Difference between revisions of "Zildjian K Custom 20" Dark Ride"
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'''Size:''' 20 Inch<br> | '''Size:''' 20 Inch<br> | ||
'''Series:''' [[K Custom|K Custom]]<br> | '''Series:''' [[K Custom|K Custom]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Weight:''' 2111g, 2135g, 2189g, 2216g, 2248g, 2294g (2008 Serial Number)<br> | + | '''Weight:''' 2111g, 2135g, 2136g, 2189g, 2216g, 2248g, 2280g, 2294g (2008 Serial Number)<br> |
| + | '''Median Weight:''' 2203g (n=8)<br> | ||
'''Years of production:''' 1995* - Present<br> | '''Years of production:''' 1995* - Present<br> | ||
'''Sound file:''' [https://youtu.be/5L6ZbKb68t8?si=Sgw6Unhr27MFg47l K Custom 20" Dark Ride]<br> | '''Sound file:''' [https://youtu.be/5L6ZbKb68t8?si=Sgw6Unhr27MFg47l K Custom 20" Dark Ride]<br> | ||
[https://youtu.be/_N66CrhlOdo?si=Pr2YNiYMwuTbaYIM K Custom 20" Dark Ride]<br> | [https://youtu.be/_N66CrhlOdo?si=Pr2YNiYMwuTbaYIM K Custom 20" Dark Ride]<br> | ||
| + | [https://youtu.be/GHIf_vuD67I?si=z5SV5vBBKn6_ILNf K Custom 20" Dark Ride]<br> | ||
| + | [https://youtu.be/zDxNfA1ZzcM?si=nMggkNsLIzeT1_P- K Custom 20" Dark Ride]<br> | ||
'''Zildjian's Description:''' [[Zildjian Dark Ride#K Custom|<<< - >>>]]<br> | '''Zildjian's Description:''' [[Zildjian Dark Ride#K Custom|<<< - >>>]]<br> | ||
'''Review:''' "That was certainly my experience. I was working out on the 20" long after I had played it enough to write the review—delighting in its perfect blend of definition and overtones. Played with an acorn-shaped wood-tip stick, the cymbal produced the dry click articulation characteristic of K-type cymbals. The overtones had enough of that "trashy" sound to also sound K-like—but not so many as to be muddy (which was a problem with a lot of the "old" K's from Istanbul). The cymbal was on the thin side, producing the type of low-pitched "dark" sound that would serve as a cushion for a band's sound more than it would cut through it." <br> | '''Review:''' "That was certainly my experience. I was working out on the 20" long after I had played it enough to write the review—delighting in its perfect blend of definition and overtones. Played with an acorn-shaped wood-tip stick, the cymbal produced the dry click articulation characteristic of K-type cymbals. The overtones had enough of that "trashy" sound to also sound K-like—but not so many as to be muddy (which was a problem with a lot of the "old" K's from Istanbul). The cymbal was on the thin side, producing the type of low-pitched "dark" sound that would serve as a cushion for a band's sound more than it would cut through it." <br> | ||
Revision as of 11:57, 19 October 2024
Group: Rides
Type: Dark Ride
Size: 20 Inch
Series: K Custom
Weight: 2111g, 2135g, 2136g, 2189g, 2216g, 2248g, 2280g, 2294g (2008 Serial Number)
Median Weight: 2203g (n=8)
Years of production: 1995* - Present
Sound file: K Custom 20" Dark Ride
K Custom 20" Dark Ride
K Custom 20" Dark Ride
K Custom 20" Dark Ride
Zildjian's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "That was certainly my experience. I was working out on the 20" long after I had played it enough to write the review—delighting in its perfect blend of definition and overtones. Played with an acorn-shaped wood-tip stick, the cymbal produced the dry click articulation characteristic of K-type cymbals. The overtones had enough of that "trashy" sound to also sound K-like—but not so many as to be muddy (which was a problem with a lot of the "old" K's from Istanbul). The cymbal was on the thin side, producing the type of low-pitched "dark" sound that would serve as a cushion for a band's sound more than it would cut through it."
Review written by Rick Mattingly ("Product Close-Up - Zildjian K Custom Dark Cymbals and Zil-Bels", Modern Drummer, January 1996, p.42)
Artist/song where it can be heard:
Source:
(*) "Highlights Of Summer NAMM" (Modern Drummer, December 1995, p.27)
