Sabian Artisan 20" Elite

Group: Multi-Application
Type: Elite
Size: 20 Inch
Series: Artisan
Weight: 1857g, 1877g, 1932g, 1942g, 1945g, 1956g, 1959g, 1960g, 1968g, 2004g
Median Weight: 1951g (n=10)
Years of production: ?
Sound file: Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
Artisan 20" Elite
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Review: "The larger cymbals aren’t designated as ‘rides’ as such, so on that basis using the more contemporary terminology you might think they must be ‘multi’ (functional) cymbals of some kind – cymbals that aren’t specifically rides or crashes but can do both. Or maybe that’s just my interpretation, because these really aren’t multi functional, they’re very much rides.

What these cymbals are, are heavily crafted (hence the cost) sonically multi-layered models, which to some degree needs the sound coaxing out of them.

The 20” was for me potentially a bit more versatile than the 22 because it opened up more. The articulation and stick definition were the same but the wash and crash were greater which gave a little more body to my ear; basically it has more facility to crash on or play on nearer the edge than the bigger model, although even then it’s not really a crashing cymbal. This won’t give you that Alex Van Halen wash or anything near it."

Review written by David Bateman ("Sabian Artisan Elite Cymbals", mikedolbear.com, June 2017)

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