Cymbal Fest #1 - Ride Cymbals

Welcome to Cymbal Fest #1. These videos will focus on cymbals that are played in random order so that you can get a good idea of what different types and models of cymbals sound like compared to one another.
In this first part I demonstrate 24 different ride cymbals sized from 18" to 22". My wife Jennifer is assisting me here, so I do not have to stop to switch them. These are rides that I use mostly in the jazz genre although some of them make great all-round rides.
Here is the list with time stamps:
2:00 Cymbal #1 - 21" K Zildjian 1940's
2:56 Cymbal #2 - 18" K Zildjian 1950's
3:28 Cymbal #3 - 22" Meinl Symphonic
4:06 Cymbal #4 - 22" A Zildjian 1950's
4:40 Cymbal #5 - 22" Paiste Traditional Light Ride
5:20 Cymbal #6 - 20" A Zildjian 1950's with rivets
5:45 Cymbal #7 - 18" A Zildjian 1960's
6:16 Cymbal #8 - 20" Paiste Traditional Light Ride
6:52 Cymbal #9 - 18" Paiste Rough Ride
7:18 Cymbal #10 - 20" Sabian Artisan with Rivets
7:50 Cymbal #11 - 20" Sabian Jack DeJohnette Signature Ride
8:27 Cymbal #12 - 20" Paiste 602 Thin Ride 1970's
8:56 Cymbal #13 - 18"K Zildjian 1950's with Rivets
9:29 Cymbal #14 - 22" Paiste 602 Medium Ride 1970's
10:07 Cymbal #15 - 18" K Zildjian 1960's with Rivets
10:38 Cymbal #16 - 20" Bosphorus Turk Ride
11:11 Cymbal #17 - 22" Sabian Ralph Peterson Signature Ride
11:53 Cymbal #18 - 18" Sultan (Istanbul) 1980's Ride
12:25 Cymbal #19 - 20" Sabian Artisan Medium Ride
12:59 Cymbal #20 - 21" Istanbul Agop Jazz Ride
13:33 Cymbal #21 - 20" Paiste Traditional Medium Ride
14:08 Cymbal #22 - 18" Zildjian Re-Mix Ride
14:34 Cymbal #23 - 20" K Zildjian Constantinople Ride
15:11 Cymbal #24 - 21" Istanbal Agop Jazz Ride with Rivets
To give you the most accurate acoustic representation of these cymbals this video was recorded with 3 microphones
(two overheads and a bass drum microphone).
No EQ, compression or any other processing effects were used in the recording.
For the best comparisons between cymbals while viewing this video use good
quality speakers or headphones.
The microphones I am using are:
2 Neumann U89i condenser overheads set to a Cardioid pattern.
1 Shure Beta 52 on the bass drum.
The preamps are Grace designs.
There is no compression or equalization or any other processing used.
The drums in this video are 1982 Gretsch Centennials.
18" x14" Bass, 10"x 8" tom 14" ×14" floor tom.
The snare is a 1950's 14" x 6.5" WFL Ray McKinley drum.
1950's 15" K Zildjian Hi Hats are used throughout.
The sticks I am using are my Vic Firth Signature stick in maple. They are only available from me, so if you are interested in purchasing them, contact me at [email protected]