not as dark by comparison, but that's why I liked them. I agree, they're right down the middle.

 

[Pat A Flafla]

I liked K Zildjians, but always found them a bit dull for live gigs in which I am competing with some pretty harsh volumes. The AAX Darks are not as dark by comparison, but that's why I liked them. I agree, they're right down the middle.

It seems like half the time I asked a friend what that great sounding cymbal was that they were using, it was a K, but they just don't sound good when I play them. Like car salesmen say, there's a butt for every seat.My crashes are mostly Sabian, with a few A Customs, and this one cool Wuhan S I picked out at the PASIC Lone Star booth. I don't get a good sound out of Paistes at all.

 

[dtk]

I didn't know VFX was B8. I had the 19" ride (2x) and the flat 14"....I would have liked to hear them w/o the paint.

I have an 18" HHX Roctagon proto...its what the line should have become but I get it...a lot of drummers aren't going to buy unround cymbals...

I got a used AAX dark 16...I do think they were onto something there.

 

[funkypoodle]

HHX Studio Crashes! My favourites!

 

[Bandit]

Nice thing about Sabian is that any wish list can be made reality since they will make pretty much anything that you ask for. It's a viable option for replicating any cymbal that they no longer make.

At about twice the cost unfortunately.

 

[little rock]

I ended up, don't ask me how, with two 22" Manhattan rides, 20" ride, 18" ride, betcha never saw on of those, 20" crash, and a 16" Manhattan Bridge Ride all HHs, none of that HHX stuff. The Bridge Ride is a sweet cymbal, rides really good. The 20" ride crashes better than the 20" crash rides better than the ride. Go figure.

 

[CymbalGuy]

Thats exactly what I was going to say.

The thing is, Sabian can still make you any cymbal from their back catalogue. You just have to contact them and they will make t for you.

Hefty upcharge, though... I was quoted $549 for a 20” HH Manhattan Ride...