Difference between revisions of "Sabian APX"

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'''Alloy:''' [[Alloys#B8_Alloy|B8]]<br>
 
'''Alloy:''' [[Alloys#B8_Alloy|B8]]<br>
 
'''Quality:''' Beginner to professional <br>
 
'''Quality:''' Beginner to professional <br>
'''Production:''' Cymbals begin as sheets of B8, then cut and stamped into shape; hammering and hand lathing finish the process. (2)<br>
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'''Production:''' Cymbals begin as sheets of B8, then cut and stamped into shape; hammering and hand lathing finish the process.<font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue><br>
 
'''Applications:''' High volume settings • Live playing <br>
 
'''Applications:''' High volume settings • Live playing <br>
 
'''Users:''' <br>
 
'''Users:''' <br>
'''Sound:''' The sheer attack of APX cuts through any music. Super-bright, tonally tight, focused and aggressive beyond belief, these cymbals rip through rock-heavy grooves and blistering power chords like a laser beam through darkness. With APX, nothing gets in your way. (1)<br>
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'''Sound:''' The sheer attack of APX cuts through any music. Super-bright, tonally tight, focused and aggressive beyond belief, these cymbals rip through rock-heavy grooves and blistering power chords like a laser beam through darkness. With APX, nothing gets in your way.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue><br>
 
<br>[https://youtu.be/fsgQW3Maweg?si=wLz57bFF-qdaNkRe Sabian APX NAMM 2008 video]<br>
 
<br>[https://youtu.be/fsgQW3Maweg?si=wLz57bFF-qdaNkRe Sabian APX NAMM 2008 video]<br>
 
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Information from: <br>
# Sabian Cymbal and Sound Guide 2009
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<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> Sabian Cymbal and Sound Guide 2009<br>
# [https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/drums/sabian-apx-cymbals-162800 musicradar.com] (retrieved February 10, 2025)
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<font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue> [https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/drums/sabian-apx-cymbals-162800 musicradar.com] (retrieved February 10, 2025)<br>
 
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 30 December 2025

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Introduction: 2008
Background: Developed as a solution for situations where the volume of standard cymbals would be too loud, such as churches, weddings, corporate gigs, and other similar settings. They're intended to allow drummers to play without compromise.
Innovation:
Alloy: B8
Quality: Beginner to professional
Production: Cymbals begin as sheets of B8, then cut and stamped into shape; hammering and hand lathing finish the process.2
Applications: High volume settings • Live playing
Users:
Sound: The sheer attack of APX cuts through any music. Super-bright, tonally tight, focused and aggressive beyond belief, these cymbals rip through rock-heavy grooves and blistering power chords like a laser beam through darkness. With APX, nothing gets in your way.1

Sabian APX NAMM 2008 video


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Hi-Hats

Chinas

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Information from:
1 Sabian Cymbal and Sound Guide 2009
2 musicradar.com (retrieved February 10, 2025)


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