Sabian Stratus Cymbals: Distinctively Dark & Endlessly Musical

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In this video, Nick takes you through the brand-new Stratus line of cymbals from Sabian, playing along to some music so you can hear these beautiful cymbals in the context of a track. Then he gets into the details of every cymbal in the line. These crashes, rides, hats, and effects cymbals bring a new sound to the Sabian family that fits in perfectly. Enjoy!
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Sabian has delivered a brand-new line of cymbals, two years in the making, that will make a great addition to any cymbal collection. Made from the best B20 alloy, these cymbals exude musicality. High-impact hammering done by the expert cymbal makers at the Sabian factory brings out the absolute best in each and every cymbal. Not only are they perfect together, but they also play very well with others. This full line of crashes, rides, hats, and effects cymbals will grant you inspiration with every strike. Which cymbal do you like best? Let us know in the comments, and keep on making music! Check out Sabian Stratus cymbals here 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Sabian_Stratus

[@jwebby85]

The church bought a 20 inch stratus crash to replace a broken 17 inch evolution crash. The stratus is magic. Particularly the 20 inch crash, it reminds me of an HHX Fierce crash at $110 less. Go with stratus. You won’t be disappointed.

[@mdmusic2874]

I cannot wait to get mine!

[@danickchagnon4338]

Please make a 19 crash

[@nathanielbrice8725]

Came for the cymbals, stayed for Nick’s playing!

[@ripterdusk4736]

God I wish I had the money I just tried these cymbals at my local store and as a drummer with little to none cymbal experience, I really fell in love with this stratus line

[@robertreedy414]

Value, beautiful, lush warm but dark, and large line options. Got hats 14 in, ang 20 crash so far. Killin

[@cmatte82]

Man those sound sweet. Nice and dark and smooth.

[@kylecooke9893]

I'm so excited! I'm buying the big 6 piece pack on Sweetwater! They will be going with me on my first ever tour, and I couldn't be any more happier with choosing Sabian 🤟

[@christianmaxey8374]

I love the editing at 10:28😂

[@johannjohann6523]

Like everything except the ride cymbals. I like more stick definition. Sabian make great cymbals that will last a lifetime. So really when you figure how long cymbals will last, their expense is really not that bad. Most good B20 Bronze cymbals will last and sound good 50+ years. So the cymbal pack runs around $900, divide by 40 years and that $22 a year. It's just saving up for that upfront cost.Always nice hearing about a new line of cymbals from Sabian.

[@phillipsnell7188]

The china sounds like the paragon china. Nice! I use it at church. It makes a fantastic wash with soft mallets. Dark but fitting..

[@NikkLiberos]

Can we talk about the contraption between the bass drum legs and the throne instead of a whole carpet they're using there?

[@CornerStoreDrums]

What a great sounding cymbal at an incredible price point! Sweetwater = Top Shelf! 🫡

[@rickeyricardomatthews2147]

I love this composition

[@michaelmalodrums9674]

Caught a little part of the Phil Collins Cinema Show beat 😉 ! Cool stuff Nick !

[@carlupthegrove262]

I've played these at my local drum shop...they are really nice..15" Hats are my favs, 18" crash... and 22" Ride... but honestly, Sabian really scored with those 15" hats. I'm interested to see if they come out with a 'pack'..... Sold value and a package deal would probably be even better Finally .... really nice demo...

[@overtlyasian]

It’s the “KAHHH” sound of Nick’s impression that sent me 😂 10:29

[@grantchilders9068]

These cymbals sound great!

[@bgnPrinceton]

Great demo and I like the sound of these. I thought they were being marketed as 'entry level' B20s, which would replace the XSR line. Too big of a price jump for that to be the case though.

[@ZackZweifel]

I wish I could order them all have this exact setup!

[@yoavdvash4141]

I really liked the 14" high hat.

[@behsatboran]

amazing drummer 🔥🔥😍

[@paulgriffingatorgrooves]

These sound great! Thanks for a nice evaluation

[@DEVUNK88]

having cymbals that give is key for nice swells

[@DidYouReadEULA]

Had given up on them until the crashes, which my ears liked.

[@AkposbeatzMusic]

Nice sounds💜🚀

[@blackasthesky]

Pretty cool. Once they become available used i'm going to try them.

[@drummerboyharm3078]

Like the purple color of some of these cymbals like Paiste colorsound!

[@tresvecesno7071]

Nice song!!

[@ericmsandoval]

1:55 ummmmmm the HHX Complex line and Anthology line would like to have a word with you lol

[@MultiSkyman1]

Sound great!

[@alessandrogambino420]

I think they sound amazingly, almost Zildjian K Lite like. Right?

[@bigkickleo]

WHAT. IS. THAT. RIG under the Kick drum?!!! 😮

[@seandunawaydrums1060]

It’s the gruv gear bass drum rug

[@bigkickleo]

@@seandunawaydrums1060 Yes! The Nano Rug - I finally found it on Sweetwater's site - thanks! 🤘🏻

[@BelgianDrummer]

Why no splash cymbals?

[@eldathray9703]

really want to know what's the song in the beginning???

[@johnca45]

Where's the splash?? No cymbal line is complete without one!

[@punkamirbj287]

Gasssss

[@markcrisp4867]

From a price point they sound nice , but nothing like my HHX groove hats & the HHX line is just hard to match

[@progression_decibel]

HHX line is indeed amazing- most of my kit is equipped with HHX and Artisan. I kind of think of Stratus as “HHX Lite”.

[@bassface84]

What overheads are those?

[@Treespirit160]

Which Drumset is this ?

[@gibby3350]

Maybe a controversial take but I think 15” hats in general are much better than 14” and they should be the new standard size!

[@Ben-ic1ve]

I liked the closed sound of a 14 and the open sound of a 15 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@blvcksandblues]

Sabian made some Ks at a much more affordable price.

[@Juniscrazy]

Lol

[@mulberrystreet1979]

it sounds too quite for my taste but its full bodied because of the thin weight

[@frankkalejo8809]

They sound good But I play Zildjian

[@chriswright2250]

Price is too high.

[@DesignRhythm]

Sabian's sound great. Their graphics are the only thing that really needs work. "Stratus"? Terrible name / look. The new Sabian font is awful too.

[@don8635]

I love Sabian, but this is a very odd product line in my opinion. As always with mid-shelf gear the price is not really that budget friendly for the quality you get. The sound is not that great, the logo and hammering is kinda goofy and amateurish looking. At sweetwater prices 14/16/18/20 set of stratus is 1,178$. And then, the top-of-the-line, beautiful sounding, crazy versatile, professional 14/16/18/20 set of HHX Complex is 1,360$. But let's make the prices even more comparable - I would 100% spare one crash and get 15/19/22 set of HHX Complex for 1,180$. The cymbals you won't be ashamed of at any live or studio gig, that will last you forever, with higher resell value. The quality gap here is enormous.

[@presterjack9764]

Ridiculous comparison. If you use your ears rather than your eyes, Stratus is as good as any HHX or AAX line other than the Complex. It's crazy that you're even comparing them to the Complex which are Sabian's best line. The price comparison is not fair since you're comparing Sweetwater's Stratus bundle with HHX Complex cymbal packs from Sabian, which have a bigger discount. Compare individual cymbal prices and the difference is much bigger. Furthermore, Stratus is thinner than HHX Complex, so if you want thin hi-hats or rides, I would still consider the Stratus over HHX.

[@don8635]

Nah i dont think so, they sound pretty bad, very boring and dont even come close to better sabian stuff. And im not comparing single cymbals, im comparing price of kits because its more realistic to me, buying single stratus cymbals would really be useless in terms of prices.

[@redonred0924]

​@don8635 Sabian needs to quit messing around, and give us the 24" Complex Thin Ride..

[@waltgdrums1]

Nothing special about these. However, they did sound nice with the mallets

[@davepounds8924]

I don’t know why you empizize the price but don’t tell the price of the cymbals How much do they cost???? It saves people having to look them up!! Tell us what they cost !!!!!

[@matthewsherman9765]

Cuz prices fluctuate homeboy. Would make content less useful in future. Content costs $$ and businesses use them to derive future value.

[@richardaaron4454]

$369 for the 22” Ride, that gives you an idea.

[@marcusfinchum6322]

A good salesperson never leads with the price of gear. 😂 but seriously it’s kinda a CYA move because of price changes down the road. That way someone 2 years from now can’t yell at their Sweetwater guy about the price that they were listed for in the video.

[@davepounds8924]

@@richardaaron4454 Thanks!

[@redonred0924]

Sabian needs to quit messing around, and give the people what we really want. Give us the 24" Complex Thin Ride. The AA Bash Ride being the only 24" option they offer is a real head scatcher, and all of the demo videos I've seen for it sound like absolute garbage. Why every other cymbal manufacturer has multiple options for rides at this size, but Sabian doesn't is beyond me. If a young/aspiring drummer looking to make the jump from beginner cymbals to something more high quality asked me what they should get, I'd tell them to go with Meinl. They seem to be much more in touch with what people actually want.

[@ericmsandoval]

This isn’t true. Sabian also offers the HH King and AA Apollo in 24”.

[@redonred0924]

@ericmsandoval Not anymore, besides those are more on the dry end of the spectrum, and would not produce the sound that the Complex Thin Ride would.

[@NEALBABBITT]

I don't think sabian needed this line. They need some cymbals for METAL drummers! Since they changed the aax line and discontinued the METAL cymbals they really have pretty much nothing for Metal players. Paiste have always and continue to have good offerings for Metal players, Meinl try to be open to Metal players. It's really disappointing that Sabian seem to be turning their back to Metal players.

[@isihernandez9752]

I don't know any cymbal that ain't a _metal_ cymbal... usually bronze. Now that the joke is done, seriously, what do you understand for "cymbals for metal"?. You can play metal with pretty much any cymbal you want, including Sabian's. You don't need them to be labeled as "metal". If you're meaning bright cymbals, you can pick a variety of AAs and AAXs, but you can also use darker cymbals for metal, if that's your taste.

[@mdmusic2874]

Wrong Sabian needed this line , the top of the line cymbals are too overpriced! Sabian needed dark and thin lowered priced cymbals!

[@kyronnewbury]

What genre of metal? What cymbal sound? There's no such thing as metal cymbals. If you mean bright cutting cymbals Sabian has tons and tons of bright cutting cymbals in their line. They haven't turned their back on metal drummers. Metal drumming has changed

[@Uberhawg]

Bro just get the AAX heavy series or Paragon

[@Juniscrazy]

Sabian may just not be your sound

[@nickpruett8022]

Sweet Kish…… not as good though