Sabian AA

AA

Introduction: 1982 (1983 for USA)
Background: AA, or "Automatic Anvil" is the company's machine-hammered flagship series. This series, along with the HH Series, are the longest-running Sabian cymbal lines.
Innovation: Machine hammering
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Offered as: AA - AA Sound Control
Production: Hybrid manufacturing with hand hammering and lathing, some with brilliant finish
Applications: All volume settings • Live playing and recording • Entire range of music styles
Users:
Sound: From classic rock to old school punk rock and hip-hop — that’s AA. Tight, controlled, but LOUD AF when you hit it hard. If that’s your sound, start with 14″ Rock Hats and a 20″ Rock Ride and build from there.
Notes: One of the two series, along with HH, initially offered. Due to a legal agreement with Zildjian, Sabian could not sell cymbals in the USA until 1983.

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More models and sizes to be added later

Rides

• Apollo - 18" 20" 22" 24"
• Bash Ride - 21" 24"
• Crash Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
• Cupless Studio Ride - 22"
• Dry Ride - 21" 22"
• El Sabor Ride - 20"
• Extra Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
• Flat Bell - 18" 20" 22"
• Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
• Light Ride - 20"
• Marching Ride - 16"
• Medium Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
• Medium Flange Ride - 20" 22"
• Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
• Medium Heavy Flange Ride - 20" 22"
• Metal-X Ride - 20" 21" 22" 24"
• Mini Bell Ride - 18" 20" 22"
• Raw Bell Dry Ride - 21"
• Raw Ride - 20" 22"
• Rock Ride - 19" 20" 21" 22" 24" 28"
• Thin Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
• Tight Ride - 20"

Crashes

• Bright Crash - 16" 18"
• El Sabor Crash - 16"
• El Sabor - 18"
• Extra Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
  
• Fast Crash - 17"
• Heavy Crash - 16" 19"
• Marching Crash - 15"
• Medium Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
• Medium Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 22" 26"
• Metal-X Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
• Raw Bell Crash - 16" 18" 20"
• Rock Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21"
• Rocktagon - 14" 16" 18" 20"
• Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
  

Hi-Hats

• Apollo Hats - 14" 16"
• El Sabor Hats - 14"
• Flat Hats - 13" 14" 15"
• Fusion Hats - 13" 14"
• Light Hats - 12" 13" 14" 15"
• Marching Hats - 13"
• Mini Hats - 10" 12"
• Mini Fusion Hats - 10"
• Medium Hats - 12" 13" 14" 15"
• Metal-X Hats - 14" 15"
• Regular Hats - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"
• Rock Hats - 14" 15"
• Rock Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
• Sick Hats - 10" 18"
• Sizzle Hats - 14" 15" 16"
• Triple Hi-Hats - 10"/14"/14"

Chinas

• Chinese - 14" 16" 18" 19" 20" 22"
• Fast Chinese - 18" 22"
• Flat Chinese - 14" 15" 16" 18" 20" 22"
• Holy China - 17" 19" 21"
• Metal-X Chinese - 18" 20"
• Mini Chinese - 12" 14"
• Mini Holy China - 8" 10" 12"

Splashes

• Splash - 6" 8" 10" 12"
  
• Metal-X Splash - 10" 12"
  
• Rock Splash - 12" 13"
  
• China Splash - 8" 10"
  
• Rocktagon - 6" 7" 8" 9" 10"
• El Sabor Salsa Splash - 13"

Other

• Bell - 12"
• Bell Disc - 10"
• Cymbal Disc - 6" 8" 10"
  

Concert Band

• Concert Band - 16" 18"
• French - 16" 17" 18"
• Molto Symphonic Suspended - 18"
• Orchestral French - 22"

Marching & Field

• Marching Band (has also been known simply as "Marching") - 14" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
• Marching Crash - 15"
• Marching Hats - 13"
• Marching Ride - 16"

AA Sound Control

File:Sabian AA Sound Control.jpg

Introduction: 1987 (NAMM Winter Show)
Background: The genesis of the idea for the series started with the Medium Flange Ride.
Innovation: The series features a flanged edge on all cymbals. This attenuates the sound, "controlling" overtones, sustain, and volume.
Alloy:B20
Quality: Professional
Offered as: AA - AA Sound Control
Production:
Applications:
Users:
Sound:

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Rides

• Sound Control Crash Ride - 18" 19"
  
• Sound Control Ride - 20" 22"

Crashes

• Sound Control Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16" 20"
  

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