10 Crash Ride Cymbals - Which Is Best For You?

Here are 10 of our current favorite (in-stock) crash/ride cymbals!
Links to purchase are here:
Istanbul Agop Traditional Crash Ride Cymbal - 20
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/CR20
Sabian HHX Thin Ride Cymbal 21" Brilliant
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/12110XTB
Zildjian K Sweet Ride Cymbal 21"
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/K0731
Paiste 2002 Big Beat Multi Cymbal 21"
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/CY000...
Wuhan Thin Crash/Ride Cymbal 21"
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/WUCRR21T
Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash-Ride Cymbal 22"
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/B22DUCR
Meinl Byzance Vintage Sand Crash/Ride Cymbal 22
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/B22SACR
Dream Bliss Crash/Ride - 22
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/BCRRI22
Sabian HHX Complex Thin Ride Cymbal 22
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/12210XCN
Paiste Masters Dark Crash Ride Cymbal 22"
Available for purchase here: buydru.ms/CY000...
Drum kit used in this video: Canopus Yaiba 24
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[@kevinremsen5627]

Drum Center intro music starts, I smile. Wife shakes head and leaves room. Never change, guys. 🤟🏼

[@DrummerGrrrl]

That's sad. My now ex-partner was a drummer and she and I enjoyed watching these videos together. On the hand...she wasn't too happy about my constant G.A.S. problem! She was content with an ancient crappy CB 700 kit that was new back in the mid 1970's!

[@ldsbatera]

Hahaha, Just the same here, dude...

[@davidcurtis4478]

Me too! 😂😂 Rock on! DC

[@erikhamann]

DCP: „Why would you need a Crash Ride?“ Thomas Haake: „I use it as a Splash.“

[@arandommaggot4963]

Underrated af lmao

[@HuckFinn212]

Lol! Yes, but in fact you are Meshuggah!

[@gregbaugh7056]

Zildjian K has best combination of bell ping, clarity of stick attack, but great wash on the crash! HHX wasn’t bad either.

[@nonahyobusiness8063]

Agreed. The K Sweet Ride was the most musical cymbal of the bunch.

[@danvaught5905]

I would say that the HHX has better bell clarity compated to the the K. Zildjian (and I'm z BIG K. Zildjian fan/owner)!

[@danvaught5905]

compared to...

[@redonred0924]

I'm a long-time SABIAN truther who ALMOST made the switch to Zildjian because of the K Sweet line. Having owned a 23" K Sweet Ride in the somewhat recent past, in my opinion, it was a touch too thick to crash on. Maybe it's because I play with 5As, and needed thicker/heavier sticks? I also never played a 21" like what is shown in this video. The bell, and bow of the cymbal are great though, I'd have no issues using the K Sweet Ride in a rock/hard rock/metal situation if I didn't have any better options. The K Sweet Crashes on the other hand? Garbage. I immediately looked for other options, and found myself back in SABIAN's sweet embrace with the HHX Complex series. It's really a night and day difference. The 22" HHX Complex Thin Ride might be the most versatile cymbal I've ever played. I play in a local classic rock cover band, so it sits great in the mix for that type of music, and it crashes so buttery smoothe that I let it double as my right-side crash during gigs.

[@adam.august]

@@danvaught5905 Absolutely dude, I almost doubted sabian for a while but I picked up an HHX Complex Thin 21" and that thing sounds BEAUTIFUL

[@TylerCritti]

That Wuhan sounds really good

[@diegoramos2506]

Right, and their affordable too

[@DrummerGrrrl]

The first Istanbul and ANY of the Meinl's for the win. WOW! I even liked them over the Paiste's and that's rare for me. Although that Big Beat was shimmery and lovely.

[@Signalsdrone]

My favourite is the HHX Complex. I have the 20" version. It's a great all round cymbal with a decent bell and crashes well with my other pies.

[@kombismoke]

1:07 - Istanbul Agop Traditional Crash Ride Cymbal - 20 1:42 - Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash-Ride Cymbal 22" 2:17 - Zildjian K Sweet Ride Cymbal 21" 2:51 - Sabian HHX Complex Thin Ride Cvmbal 22 3:25 - Wuhan Thin Crash/Ride Cymbal 21" 4:00 - Paiste Masters Dark Crash Ride Cvmbal 22" 4:37 - Meinl Byzance Vintage Sand Crash/Ride Cvmbal 22 5:16 - Sabian HHX Thin Ride Cymbal 21" Brilliant 5:51 - Paste 2002 Big Beat Multi Cymbal 21" 6:26 - Dream Bliss Crash/Ride - 22

[@MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Paiste Masters 22" Crash/Ride is one of my favorite Paiste Cymbals ever.

[@RSchaossonic09]

I haven't watched this video yet but this is my favorite video from you guys already

[@TomDichter]

K sweet ride for me, love the bell on that one in addition to its crash/ride abilities

[@heberluviano1584]

LOVE Istanbul Agops. 22" traditional dark ride is hands down my fav crash ride. Only cymbal I need.

[@mozesbrayen]

I from Indonesian and i very like your channel and your videos Getting from Indonesian drummers

[@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124]

ok

[@walterwhite7325]

Holy shit, the Wuhan is amazing, especially for the price

[@lajollascott]

Biggest surprise of the entire video, for me.

[@Qliphirot]

I bet their life is like 1 week

[@Rob-qn7dg]

Played a wuhan for 30 min, broke it.

[@dragocat1]

Wuhan B20 alloy. Ten years and 0 problems. Broke more medium thin Zildjians than any other.

[@flaw885]

Sounded like a trash can lid.

[@footnotedrummer]

The best washy ride that I've ever played is the 20" AA El Sabor by Sabian. I don't know why they no longer make them, but I LOVE mine. The bell is nice and cutting, due in part to it being unlathed. The bow is nice and defined, and because the edge transitions to being quite thin with a slight downward curve to it... it washes and crashes fantastically. Most versatile ride/cymbal that I've ever owned.

[@groovegoon88]

Copy that! I've had mine for over 25 years and it staying!

[@mr.145]

Also the 18 is great too..i have both.

[@philipnestor5034]

Great videos you guys put out. Mel Lewis once said that you should have cymbals that you can ride and crash on. That way if you just have two cymbals it would be like having four on the kit.

[@chrisrowe6835]

Was just wondering what kind of crash/rides Meinl had! Love them all, but that Wuhan is a SLEEPER💪🥁 it sounds so so good knowing how inexpensive it is

[@xavkoston16]

Really impressed by this Wuhan :o ! I used to have 3 Wuhan's Chinas, all sounded amazing, but each broke after 6 months of use ... Compare to that my Paiste PST5 sounds worse, but i have this since 2004, this cymbal is unbreakable huhu

[@drakausdromgatti58]

I genuinely love low tuned TAMA drums...especially the birch with Evans hydraulic heads.. So ridiculously low and punchy. I feel like I'm playing the cannons.

[@andyham6094]

I love them too. Tama all day, but where did that comment come from? He’s not even using Tama in this video about crash rides.

[@drakausdromgatti58]

@@andyham6094 There was a TAMA in the opening

[@johnkavaudio4695]

Standouts for me were Zildjian K Sweet, Sabina HHX 21 and Dream Bliss (which I own and is fabulous). These all had crash/washy goodness but also clear bell definition ✌🏻

[@Theratron]

The K Sweet ride and Sabian HHX thin brilliant sounded the best to me. Which is good, because the K Sweet 21" is my regular ride cymbal :) Never really thought of using it as a crash ride, but it's definitely all round enough to do that too. Love it.

[@Assimilator702]

The K Sweet Rides are basically big crash cymbals that have a usable bell and a pleasing middle of the road stick sound with a pleasant controllable wash.

[@stefanaleksic4113]

Paiste masters 22" 🏆

[@commonman317]

Maybe it is the rough times, and I unfortunately don't have a drum set right now. But, I honestly would be happy owning any of these cymbals. There really isn't a bad one in the bunch. All great choices. Great video.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

☑️ Yeah, there are a couple that would make slightly better crashes than rides, but none of them sounded bad. Normally there's at least 1 cymbal in these comparison videos that I don't like. But not here. I'm SURE all this consistent goodness will be _balanced_ _out_ in the next hi hat comparison video, where there will be 3 or 4 out of 10 that I definitely don't care for...... 😕

[@haydendraycott7897]

One of the few videos where every single cymbal compared for me is almost tied. All really fantastic, can't even really choose a favorite, only one I wasn't a fan of was the Paiste masters. It was also cool to see underdogs like Wuhan and Bliss get some recognition. Istanbul 20" Traditional>>Sabian 21" HHX thin>>Zildjian 21" K>>Paiste 21" big beat>>Sabian 22" HHX>>Dream 22" bliss>>Meinl 22" Vintage>>Wuhan 21" thin>>Meinl 22" Byzance Dual>>Paiste 22" masters

[@handidrummed]

The Istanbul for me.

[@MrKennydoesminecraft]

All of them sound amazing!

[@gostbatsohg]

that dream has a blissful sound 😀

[@dancalabrese3523]

The K Sweet Ride was my number one pick. But that Canopus kit stole the show!

[@1.Ventura]

K sweet ride is one of the best cymbals on the planet.. Brilliant version HHX EVOLUTION RIDE Fantastic bell Crashes and sounds like a crash

[@mattshaggs2931]

This, that K sweet is my favorite in here but that HHX Complex would be if it had a liiiiiittle more bell to it. Not gonna lie, I was actually disappointed with the Meinl cymbals. The Dual was pulling on me with the unique wash up until he smacked the bell and there was none.

[@EryichAra]

I missed the Meinl Byzance Poliphonic 21 but it's just my personal taste. Amazing comparison as usual. Thank you guys

[@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124]

I have it, and I personally think the bell is a bit too big and the cymbal is a tiny bit too thick.

[@NeighborGatsy]

21" K crash/ride brilliant is one of my favorite cymbals Zildjian makes.

[@DemetriusConley]

The 21" HHX Thin Ride sounds great for my taste.

[@ldsbatera]

Loved the HHX Thin, HHX Complex, Byzance Sand and the 2002 Big Beat

[@ldsbatera]

Oh, and also the Istambul!

[@jasonm3871]

They all sound great, but would pick the K Sweet. In fact I did, and the matching hats and crashes. Great line!

[@TheRealBKSchyster]

Hi Guys!!! Thank God for the internet, ehyyyy!!??!! Meaning, that in order to get little snipits of several different Ride/Crash cymbals like you guys just did, sure beats the alternatives of buying sight unseen from a "Craigslist"/ newspaper ad, OR as it once was...!! And that is, hitting every music store for a hundred mile radius and hoping they had "that C/R cymbal" you want, only to find out that they do, but it is USED and Wayyyyy over priced, like my band and I are supposed to pay the rent on the stores "prime" location!! 😳🤣 I guess there is always the NAMM show... but after the airfare, hotels and restaurants, plus waiting to the last day for "the right deal" to happen could make for a very expensive cymbal!! BUT SERIOUSLY, I appreciate what you guys have done here by putting several of these little gems under the drumming microscope and presenting several good choices!! HOWEVER, I do have one small request which may represent, oh say, maybe another fifty thousand drummers...🤔 or at least that many!! And that isssssss, give both sides of the proverbial drum stick a chance to share the spotlight!! Do that by using both WOOD tipped and NYLON tipped drum sticks (especially) when showcasing a Ride or a Ride/Crash cymbal, because there is a really big difference in timbre, respectively, with each type of stick!! By using each type of stick, you have drove your own perspective buyer's list up by fifty percent...... I mean, ya know, just saying!! ANYWAY, KEEP ON KEEPING ON BROTHER ROCKERS!!!!! PEACE 🤘🏼!!!!!

[@ericmsandoval]

I own the 22” Sabian HHX Complex Thin Ride and it’s pretty perfect as ride or crash

[@haydendraycott7897]

Good comparison but I think a volume 2 of this could easily be in order as there are plenty more actual crash/rides to be reviewed; Zildjian A and K crash/rides, Paiste RUDEs and 2002 mediums, etc. "Crashable" rides would be a great topic for it's own video!

[@roomdog40]

Love, love, love your videos. Did not like any of these cymbals except the Byzance Sand.

[@TerminatorT1000C]

I just realized I bought a 22 Byzance dual crash ride from you guys on reverb this is so cool!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Matthew-pn1qu]

I always like watching these comparison videos. Thanks for making them!

[@Jrenglehorn]

Where in the Wuhan did that Wuhan come from?!?!?! Sounded better than some of those Zildjians and Paistes. Definitely a black horse. Great video!

[@stephprime]

to be fair - they all sound nice! If i had to pick one it would be the K Sweet Ride - it has the total package!

[@dreamdrummer01]

To me is the K Sweet, then the HHx Complex and then the HHX Thin. All sounded really good but for my needs definitely those. Looking forward to buy the K 😎

[@beckman3075]

Great test. My favourite is the bliss.

[@BojanOstojicBlackflagStudio]

Hello greetings from Iquique Chile, hopefully some day they would do a review of small snares or piccolos, there are a lot of side snares or extra snares that are not very well reviewed, 10 x 6,13 x 3, 14 x 3, etc. Thank you very much and keep up your excellent videos.

[@gnosticnomad8389]

Super happy to see the k sweet ride on there. I love that cymbal! Surprised the k light ride didn’t make the list.

[@sterlinggriffin8800]

Byzance also caught my attention, great sound for contemporary worship

[@CyrilViXP]

The most natural, rounded and musical here is Zildjian K Sweet Ride as for me

[@jawoody9745]

You can't go wrong with a Paiste 2002 Medium cymbal. Both for crash and ride. The thing is just buttery and fits well with any type of music, AFAIC.

[@rcscaletruck8290]

Meinl the best ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@mozesbrayen]

Always🔥

[@RCuoco]

I have the Meinl Vintage Sand Crash-Ride 22" (among several other rides) and it's my favorite ride cymbal ever!

[@fraserbremner1982]

I have the 20" Meinl Byzance Dual Crash Ride and it is incredible!

[@RoccoSoundTube]

Definitely, the Zildjian K Sweet was the best.

[@CarstenGoeke]

Istanbul Agop 20" Traditional and Zildijan K Sweet Ride 21 - Thank for your Video ✌🏼

[@wingelschweinchen7065]

Great Comparison! I like the the crash sound from the Zildjian K Sweet Ride Cymbal 21". That cold shiny washy sound from the Paiste Masters Dark Crash Ride Cymbal 22" if you hit it only with the stick head... wow! Sounds like a beautiful cold icey trip to Arctic ;D I love it!

[@Ashlord]

Great comparison! I feel like you missed a few tho, like the Meinl Polyphonic and the Sabian HHX Groove. Still a very helpful video tho. Thanks DCP!

[@MrNickDrummer]

I've listened to this without watching and the K Sweet was my pick out the selection presented here. It's not in the video, but probably a 20" Paiste Giant Beat Multi would have destroyed the competition.

[@LarkVsOwl-de3op]

Owning a 20" Giant Beat, I agree on that point.

[@frednovaes5888]

Black alpha rock crash 18”, is my favorite crash/ide cymbal. Even better than my 19” rude crash/ride.

[@albertofalzoi1541]

to me : 1 - Istambul Traditional 2 - HHX Thin Ride 3 - Paiste Giant Beat 21" Special mention for Dream Bliss

[@eddieavakian]

Sabian complex, Meinl sand - top 2

[@glennedwardgo]

The Crash/Ride is probably the toughest cymbal to choose. It has to have a good ride sound but still possess a nice crash sound & wash when you crash on it. The bell sound still has to be present too.

[@evannewell7985]

Shocked at how good that Wuhan sounded. I don't think I've heard anything but their chinas, I'm impressed. I also loved the Dream, but prefer the Vintage Bliss.

[@saneneweyes6189]

I'm quite fond of the Wuhan traditional. It's literally all I play, mostly for budget reasons (cheapest hh b20 on the market so i rep them hard). I will say Wuhan does lack a decent bell. It crashes very nicely. Has dark crunchy trashy characteristics. But I'm now looking at wanting to trade up on my primary set. For the price though, Wuhan has treated me very well.

[@drinkinouttacups2665]

@@saneneweyes6189 same but with stagg though ive heard they arent as cheap as they once were

[@saneneweyes6189]

@drinkinouttacups2665 yeah Stagg isn't is as cheap as they once were, but they are also more consistent than Wuhan. However they do sheet and cast, where Wuhan traditional, as far as I'm aware is all cast. I dunno about 457 or whatever that line is called, but I know they aren't b20.

[@haydenwilliamson6747]

Seems people love the underdog cymbals these days. Trash can lids seem to be pretty popular now days. The zildjian K sweet has a nice mix of trash and crash but at least it still sounds like a cymbal. Lovely stick definition. I wasn’t surprised to see the top comment in favour of the zildjian. I recently bought an oriental crash of doom 20” to use as a crash ride. I gave in to the trashy cymbal craze. They sound great with music

[@JoshuaBarrio]

Blind hear test. I find it easier to listen for which ones to eliminate first: Zildjian K Sweet Ride, Wuhan Thin Crash Ride, Sabian HHX Thin Ride I then went back and listen blind for what I like. Meinl is the best followed by Paiste

[@elithepitbulldog2209]

All of my Istanbul Agop rides are also excellent crashes. If the ride doesn’t crash, I won’t put it on the stand. Current line up on my kit is 21” special edition jazz ride, 22” 30th anniversary and 20” 30th anniversary

[@starless9829]

7:54 The Wuhan one is crazy! 😵

[@Foeisudhxj]

Way to washy

[@supraphonic88]

Best cymbal demo was at 7:06, by far

[@1.Ventura]

Its sounds sooooo good but the bell is weak😭

[@jeffreyduncan989]

Sand crash ride is my jam… I play one with the rivets removed. It is incredible

[@kevinbothwell8425]

Do you find the rivets to be too much? Or were you just wanting more of a traditional sound? I’ve been eyeing the riveted crash ride for a while and im curious your experience with it…

[@remidietsch7679]

WHou ! I really want to taste the Paiste 2002 Big Beat Multi Cymbal 21" *__* Thanks guys for sharing the sound n experience of these.

[@anthonyn1312]

In my opinion, the 21 inch k sweet ride from Zildjian sound really not bad!

[@ronniek7748]

Not really a fan of crash rides but K Sweet Ride all the way!!

[@mattryan6886]

These crash/rides sound great , I would love to own any of these personally.

[@christskingdom8950]

I have owned 5 meinl and cracked 2 ( I play ligh). Super inconsistent in weight within the cymbal itself (always crooked on the stand / hat clutch). That’s why they crack. Paiste big beat in 24”. Winner if you had it in the shoot off.

[@brent3760]

Meinl as a whole has a unique sound. A sound that I do not prefer. I like classic. But to each their own.

[@carve9393]

I'm still partial to my 19'' Zildjian Z3 Thrash Ride 🤘

[@anthonyn1312]

Wait, Zildjian just discontinued the Z3 line!

[@carve9393]

@@anthonyn1312 Yeah I've had the Thrash Ride for years, but they moved the Z family stuff into A custom for a while before recently re-releasing the Z's if I'm not mistaken.

[@chillpillology]

For me its rly a toss up btw agop and k sweet. Prob depend on which fits better into your other cymbals

[@anton-vlasenko]

Just use a large crash cymbal as a ride. It doesn't have to be labeled as a ride or crash/ride to be used as a ride.

[@ophirhaddad]

Really liked the bliss one. Hhx complex was nice either

[@drumboyd]

Why no Sabian Jojo Mayer HHX Omni which is epitome of a Crash/Ride?

[@handidrummed]

Likely not in stock. Their website only shows a 24" prototype

[@adamfrost8417]

@@handidrummed once again, this guy gets it.

[@paulvigos1]

I personally liked it all sabians. Very good crisp sound as a ride and very good bell in the center. But I believe they are more pop and Rock music style. K sweet ride would also be my choice if I was a jazz player

[@ZetroDrummer]

Man that Wuhan ❤

[@plepelp]

This video needs a 22" / 24" / 26" Giant Beat

[@foreverunsaved6661]

BIG TIME

[@popovicnenad3688]

Istanbul Wuhan

[@jimlingmusicchannel]

I like Sabian HHX Complex the best among these 10, it's tasty!!!

[@jc3drums916]

Wish you had shown some 18" and 19" cymbals.

[@davidsuprenant893]

Love the paiste dark 22" but the best bang for the buck goes to dream bliss for $300.00.

[@chonghanliew713]

Hhx complex, paiste master dark ,hhx thin ,paiste big beat , byzance sand and dream bliss

[@cszetela1]

I love your videos!

[@adamfrost8417]

We appreciate you. Thanks, man.

[@jwebby85]

Guys. What about the Sabian AA Bash Ride? Or the AAX/HHX Omni ride? True crash/ride cymbals. Pretty much everything here except the K Sweet ride was just a really big crash.

[@perosa99]

Sweet Ride in A and K. Love them

[@wesstaff2493]

Best crash/ride for a dark sound?? Any recommendations?

[@thenecropolis_ov_former_lo3396]

Both hhxs are killer. That instabul surprised me ngl.

[@PEDERSENP]

Can I ask why the K 21 Crash Ride wasn't used, but the Sweet Ride?

[@emmanuel.a9761]

Nice video, can you please do a comparison on the whole paiste pst series?

[@adamfrost8417]

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[@emmanuel.a9761]

@@adamfrost8417 thanks

[@patdeniston3697]

I think the Zildjian had the only real bell Think ill just stick with my ride and add more crashes 😁

[@sterlinggriffin8800]

Bliss dream was very nice, an interesting sound a bit more “dreamy” (duh right lol)

[@jeyashanthiravanan610]

Paiste big beat 21 is 🌟

[@Dev90_]

Just bought the 22 thin crash ride from wuhan. Wuhan is really a sleeper. Everyone loves their chinas tho🤷🏾‍♂️

[@MrNickDrummer]

Yep, I've been playing 20" Wuhan Chinas for decades now. BUT......... I have just purchased a 20" Turkish Kurak China and ....👀.... it totally blew the Wuhan off the stand.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

The dream is to find the one cymbal. I realy don´t want to lug around a lot of shit and would love to have just one cymbal.

[@gregsdrummer]

Where is the Sabian AA 24” Bash Ride??

[@ctrodrums]

I missed the king of Crash/Rides, the K Cluster Crash 20"!

[@m1black990]

wuhan n hhx sounds clean 🔥