Sabian HH 24" King

Group: Rides
Type: King
Size: 24 Inch
Series: HH
Weight: 2790g, 2799g, 2850g, 2862g, 2881g, 2920g, 2948g, 2973g
Median Weight: 2872g (n=8)
Years of production: ?
Sound file: HH 24" King
HH 24" King
HH 24" King
HH 24" King
HH 24" King
HH 24" King
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Review: "This ride cymbal has some seriously complex tonal qualities. The 24” size allows it to have different sounds depending on where and how hard you hit it. This makes it a versatile ride cymbal.

It has a good blend of darkness, washiness, and dryness. It growls when you crash on it and has a smooth decay once hit. The dry wash has just enough attack to stand out when playing with other loud musicians.

It has good stick articulation and feels bouncy to ride on. It’s smooth and is easy to play fast rhythms on even with its large size. The bell sounds fantastic, providing a dark and complex ping.

24” rides aren’t for everybody. Some drummers may find it too big to fit comfortably into their setup. However, this truly is one of the best sounding ride cymbals around. "

Review written by Brett Clur ("Best Sabian Cymbals - Ultimate Buying Guide", thedrumninja.com, December 30, 2024) (retrieved February 8, 2025)

Review: "Sabian says drummers are "actively looking for new sounds, and more often than not these new sounds are old sounds with modern characteristics". Let's start with the 22" and 24" HH Kings, which Sabian reckons may be the most complex of the collection, and we found the most adaptable.

Quite thin and wobbly, they have a fabulously clean and 'clicky-ticky' stick tip response, yet generous body. The 22" slightly edges it for versatility, but stick clarity is even more pronounced on the 24". Both have readily resonant bells - good ringers with no dead spots. Obvious jazz-blues-r'n'b cymbals, but bright enough for more adventurous rock and indie too."

Review written by Geoff Nicholls ("Sabian Big And Ugly Ride cymbals review", musicradar.com, June 19, 2015)

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