Z Custom 12" Splash

Group: Splashes
Type: Splash
Size: 12 Inch
Series: Z Custom
Weight: 488g (2nd Generation), 537g (2nd Generation), 556g, 563g (2nd Generation)
Years of production: 1995* - 2009
Sound file: unknown
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Review: "The 12" Z Custom splash falls right on the boundary between a large splash and a small crash, and could serve as either depending on the setting. Since I once described Zildjian's 14" K Dark Thin crash as sounding somewhat like a large splash, I compared it side by side with the 12" Z Custom splash. The Z was definitely "splashier," in that the overtones have a much faster decay than those of the K, which fade out more slowly and evenly. The Z also has a higher pitch, adding to its splash character.
What sets the Z apart from most splashes, however, is its considerable body. In a loud setting you can really lay into it and get a quick, explosive splash that won't sound wimpy. In a sense, Zildjian could be shooting themselves in the foot with this one, because drummers who have been breaking splash cymbals by overplaying them and regularly buying new ones can now buy one of these and probably never have to replace it."
Review written by Rick Mattingly ("Product Close-Up - New Zildjian Flatride And Splashes", Modern Drummer, August 1995, p.33)
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Source:
(*) "New And Notable" (Modern Drummer, April 1995, p. 24)