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== 2008 == | == 2008 == | ||
'''Source:''' Sabian What's Your Sound Catalog 2008 <br> | '''Source:''' Sabian What's Your Sound Catalog 2008 <br> | ||
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| + | === [[Sabian APX|APX]] === | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Rides|Rides]]: | ||
| + | : '''[[Sabian Ride|Ride]] - [[Sabian APX 20" Ride|20"]] [[Sabian APX 22" Ride|22"]] [[Sabian APX 24" Ride|24"]] | ||
| + | : '''[[Sabian Solid Ride|Solid Ride]] - [[Sabian APX 20" Solid Ride|20"]] [[Sabian APX 22" Solid Ride|22"]] | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Crashes|Crashes]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Crash|Crash]] - [[Sabian APX 14" Crash|14"]] [[Sabian APX 16" Crash|16"]] [[Sabian APX 18" Crash|18"]] [[Sabian APX 20" Crash|20"]] | ||
| + | : '''[[Sabian O-Zone|O-Zone]] - [[Sabian APX 16" O-Zone|16"]] [[Sabian APX 18" O-Zone|18"]] | ||
| + | : '''[[Sabian Solid Crash|Solid Crash]] - [[Sabian APX 16" Solid Crash|16"]] [[Sabian APX 18" Solid Crash|18"]] [[Sabian APX 20" Solid Crash|20"]] | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Hi-Hats|Hi-Hats]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Hats|Hats]] - [[Sabian APX 13" Hats|13"]] [[Sabian APX 14" Hats|14"]] | ||
| + | : '''[[Sabian Solid Hats|Solid Hats]] - [[Sabian APX 13" Solid Hats|13"]] [[Sabian APX 14" Solid Hats|14"]] | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Chinas|Chinas]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Chinese|Chinese]] - [[Sabian APX 18" Chinese|18"]] [[Sabian APX 20" Chinese|20"]] | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Splashes|Splashes]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Splash|Splash]] - [[Sabian APX 8" Splash|8"]] [[Sabian APX 10" Splash|10"]] [[Sabian APX 12" Splash|12"]] | ||
=== [[Sabian Paragon|Paragon]] === | === [[Sabian Paragon|Paragon]] === | ||
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; [[Sabian Types and Models#Hi-Hats|Hi-Hats]]: | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Hi-Hats|Hi-Hats]]: | ||
:''' [[Sabian Fierce Hats|Fierce Hats]] - [[Sabian Vault 13" Fierce Hats|13"]] | :''' [[Sabian Fierce Hats|Fierce Hats]] - [[Sabian Vault 13" Fierce Hats|13"]] | ||
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| + | == 2009 == | ||
| + | '''Source:''' Sabian What's Your Sound Catalog 2009 <br> | ||
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| + | === [[Sabian AAX|AAX]] === | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Rides|Rides]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Raw Bell Dry Ride|Raw Bell Dry Ride]] - [[Sabian AAX 21" Raw Bell Dry Ride|21"]] | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Crashes|Crashes]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian X-Plosion Fast Crash|X-Plosion Fast Crash]] - [[Sabian AAX 14" X-Plosion Fast Crash|14"]] [[Sabian AAX 15" X-Plosion Fast Crash|15"]] [[Sabian AAX 16" X-Plosion Fast Crash|16"]] [[Sabian AAX 17" X-Plosion Fast Crash|17"]] [[Sabian AAX 18" X-Plosion Fast Crash|18"]] [[Sabian AAX 19" X-Plosion Fast Crash|19"]] | ||
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| + | === [[Sabian APX|APX]] ===' | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Hi-Hats|Hi-Hats]]: | ||
| + | '''[[Sabian Solid Hats|Solid Hats]] - [[Sabian APX 15" Solid Hats|15"]] | ||
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| + | === [[Sabian HHX|HHX]] === | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Rides|Rides]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Raw Bell Dry Ride|Raw Bell Dry Ride]] - [[Sabian HHX 21" Raw Bell Dry Ride|21"]] | ||
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| + | ===[[Sabian Vault|Vault]]=== | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Crashes|Crashes]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Artisan Crash|Artisan Crash]] - [[Sabian Vault 16" Artisan Crash|16"]] [[Sabian Vault 18" Artisan Crash|18"]] | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Hi-Hats|Hi-Hats]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Artisan Hats|Artisan Hats]] - [[Sabian Vault 13" Artisan Hats|13"]] [[Sabian Vault 14" Artisan Hats|14"]] [[Sabian Vault 15" Artisan Hats|15"]] | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Nano Hats|Nano Hats]] - [[Sabian Radia 7" Nano Hats|7"]] [[Sabian Radia 9" Nano Hats|9"]] | ||
| + | ; [[Sabian Types and Models#Orchestra|Orchestra]]: | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Artisan Traditional Symphonic Medium Heavy|Artisan Traditional Symphonic Medium Heavy]] - [[Sabian Vault Artisan 16" Traditional Symphonic Medium Heavy|16"]] [[Sabian Vault Artisan 17" Traditional Symphonic Medium Heavy|17"]] [[Sabian Vault Artisan 18" Traditional Symphonic Medium Heavy|18"]] [[Sabian Vault Artisan 19" Traditional Symphonic Medium Heavy|19"]] [[Sabian Vault Artisan 20" Traditional Symphonic Medium Heavy|20"]] | ||
| + | :'''[[Sabian Artisan Traditional Symphonic Medium Light|Artisan Traditional Symphonic Medium Light]] - [[Sabian Vault Artisan 16" Traditional Symphonic Medium Light|16"]] [[Sabian Vault Artisan 17" Traditional Symphonic Medium Light|17"]] [[Sabian Vault Artisan 18" Traditional Symphonic Medium Light|18"]] [[Sabian Vault Artisan 19" Traditional Symphonic Medium Light|19"]] [[Sabian Vault Artisan 20" Traditional Symphonic Medium Light|20"]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:24, 6 April 2025
This is a list of all new Sabian models and sizes from the beginning to the present, by year, with the year in parentheses when it was phased out (discontinued).
1982 / 1983
Source: Undated product list from circa 1983. (If you have one dated 1982 or 1983, please contact me @bluejacketsfan@yahoo.com)
Years in parentheses () indicates when discontinued.
AA - NEW SERIES
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 16" 17" (1988) 18" 19" 20" 21" (1988) 22"
- Flat Bell - 18" 20" 22"
- Heavy Ride - 20" 21" 22"
- Medium Ride - 18" (1999) 19" (1992) 20" (2000) 22" (2000) 24" (1992)
- Mini Bell Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Ride - 24"
- Thin Ride - 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Crashes
- Heavy Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19"
- Medium Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Medium Thin Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Thin Crash - 15" 16" 17"
- Hi-Hats
- Flat Hats - 13" 14" 15"
- Light Hats - 13" 14" 15"
- Regular Hats - 13" 14" 15" 16" (1988)
- Rock Hats - 14" 15"
- Chinas
- Chinese Flat - 18" 20" 22"
- Chinese Regular - 18" 20" 22"
- Splashes
- Splash - 8" 10" 12"
- Band
- Band - 15" 16" 18" 20"
- Drum Corps - 15" 16" 18" 20"
- Orchestra
- French - 18" 20" 22" 24" (1984)
- Viennese - 16" 18" 20"
- Suspended - 12" (1988) 13" (1988) 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
HH - NEW SERIES
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 18" 20"
- Heavy Ride - 20" 22"
- Medium Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Crashes
- Thin Crash - 16" 18" 20"
- Hi-Hats
- Hi-Hat - 13" 14" 15" 16"
- Splashes
- Splash - 8" 10"
- Orchestra
- Germanic - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Viennese - 16" 18" 20"
- Suspended - 13" (1988) 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
1984
Source: 1984 Price List
AA
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 24"
- Dry Ride - 21" 22"
- Extra Heavy Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 18" (1988) 19" (1988) 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Flat Bell - 18" 20" 22" (1988)
- Heavy Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 18" (1988) 19" (1988) 24"
- Medium Ride - 16" (1987) 17" (1987) 21" (1994)
- Medium Heavy Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Mini Bell Ride - 18" 20" 22" (1988)
- Rock Ride (Large Bell) - 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Thin Ride - 16"
- Crashes
- Extra Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18"
- Medium Crash - 13" 14" 15" 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
- Medium Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
- Rock Crash (name changed from "Heavy Crash", and 20" size added) - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
- Hi-Hats
- Light Hats - 12" (1988)
- Regular Hats - 12" (1988)
- Rock Hats - 16"
- Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
- Chinas
- Chinese Flat - 14" 15" 16"
- Chinese Regular - 14" 15" 16"
- Orchestra
- French - 16" 17" 19" 21" (1988)
- Germanic - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" (1988)
- Viennese - 16" 17" 19" 20" 21" 22" (1988)
- Band
- Concert Band (name change from "Band", sizes added) - 12" 13" 14" 17" 19" 21" 22" 24"
- Marching - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Drum Corps - 14" 17" 19" 21" 22" 24"
HH
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 19" 21" (1988) 22"
- Flat Bell - 18" 20"
- Heavy Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 18" (1988) 19" 21" 24"
- Medium Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 19" 21" 24"
- Medium Heavy Ride - 16" (1988) 17" (1988) 18" (1988) 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Mini Bell Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Crashes
- Extra Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" (1988) 20" (1988)
- Medium Crash - 12" (1988) 13" (1988) 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Medium Thin Crash - 13" (1988) 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 17" 19"
- Hi-Hats
- Hi-Hat - 12"
- Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
- Splashes
- Splash - 12"
- Chinas
- Chinese - 14" 15" 16"
- Orchestra
- French - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Germanic - 21" 22" (1988)
- Viennese - 17" 19" 21" 22" (1988)
- Suspended - 24" (1988)
Gongs
- Taiwan Gong - 30" 34" 40" 48"
1985
Source: 1985 Price List
AA
- Rides
- Medium Flange Ride - 20" 22"
- Medium Heavy Flange Ride - 20" 22"
- Crashes
- Extra Thin Crash - 19" (1988) 20" (1988) 21" (1988) 22" (1988)
- Hi-Hats
- Mini Hats - 10"
- Rock Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
- Splashes
- Rock Splash - 12"
B8 - NEW SERIES
B20 - NEW SERIES
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 18"
- Medium Ride - 20" 22" 24"
- Crashes
- Crash - 13" 16"
- Hi-Hats
- Hi-Hat - 14"
- Splashes
- Splash - 8" 10" 12"
- Chinas
- Chinese - 16" 18" 20" 22"
HH
1986
Source: 1986 Price List
AA
AA Sound Control - NEW SERIES
B8 Plus - NEW SERIES
- Rides
- Crash Ride - 18"
- Ride - 20"
- Crashes
- Crash - 16"
- Hi-Hats
- Hi-Hats - 14"
- Chinas
- Chinese - 16" 18" 20"
HH
- Rides
- Flat Bell -22" (1987)
- Light Ride - 16" (1987) 17" (1987) 18" 19" (1988) 20" 21" (1988) 22"
- Crashes
- Leopard Crash - 16" 18"
- Hi-Hats
- Leopard Hats - 14"
- Chinas
- Leopard Chinese - 18" 20"
- Splashes
- Leopard Splash - 12"
HH Sound Control - NEW SERIES
Gongs
- Turkish Gong - 22" 24" 26" 28"
1987
Source: 1987 Sabian catalog
AA
- Crashes
- Rocktagon - 20"
- Chinas
- Fast Chinese - 18"
- Discontinued:
- Medium Ride - 16" 17"
- Rock Hats - 13" (back in 1988)
HH
- Discontinued:
- Light Ride 16" 17"
- Flat Bell -22"
B20 Discontinued
Entire Series Discontinued
HH Sound Control
1988
Source: 1988 Sabian Newsbeat Newsletter Summer/Autumn 1988
AA
- Discontinued:
- Crash Ride - 17" 21"
- Extra Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19"
- Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19"
- Flat Bell - 22"
- Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17"
- Mini Bell Ride - 22"
- Extra Thin Crash - 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Medium Crash - 21" 22"
- Medium Thin Crash - 21" 22"
- Thin Crash - 21" 22"
- Light Hats - 12"
- Regular Hats - 12" 16"
- Flat Chinese - 14" 15" 22"
- French - 21"
- Germanic - 22"
- Suspended - 12" 13"
- Viennese - 22"
B8
B8 Plus
B8 Rock Plus - NEW SERIES
HH
- Crashes
- Rock Crash - 16" 18"
- Rides
- Classic Ride - 20" 22"
- Rock Ride - 20" 22"
- Hi-Hats
- Fusion Hats - 13"
- Discontinued:
- Crash Ride - 16" 17" 22"
- Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18"
- Light Ride - 19" 21"
- Medium Ride - 16" 17"
- Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18"
- Extra Thin Crash - 19" 20"
- Medium Crash - 12" 13"
- Medium Thin Crash - 13"
- Regular Hats - 12" 16"
- Germanic - 22"
- Suspended - 13" 21" 22" 24"
- Viennese - 22"
1989
Sources: (In parentheses)
- This year Sabian redesigned the AA Chinese cymbals "to enhance the distinctive appearance and trashier sound characteristics associated with traditional oriental instruments." No additions or deletions to the AA Chinese models were made. (Newsbeat - Sabian Cymbals' International Magazine - Summer/Fall 1989)
AA
- Hi-Hats
- Fusion Hats - 14" ("New And Notable", Modern Drummer, September 1989, p. 106)
HH
- Hi-Hats
- Fusion Hats - 14" ("New And Notable", Modern Drummer, September 1989, p. 106)
Percussion
- Note: This was not a series yet. The below model was listed in "Accessories", along with gongs.
Jack DeJohnette Signature Series - NEW SERIES
(Modern Drummer, October 1989)
- Rides
- Jack DeJohnette Ride - 20" 22"
- Crashes
- Jack DeJohnette Crash - 16" 18"
- Hi-Hats
- Jack DeJohnette Hi Hats - 14"
- Chinas
- Jack DeJohnette Chinese - 18" 20"
Signature - NEW SERIES
- Carmine Appice Chinese - 18" ("Product Close-Up", Modern Drummer, Nov. '89, p. 39)
1990
Source: 1990 Sabian pricelist
AA
2002
Source: 2002 Sabian Catalog
AA
HH
HHX Evolution - NEW SERIES
- Rides
- Ride - 20"
- Crashes
- Crash - 16" 17" 18"
- Effeks Crash - 17"
- O-Zone - 16" 18"
- Hi-Hats
- Hi-Hats - 13" 14"
- Splashes
- Splash - 7" 10" 12"
2003
Source: 2003 Sabian Catalog
AA
- Rides
- Metal-X Ride - 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Crashes
- Metal-X Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Hi-Hats
- Metal-X Hats - 14" 15"
- Chinas
- Metal-X Chinese - 18" 20"
- Splashes
- Metal-X Splash - 10" 12"
AAX
HHX
HHX Evolution
Pro
Signature
XS20
- Rides
- Medium Ride - 20"
- Rock Ride - 20"
- Crashes
- Medium Thin Crash - 16" 18"
- Rock Crash - 16" 18"
- Hi-Hats
- Medium Hats - 14" (were originally called "Regular Hats" when the series started)
- Rock Hats - 14"
- Chinas
- Chinese - 18"
- Splashes
- Splash - 10" 12"
2008
Source: Sabian What's Your Sound Catalog 2008
APX
- Rides
- Ride - 20" 22" 24"
- Solid Ride - 20" 22"
- Crashes
- Crash - 14" 16" 18" 20"
- O-Zone - 16" 18"
- Solid Crash - 16" 18" 20"
- Hi-Hats
- Hats - 13" 14"
- Solid Hats - 13" 14"
- Chinas
- Chinese - 18" 20"
- Splashes
- Splash - 8" 10" 12"
Paragon
Percussion
Vault
2009
Source: Sabian What's Your Sound Catalog 2009
AAX
=== APX ==='
HHX
Vault
- Crashes
- Artisan Crash - 16" 18"
- Hi-Hats
- Artisan Hats - 13" 14" 15"
- Nano Hats - 7" 9"
- Orchestra
- Artisan Traditional Symphonic Medium Heavy - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Artisan Traditional Symphonic Medium Light - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
2013
Source: Sabian Obsessed Cymbal and Sound Guide 2013
AA
AAX
Percussion
2014
Source: 2014 Sabian Cymbals and Gear Catalog
