Sabian Expansion and Phase Out History

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)

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"

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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)

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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"

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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"

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1985

Source: 1985 Price List

1986

Source: 1986 Price List

AA

Crashes: Rocktagon - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats: Rock Hats - 13" (1987; Returns in 1988)

AA Sound Control - NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 18"; Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"

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B8 Plus - NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 18"; Ride - 20"
Crashes: Crash - 16"
Hi-Hats: Hi-Hats - 14"
Chinas: Chinese - 16" 18" 20"

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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

Rides: Crash Ride - 18"; Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Crash - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"

Gongs

Turkish Gong - 22" 24" 26" 28"

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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

Hi-Hats: Regular Hats (Name changed from "Hi-Hat") - 12" (1988) 13" 14" 15" 16" (1988)

Discontinued:: Light Ride 16" 17"; Flat Bell -22"

B20 Discontinued

Entire Series Discontinued

HH Sound Control

Rides: Hi-Bell Crash Ride - 18"; Hi-Bell Ride - 20" 22"

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1988

Source: 1988 Sabian Newsbeat Newsletter Summer/Autumn 1988

AA

Rides: Fusion Hats - 13"; Light Ride - 18" 20"
Hi-Hats: Mini Hats - 12"; Rock Hats - 13"

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

Rides: Rock Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Rock Crash - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats: Rock Hats - 14"

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B8 Plus

Splashes

Splash - 12"

B8 Rock Plus - NEW SERIES

Rides: Crash Ride - 20" 22"
Crashes: Crash - 16" 18"
Hi-Hats: Hi-Hats - 14"

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"

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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.

Other: Bell - 12" ("New And Notable - Sabian Bell Cymbal", Modern Drummer, August, 1989, p.45)

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)

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1990

Source: 1990 Sabian pricelist

AA

Crashes: Bright Crash - 16"