Difference between revisions of "K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat"
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'''Size:''' 14 Inch<br> | '''Size:''' 14 Inch<br> | ||
'''Series:''' [[Zildjian K Custom|K Custom]]<br> | '''Series:''' [[Zildjian K Custom|K Custom]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Weight:''' Top: 950g / Bottom: 1180g (1996 Serial Numbers)<br> | + | '''Weight:''' Top: 935g / Bottom: 1255g<br> |
| + | ::Top: 946g / Bottom: 1272g<br> | ||
| + | ::Top: 950g / Bottom: 1180g (1996 Serial Numbers)<br> | ||
::Top: 950g / Bottom: 1184g<br> | ::Top: 950g / Bottom: 1184g<br> | ||
::Top: 990g / Bottom: 1168g (2024 Serial Numbers)<br> | ::Top: 990g / Bottom: 1168g (2024 Serial Numbers)<br> | ||
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::Top: 1114g / Bottom: 1295g <br> | ::Top: 1114g / Bottom: 1295g <br> | ||
::Bottom: 1158g (2021 Serial Number)<br> | ::Bottom: 1158g (2021 Serial Number)<br> | ||
| − | '''Median Weight''': Top: | + | '''Median Weight''': Top: 1010g (n=12) / Bottom: 1235g (n=13)<br> |
'''Years of production:''' 1995<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> - Present<br> | '''Years of production:''' 1995<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> - Present<br> | ||
'''Sound file:''' [https://youtu.be/8fUznr_az9Y?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | '''Sound file:''' [https://youtu.be/8fUznr_az9Y?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
[https://youtu.be/umwptqlIBbM?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | [https://youtu.be/umwptqlIBbM?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
| + | [https://youtu.be/IegISOH8-PI?si=eMd7cZXZQLKGrFtv K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
[https://youtu.be/uM6zrqCxYLk?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | [https://youtu.be/uM6zrqCxYLk?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
| + | [https://youtu.be/hmWW6K0-0lY?si=SAFE1rmfR3KW3UsT K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
[https://youtu.be/FePIduW6cbg?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | [https://youtu.be/FePIduW6cbg?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
[https://youtu.be/-uv9xdoXum8?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | [https://youtu.be/-uv9xdoXum8?feature=shared K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat]<br> | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 9 September 2025
Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Dark Hi-Hat
Size: 14 Inch
Series: K Custom
Weight: Top: 935g / Bottom: 1255g
- Top: 946g / Bottom: 1272g
- Top: 950g / Bottom: 1180g (1996 Serial Numbers)
- Top: 950g / Bottom: 1184g
- Top: 990g / Bottom: 1168g (2024 Serial Numbers)
- Top: 996g / Bottom: 1246g
- Top: 1024g / Bottom: 1180g
- Top: 1055g / Bottom: 1235g (2022 Serial Numbers)
- Top: 1055g / Bottom: 1258g
- Top: 1062g / Bottom: 1183g
- Top: 1072g / Bottom: 1236g
- Top: 1114g / Bottom: 1295g
- Bottom: 1158g (2021 Serial Number)
- Top: 946g / Bottom: 1272g
Median Weight: Top: 1010g (n=12) / Bottom: 1235g (n=13)
Years of production: 19951 - Present
Sound file: K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
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K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
K Custom 14" Dark Hi-Hat
Zildjian's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "Like New Beats, the K Custom Dark hi-hats have a thinner top cymbal matched with a heavier bottom cymbal. It's not as big a difference as the K/Z combination, which produces a very sharp "chick" sound (when played with the hi-hat pedal) due to the extreme heaviness of the Z bottom. The K Custom Dark hi-hats have a slightly softer, fatter "chick" sound, enhanced by the lower, darker pitch. As with the ride, these hats will blend more than cut.
Played with a stick they have plenty of body when closed, and plenty of dark overtones for gutsy, funky "barks" when opened. They sounded downright rude (in a good sense) when played just slightly open in the position many describe as "sloshy."
Review written by Rick Mattingly ("Product Close-Up - Zildjian K Custom Dark Cymbals and Zil-Bels", Modern Drummer, January 1996, p.40)
Artist/song where it can be heard: Tommy Aldridge, Peter Erskine, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Steve Smith
Source: 1 "Highlights Of Summer NAMM" (Modern Drummer, December 1995, p.27)
