What would be the best hi-hat, crash, and ride from beginner cymbal series?

[slantwise1]

by begginner series im talking about sabian's b8 line or b8 pro, zildjians ZBT line, meinl MCS or HCS, paiste PST 3 or 5 (i an trying to by the best sounding begginner hi-hat, crash, and ride even if there from different companies) jus tell me the best sound parts and dont reccomend the whole pack

 

[mfry2112]

just buy nice used pro cymbals, you can probably get them for less than the new beginner pack

 

[QuinnTheEskimo]

Here ya go...

http://www.drumforum.org/index.php?/topic/38280-avedis-zildjian-cymbal-package-free-carrying-case/page__p__420415__fromsearch__1#entry420415

 

[rufus4dagruv]

Here ya go...

http://www.drumforum.org/index.php?/topic/38280-avedis-zildjian-cymbal-package-free-carrying-case/page__p__420415__fromsearch__1#entry420415

You'd be hard pressed to beat that deal right there. Buying low level cymbals new is almost completely worthless, IMHO. If you're buying them for someone starting out, and you're not sure if they will stick with it, why buy something that's just going to devalue tremendously when you can buy used, quality cymbals that, if they give up drumming, you can probably sell for almost exactly what you paid for them? Also, they cymbals, 99.9% of the time are going to sound so much better than any introductory model cymbal from any manufacturer. Someone just starting may be motivated to stick with it if their gear sounds good to their ears, no?

 

[gezz]

That deal is OUTSTANDING!!! for a great set of cymbals... eventually add an 18" Crash and your made for life cymbalwise.

gerry

 

[harpies]

That deal is OUTSTANDING!!! for a great set of cymbals... eventually add an 18" Crash and your made for life cymbalwise.

gerry

that is a great deal. My two cents...unless you are auditioning drums and don't know if you will stick with it, I'd start with a nice pro hi-hat, save up then add a pro crash ride, then save up more for crashes. With this progression you can use the time in between purchases to build up your fundamental set skills. While huge sets looks impressive, the sound of crappy cymbals isn't. However, it is even more impressive to see someone who can rock a sparse set.

 

[Coelacanth]

by begginner series im talking about sabian's b8 line or b8 pro, zildjians ZBT line, meinl MCS or HCS, paiste PST 3 or 5 (i an trying to by the best sounding begginner hi-hat, crash, and ride even if there from different companies) jus tell me the best sound parts and dont reccomend the whole pack

Some of those lines you mentioned would be considered intermediate cymbals; HCS and PST5, namely. If you're going to check out intermediate cymbals, have a listen to Sabian Xs20, those are made with the same B20 bronze as the professional cymbals, but are not hammered. They sound very good for the money.

Of course, if you can score a full set of pro cymbals for, say, $300, without having to wait several months to track everything down, then go for that. The reason why people buy Xs20's is that they sound good and fit the bill right here and now. Buying used cymbals that you like, at cheap prices no less, can be a VERY time-consuming process.

 

[SkyDog]

For the most part, beginner-grade cymbals sound awful. What you're basically asking is, "Which of these suck the least?" For the same money, you can pick up some fantastic used cymbals. That link Quinn posted above is one heck of a bargain. Pro cymbals, and nice ones at that, for beginner cymbal prices.

If you insist on buying new cymbals, I'd suggest Sabian XS20's. They're made from the same B20 bronze alloy as pro-level cymbals, which is a huge upgrade from the B8 bronze typically used for beginner cymbals. Dream cymbals can also be a great "bang for the buck" option.

There's also Sabian's SR2 line, which is comprised of refurbished cymbals from Sabian's pro lines. The catch with the SR2's is that every cymbal is unique -- you don't know which product line (AA/AAX/HH/HHX) a given SR2 cymbal came from, or which model it used to be. You really have to look and listen to evaluate each particular SR2 cymbal on its own merits, which you can conveniently do at mycymbal.com .