You and i share the same fondness for the 13 dynos. Im surprised you dont currently use them much. Im searching these out now.

I cant seem to find out between these dyno 13'', the 13' K customs dark and the 13' A customs mastersound... this a/z 13' is also so cool... so hard to choose... I already have a 14' harsh and heavy zbt, going for more articulation with crisp like Chad Szeliga (which uses the 13' A customs i believe)

Second is the best of them i think 🤔

Perfection!

I like the new Sabian logo. I think the hate for the new logo comes from the dislike of change from something already good.

I had one years ago that I got used for next to nothing, but it just was so loud. Should have kept it just to have one but I traded it. The story I remember is that Billy Cobham was looking for an extra dry and ping-y ride. Armand Zildjian was walking past a stack of unlathed and unhammered cymbals, hit one with a stick, then showed it to Billy, who flipped out. Then every Billy Cobham fan wanted one and it became part of the catalog.

Like that meinl for it's more trad ride sound - but that's not what I want a quick decay crash for (PSTX sounds dryer and better for my applications)

The "It's Good to be King" ride! It's beautiful.

YES! I love this series. I have a couple of them as well as an 18” China with rivets and a 20” China. They do a thing, and for what it does it’s great.

This guy deserves a ton of views. A genuine nice guy that can play his arse off. C’mon KZbin!

I had a 20" z power crash. I used it as a ride it was so heavy

Always a good video from a good guy/drummer. Cheers. The ride that's kicking my butt for rock is a PAiSTe 900 Colortsound 22" Ride in Red.

Sounds fantastic!!!

Are those 602 hi hats?

They all sound great, but my stage custom sucks lol

I've never played a Sonor, but I definitely want to!!

Have you ever played a Zildjian Deep ride? The best ones are from the 80s. Most hammering on those.

You can get rid of the stick marks by using clear coat paint cleaner or remove the clear coat all together. Thats what I did with most of mine.

I have about 35 of them.

Wow a teak kit, that's pretty awesome

I remember the ads for this cymbal in Rhythm magazine back in the eighties, "Leopard Ride", the very name made me want one but this is the first time I've actually heard one so really enjoyed this vid. Lovely cymbal, obviously geared towards pop and rock and certainly hits the spot in that respect, drums sound amazing too, great vid John 👍

Now that's my kind of ride cymbal! Glassy ping with projection and zero wash, and a nice clear separated higher pitched bell. Only downside is the bell isn't larger. But Sabian isn't known for large ride bells anyway. I've said before in your previous videos that I never crash a ride, so I'm all about one trick pony rides like this. Oh and BTW - chonker is slang for a big fat cat. Something big and overweight, which describes this ride perfectly!

I have a ride like that Phil Collins signature RBDR in traditional finish and sounds exactly like the one in your video and i agree that is the most versatile cymbal I have in my collection(apart from my 21 HHX groove ride ) , it has the right amount of stick definition and warm wash , a cutting raw bell that sounds kinds dry dark and powerful and it is crasheable too!! I use it as my gigging ride , 80s, 90s rock/pop and 70s and 80s classic rock and it is perfect for that music

I remember seeing Randy Castillo at a drum clinic in 1987 and he had 2 cymbals that stood out. An 18" Wuhan china and that damn Z Heavy Power Ride. Both were amazing. I bought that exact china the next day and I based most of my rides being able to cut through a mix like that Heavy Z.

Scored one for $179, should be in on Friday! 👍

That snare works really nicely with those rides! What are you playing on?

I have a 1980's 22in Paiste Rude 3000 Power Ride, I'm looking to add a 20in Zildjian Earth Ride or a Z Heavy Power Ride or old Mega Bell

very good cymbal and video！

What size was the second one? You never said

the original z's are awesome. the 24'' heavy power ride was the standard back in the day. heavy beast

What is that lovely china sound coming from my friend?

Great description. I prefer wood tip sticks, and it sounds like you are using plastic tips here. Other recordings I've heard of this cymbal sound very different. Thanks for sharing.

I was working for Guitar Center when the Akira Jimbo snare was released to sell, and I sold maybe 6 of them. Really good sounding drum! The Anton Fig model came out at the same time, and we sold a lot of those. The Anton Fig model was super good sounding, very versatile! We even hosted a Clinic with Akira Jimbo and that dude is a crazy good drummer...and a weird guy in general. As for the noobs dissing on Stage Customs...that is ridiculous! Stage Customs will do anything one needs drums to do, and well! They are an incredible value! Cheers!

Roger Taylor played Z power crashes only once with Queen at Wembley in 1986. I don't think he liked them, so immediately went back to his K range. I think he was just offered them to try them out, then dumped them. They sound too clanky for my liking. I am more a K guy myself too, but enjoy all cymbal videos. Thanks man.

Sounds good enough to gig with. Perhaps some heavier heads might coax out some even beefier sounds especially from the small shallow tom.

Was that a bit of Animate by Rush at the end?

On headphones, your kick sounds amazing too. Great combo. Love them Paiste pies.

Sonor signature best. I play a Sonor signature series kit, yes its very heavy but there is no comparrison. Shalom. ❤

Akira matches my Yamaha drums.....Want one now...............Ralph Onofrio

Cool unique cymbal

Heavy power ride all the way! They are monstrous in comparison to later updated Z customs. Own a 22" and a 24" versions. Heavy as heck.. Sticking is pronounced, divine. Bell is cutting but higher pitched then a bell on megabell ride...

i was a paiste man and i got a big old z custom projection crash back in the day. and by god it sounded fantastic really gongy and aggressive sounding. i swapped it for a paiste sig power crash later only for the reason that it was too loud compared with everything else and didnt quite fit sound wise. but it was a great cymbal, never understood people that said z customs were trash can lids and not musical. not true at all. glad to see them return

I have a 20” z ride I think I bought it 2001. And I still have and love it. I use it on all my recordings cause it records really good.

I've been playing with the Megabell seen here for about ten years now. It cannot be beat! I hear their might be a new release of this cymbal too! I'll be snatching one up if that's the case

as a metal drummer I love mega bell rides. are they versatile? definitely not! but I'm not gonna go blasting on a thin washy riveted jazz ride now are I 😂

I also own an original Zildjian Z Mega Bell Ride. The ride I had, at the time when I bought it, was cracked. Then I heard "Love In An Elevator" on the radio. I knew I had to have it. After seeing the video, I still couldn't figure out what it was. I had to wait a couple of weeks for Modern Drummer to come out and saw the ad with Joey Kramer. People either love it or hate it. I love it!

Sounds good. I bought one but have yet to have a proper play & maybe take it to rehearsal. Going to check out the track too, well played. 👍🏻

I've been using a Z/K combination.Brilliant finish 13 on top and a Z on the bottom...I won't use anything else....Jazz,funk,big band....Everything I do. Ralph Onofrio

Musashi

I liked the sound of the Signature snare a lot. But, you can't go wrong with a Sonor, no matter what shell material is used or the depth, number of plies, etc. I love every one of my Sonor kits. I agree with you about the weight. I can't haul my Designers around anymore and it breaks my heart. But better a broken heart than a broken back. 😉