Sabian AAX 18" Aero Crash
Group: Crashes
Type: Aero Crash
Size: 18 Inch
Series: AAX
Weight: 1374g, 1376g, 1432g, 1434g, 1470g, 1480g
Median Weight: 1433g (n=6)
Years of production: 2019 - ?
Sound file: AAX 16" & 18" Aero Crashes
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash (Neil Peart)
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
AAX 18" Aero Crash
Sabian's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "The 18" AAX Aero crash is so-named because it is full of holes. We make it 19 rows of four small holes radiating from the centre to the edge.
It was inspired by Sabian's Holy Crash, rather than the now familiar O-Zone series with its much larger holes. For added projection the cymbal has an AAX X-Plosion raw bell.
Sabian's O-Zones were, as far as we're aware, the first crashes with holes in them and this 18" Aero differs by having a much larger number of smaller holes. The holes reduce the mass and thin the sound, making it shorter, faster and punchier.
So Sabian has given the cymbal a large heavy bell, presumably to compensate and aid projection. The result is a fast-reacting, bright and splashy crash that will add startling new colour to any set-up."
- Review written by Geoff Nicholls ("Sabian Players' Choice Cymbals review", musicradar.com, June 17, 2012)
Review: "The Aero Crash are aimed at those who want a crash effect without too much volume, very immediate, very short, with a soft background of exotic frequencies. All of this, thanks to the extensive perforation of its surface. Ideal for percussion sets and can also be played with bare hands."
- From the original Italian text.
- Review written by Silvio Angelini ("Sabian AAX Cymbal Series - il totale restyling della gamma", Music Club, June 2019, pg.78)
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