13" and Below

Vintage Zildjian Hihats - from literally the first 2 decades of US production.  Paper Thin 13s” that were forged when BEBOP was a new art form...

Discontinued!!! The word hit me like an anvil to the gut!!  However, I pulled up my boot straps and put down that milkshake and got to work… And ...

On the Drum History Podcast, Bart and I spoke about “sleeper gear” or gear that has fallen through the consumer cracks due to poor marketing or jus...

No reason to pay nearly $400 for a pair of Zildjian New Beat Hihats that you can’t even hear before you buy!   That life sucks! So here chez haz...

DRY. Super tight. Crisp and articulate with an incredibly fast response! And they’re 70 YEARS OLD!! Hooray!! That’s just fun. 1950s Zildjian 12...

Here's an amazing pair of dark Istanbuls that you never see!  These look like Zildjian used them as inspiration for the K Constantinople Hi Bell ...

You never see these outside of a big box store google photo.  These are Sabian’s most expensive cymbals! And with good reason!!  They’re beautifu...

Holy hell! You never see these beauties!   They were hard to find even when Sabian did produced them.  And they are reversible! Yes indeed! That i...

I have been collecting cymbals for over 25 years and I have to say, I have not seen a whole lot of Pre Serial 602 Hihats in the 13” size.They eithe...

Very rare 13s” that an unbelievably dark, slightly dry. crisp and complex! A stunning blend of musical characteristics that you rarely find in hiha...

 Dennis Chambers sported these 13s” in the 1990s - when he was exploding all over the place putting fear into the fiercest of single stroke fans. ...

Here's a pair of TIGHT,  Hihats that you don't see every day -  Bosphorus Traditional 13” “CRISP” Hihats! Yes! Factory “CRISP” 13s”.  As many ...

What the hell???  I love this thing. A piquant EFFECTS CRASH oddity I’ve dubbed “The DALI CRASH” - for obvious reasons! It’s a 11” with a factory c...

Extremely rare, absolutely genius hihats right here!  Imagine Hand Hammered NEW BEATS.  BUT IN 10s”! Yes! TENS!!! Hell I’ve never even seen thes...

How much does a Sabian HH 12" Sound Control Crash cost these days? Who the hell knows??? Good luck finding one!  I have seen three of these in my ...

Like K/Zs …. But this pair seems to have an ounce of PAISTE in them!! They’re CRISP, clean sounding, and have a pinch of darkness in there!  But ...