A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash

Group: Crashes
Type: Thin Crash
Size: 18 Inch
Series: A Zildjian
Weight: 1287g (2007 Serial Number), 1288g, 1297g, 1307g (2012 Serial Number), 1353g, 1505g (2009 SerialNumber)
Median Weight: 1302g (n=6)
Years of production: 2007 - 2013
Sound file: A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash
A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash
A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash
A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash
A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash
A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash
A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash
A Zildjian 18" Armand Thin Crash
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Review: "The thinness of the crashes means that they explode quickly when struck with conviction, springing into action and subsiding without getting in the way of the groove itself. We have to admit to a real fondness for the medium thin 16" and 18", which strike us as fab multi-purpose types."

Review written by The MusicRadar Team ("Zildjian Armand Hi-Hats 13" review", musicradar.com, November 22, 2007)

Review: "The 16" thin and medium-thin crashes are both quite effective. I originally had my doubts about the thin model, thinking it wouldn’t have any body at all. But the overtones are so fat that it creates a very nice, rich sound. It doesn’t have a tremendous amount of volume or sustain, but it would add a very musical color to a key moment in a song without simply drowning out whatever else was going on.

The 16" medium-thin crash provides a similar function, but with a bit more body and sustain. The pitch was not different enough between the two 16" models I tested to be significant, so I’d choose between the two of them based on volume requirements. The medium-thin was a bit louder and would stand up to heavier playing. But it was slightly less rich in overtones.

The 18" Armand crashes were very nice complements to the 16" models. Again, the pitches between the thin and medium-thin models were not significantly different. The thin version had thicker overtones, giving it a richer sound. But the medium-thin had a bit more volume and sustain."

Review written by Rick Mattingly ("Zildjian Armand Series Cymbals - Bringing Back The Sounds of the '60's", Modern Drummer, January 2008, p.33)

Artist/song where it can be heard: Levon Helm