Sabian Artisan 22" Light Ride
Group: Rides
Type: Light Ride
Size: 22 Inch
Series: Artisan
Weight: 2295g, 2312g, 2380g, 2382g, 2398g, 2410g, 2430g, 2445g, 2511g, 2540g, 2550g, 2559g, 2565g, 2571g, 2573g, 2605g, 2662g, 2665g, 2681g, 2692g, 2786g
Median Weight: 2550g (n=21)
Years of production: ? - Present
Sound file: Artisan 22" Light Ride
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Review: "The 22" Elite ride has a wonderful extra-dark stick sound. Played in the middle of the bow you’d almost think it was 24" or 26" rather than 22", it is so broadly sonorous. There’s a hint of gong-like fruitiness beneath its slightly trashy tone.
Articulation is precise despite the cushioned attack, while the complex, evocative tone is dry, never muddy. Crash-riding produces a satisfying whoosh not a hard smash, followed by a tightly controlled decay.
The bell is at one with the body of the cymbal rather than contrasting jarringly. You may want sharp contrast in some styles, but here the bell melts into the overall picture, emerging like the wistful clang of a distant train bell in an old movie.
So you ride away just catching the bell here and there for a subtle lift, adding a sparkle of contrasting texture to the groove - a complex Latin or African-tinged ride pattern perhaps."
- Review written by Geoff Nicholls ("Sabian Artisan Elite and Light Cymbals review - New additions to Sabian’s super-expensive range", musicradar/com, May 27, 2017)
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