Zildjian 18" K-Series Dark Thin Crash

Crash Cymbal

Series "K" of Zildjian
Traditional finish
Size: 18"
Dark Crash Thin
Played by the likes of Tommy Aldridge, Eddie Bayers, Carter Beauford, Brady Blade and Jim Bogios

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Available since July 2003

Item number 158833

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Hand Hammered Cymbal Yes

Finish Regular, Traditional

Alloy B20 Bronze

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An absolute classic

FW190 26.04.2022

Joining a band with some serious sound quality needs, I had to reconsider replacing my crashes.
K's are an absolute classics, no doubt that in a quiet, Pink Floyd-esque settings, this is a cymbal that will give the most complex and non-intrusive tone, sounding almost like a good gong, opening up with beautiful overtones.

For rock gigs, my old Z Customs were quite fine but top music in my mind requires top quality gear and for me, K's are just that.

Now there are many good cymbals and Zildjian is not the only cymbal company to provide top cymbals, and you can say that K's are really ancient but personally, hitting a decent K is a holyday to my ears ;)

I opted for 17 an 18 crashes and indeed in Thin version as this is where most of that beautiful shimmer lies. Medium thins would probably be more resilient to damage from strong hits and louder but Thins are nice and flexible, so taking some caution before bashing in exchange for beautiful tone is a good deal in my book.

Overall an amazing buy, highly reccomended.

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gewaltige Unterschiede innerhalb einer Serie

Wuggu 13.11.2009

Ich habe dieses Becken als Ergänzung zu meinen 15er,16er und 17er K Thin Dark Crash Becken gekauft.
Während die vorhandenen 15er bis 17er K Thin Crash Becken klanglich eine Reihe bildeten, hatte das erstandene 18er doch einen deutlich kräftigeren Klang, sofern man das Becken kräftig genug angeschlagen hat. Die kleineren Becken fauchten auch bei leiserer Spielweise schon schön, während das 18er bei leiserer Spielweise eher nach einem Gong klang. Jetzt hängt das Becken in einem Zweitset, dass ich für laute Musik verwende.
Da setzt es sich neben einem 20" Crashbecken auch sehr gut durch und macht auch Spaß. Trotzdem bin ich darüber erstaunt, wie unterschiedlich die Becken der K Serie klingen können. Teilweise muss man zueinander passende Becken längere Zeit suchen.

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K > All.

AntoineBlueMaze 13.01.2013

De la très très bonne cymbale. Elles sont simplement pour moi les meilleures, je joue de la pop, du rock principalement.
J'ai longtemps hésité avec la gamme Avedis, le son est plus clair.

Le son de cette cymbale pourrait se situer grossièrement entre une crash et une ride, bien qu'on se rende bien compte qu'elle est trop fine pour constituer une ride.

Le son produit est très profond, un peu gras je dirais, il se diffuse sans fausse note, vraiment un très beau son, envoutant.
Le bon vieux son K, peut-être remis au goût du jour, je crois déceler une petite différence avec celle que je possède qui datent des années 80, la fabrication n'étais pas la même non plus ;)
La cloche est très plaisante à utiliser également.

Concernant la fabrication, je ne peux émettre d'avis, je n'ai aucune connaissance afin d'émettre un avis, je précise tout de même l'évidence, elle est de très très bonne facture, pas d'irrégularité, j'ai tendance à frapper fort sur mes cymbales, aucune déformation ou autre alteration de la forme de la cymbale.

Si vous savez que ce son vous convient, foncez.

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Très belle série K

M. Philippe 16.04.2014

Son très puissant et claire, très belle qualité comme toute cette série.

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