The cymbal collection.
Almost everything about a hybrid session can change after the take, except the cymbals. These are the more than 30 Zildjians I choose from, grouped by where they sit on the kit.
How I choose
Once I hear the song, I usually know whether the cymbals should stay tight and dark, open up wide, or cut through guitars. A reference track tells me most of what I need.
If you have a sound in mind, say so when you send the song and I’ll start there.
Every cymbal, by position 32
Grouped by where it sits on the kit and drawn to scale, so a 24-inch ride reads against a 6-inch ZilBel the way it does in the room.
Hi-Hats 6
From 13-inch Ks that stay tight and dry under a dense arrangement to 15-inch K Sweets that open up wide on a ballad.
14"
K Sweet Hi-Hats
K Sweet
15"
K Sweet Hi-Hats
K Sweet
13"
K Hi-Hats
K Dark & Custom
14"
A Custom Projection Hi-Hats
A Custom & Avedis
14"
Avedis New Beat Hi-Hats
A Custom & Avedis
14"
K Constantinople Hi-Hats
K Constantinople
Rides 9
Dry and vintage through bright and cutting, plus a 24-inch Z MegaBell for tracks that want a bell that carries over guitars.
22"
K Custom Dark Ride
K Dark & Custom
22"
K Custom Dark Ride with Rivets
K Dark & Custom
21"
K Sweet Ride
K Sweet
20"
A Custom Ride
A Custom & Avedis
22"
A Custom Ride
A Custom & Avedis
22"
K Constantinople Medium Thin Low Ride
K Constantinople
24"
Z MegaBell Ride
Vintage & FX
20"
Vintage Avedis Ride
Vintage & FX
18"
Crash Ride
Vintage & FX
Crashes 10
14 through 18 inches. The small ones are for fast accents that get out of the way. The 18s bloom and decay slowly enough to sit under a vocal.
14"
K Dark Crash
K Dark & Custom
18"
K Dark Crash
K Dark & Custom
16"
K Custom Fast Crash
K Dark & Custom
16"
K Sweet Crash
K Sweet
18"
K Sweet Crash
K Sweet
14"
A Custom Crash
A Custom & Avedis
17"
A Custom Crash
A Custom & Avedis
16"
K Constantinople Crash
K Constantinople
18"
K Constantinople Crash
K Constantinople
16"
Vintage Crash
Vintage & FX
Effects 7
Splashes, stacks, and a ZilBel for short, trashy accents and quick color.
10"
A Custom Splash
A Custom & Avedis
10"
K Hybrid Splash
Vintage & FX
8"
K Hybrid Splash
Vintage & FX
6"
K Hybrid Splash
Vintage & FX
8"
FX Stack
Vintage & FX
6"
FX Stack
Vintage & FX
6"
ZilBel
Vintage & FX
Have a song in mind?
Send it over with a reference or two, and a note if there’s a cymbal sound you’re after. I’ll pick the setup that fits.
Send me the song