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[old]

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I'd never thought about it like that...

Isn't this new board deadly? Thanks Pete!

 

[shower another shower]

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What're you gonna do with yer blue Ludwig, Old? Any plans?

 

[nofunchee]

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New cymbal stands just arrived. These babies are seriously heavy duty. They are waaaaay better than the pearl ones ive had and only 39 euro each too. Quality. Evans drill bit thingy is awsome too.

i got two of the extra long weighted boom versions last year to take on tour. they are really well made and sturdy. still going strong.

got these a couple of months ago:

18" Virgil Donati Signature Saturation Crash

meinl byzance medium crash 18"

bleedin' massive!

 

[kenn]

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Go'on the 18". HEFT

 

[nofunchee]

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welcome to double crash heft world ken .|..|

 

[the departed]

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whered you get the meinl dunchee? 'spensive? was looking at those and instanbuls recently.

 

[old]

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What're you gonna do with yer blue Ludwig, Old? Any plans?

Nope. If I could afford to, I'd partially retire the auld fellas.
Its the snare that needs the bearing edge seen to though.
Once I have some cash money, will deal with that!

Those 18" cymbals I would like a hear of!

 

[nofunchee]

whered you get the meinl dunchee? 'spensive? was looking at those and instanbuls recently.

i got it in music maker. they have a small meinl section these days. they can't do the same deals as they can on the sabians (which are generally cheaper than thomann) but it's nice to finally be able to walk in somewhere and listen to them. it cost me 258 euro.

heard good things about istanbul. would love to have a bash at a few in a shop.

Those 18" cymbals I would like a hear of!

heft! they're both pretty dark.

the saturation one is heavier. it resonates lovely. my only gripe is that it sounds at its absolute best when it's hit hard. this isn't a problem with what i'm playing at the moment but it makes it a little less versatile. nice, decent-sized unpolished bell.

the meinl is thinner (it's a medium cymbal) with a slight bell. sounds sweeter and more complex. very traditional (traditional finish).

you can listen to them on the meinl and sabian websites.

 

[the departed]

bamm!
got an 18" istanbul mehmet crash.
lovely cymbal. like dunchee said about his, this takes a whack to get the sweet spot but at the same time i was playing it ride-like with brushes and it was real nice.
http://www.adverts.ie/showfull.php?product=28851&bigimage=Istanbul_Sultan_18.jpg

 

[sugar_referee]

bamm!
got an 18" istanbul mehmet crash.
lovely cymbal. like dunchee said about his, this takes a whack to get the sweet spot but at the same time i was playing it ride-like with brushes and it was real nice.
http://www.adverts.ie/showfull.php?product=28851&bigimage=Istanbul_Sultan_18.jpg

I have a bit of a horn for istanbul cymbals alright . theyre lovely. r

 

[the departed]

I have a bit of a horn for istanbul cymbals alright . theyre lovely. r

wrong thread gussty. go post a picture of a cymbal in the 'i have the horn for' thread..
see what happens. does your drummer use em? im gonna get a ride and hats too.

 

[nofunchee]

bamm!
got an 18" istanbul mehmet crash.
lovely cymbal. like dunchee said about his, this takes a whack to get the sweet spot but at the same time i was playing it ride-like with brushes and it was real nice.
http://www.adverts.ie/showfull.php?product=28851&bigimage=Istanbul_Sultan_18.jpg

hot shit! what sort of weight is it?

 

[the departed]

hot shit! what sort of weight is it?

err its heavier than my 20'' sabian pro ride.
im gonna look at gettin istanbul 14'' hats and 21' ride.

 

[nofunchee]

are you gonna get them on the internerd? same series as the crash?

 

[the departed]

are you gonna get them on the internerd? same series as the crash?

ehm yeah i think so. they have the sultan series hats and ride on musicstore.de
but istanbuls sites dont have samples of those ones for some reason..

 

[nofunchee]

be careful about buying them man. your crash may be real sweet but the other cymbals in the range might be dissapointing. i was just thinking earlier about the sabian paragon crash. it's really nice but the rest of the paragon cymbals i tried were pretty shite sounding.

 

[the departed]

be careful about buying them man. your crash may be real sweet but the other cymbals in the range might be dissapointing. i was just thinking earlier about the sabian paragon crash. it's really nice but the rest of the paragon cymbals i tried were pretty shite sounding.

yeah i know dude its a pain in the whole. every other istanbul ive heard has been hit and miss..

 

[xsteox]

Needed a new snare, so just got Pearl Ian Paice.

 

[nonemoreblack]

Thats a really nice one. Pretty much a copy of a Ludwug 402, yeah?

The drummer in Serena-Maneesh was using one on their tour here. It sounded great.

 

[the departed]

i succumbed to the music maker sale and bought this:
http://www.thomann.de/ie/sabian_22_paragon_ride.htm
for 250 quid!!