Sabian Jack DeJohnette Signature Series 20" Ride

Group: Rides
Type: Ride
Size: 20 Inch
Series: Jack DeJohnette Signature Series
Weight: 2252g, 2260g, 2282g, 2342g, 2434g, 2450g, 2462g (6 rivet holes), 2472g, 2508g, 2518g, 2538g, 2540g, 2602g, 2663g
Median Weight : 2467g (n=14)
Years of production: 1989 - ?
Sound file: Jack DeJohnette Signature Series 20" Ride
Jack DeJohnette Signature Series 20" Ride
Jack DeJohnette Signature Series 20" Ride
Jack DeJohnette Signature Series 20" Ride
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Review: "Starting with the ride cymbals, they are available in 20" and 22" models. They can best be described as having a very dry sound, yet they don't have that anvil-like clang that is often labeled "dry." Instead, you get a little more of a "click" sound from the stick, and there are just enough overtones to give it body. I preferred the 20" model in most situations, finding the 22" a bit gongy at times. (Although, when I played a set of these cymbals at the NAMM show at Chicago's McCormick Place, the 22" sounded better to me. So let the cymbal fit the room.) I found the rides to be especially well-suited to faster tempos, as they allowed total clarity and definition. (Think about the way DeJohnette plays a ride cymbal and you'll get the idea.) The other exceptional feature of these cymbals is their bell sound, which is extremely clear and cutting. Rock drummers who do a lot of their playing on the bell would do well to check these out.

Personally, while I love the 20" ride for fast rhythms, I would want another ride cymbal in my setup that had a lot of overtones (or maybe even rivets) for the slower tunes where I wanted a lot of sustain for each note."

Review written by Rick Mattingly "Product Close-Up" (Modern Drummer, Nov. '89, pp. 38-9)

Artist/song where it can be heard: Jack DeJohnette