Crashes

Stan Kenton. Brian Blade. Both champion the virtues of the HUGE VINTAGE A, which unfortunately is damn near impossible to find. Not many were made....

Say you want a terrific Warm, Semi-Dark, FULL crash cymbal that cuts a mix well!  Well here you are. And it’s not $309 and a guess at a stock phot...

Say you want an amazing sounding crash cymbal that can damn do nearly anything: Well here you are. And it’s not $300 for a guess. You can hear it...

This is Paiste's most expensive series in the catalog and it should be. And this one here is immaculate! But that doesn’t mean you have to spend $...

An AGOP 25th ANNIVERSARY 20.5” WITHOUT the blue hue factory patina! I know, I know!!  It’s incredible! That is this hard to find, Limited Edition ...

Here’s a one-off Bosphorus PROTOTYPE Crash you won’t find elsewhere: A very finely-lathed Hand Hammered Bosphorus Prototype 16” Crash with a Bril...

One of the nicest DARK FULL Vintage Zildjian 18s” I’ve come across. This one does the RINGO wash perfectly. It CUTS!  No need to spend more ...

Here’s one of my favorite cymbals! Nothing exists like this out there. Take an Original Zildjian K Custom Ride. Now shave off 75% of its weight an...

One of the THINNEST 20s” you will ever find right here: Here’s a gorgeous half-lathed beauty!  Hand Hammered Masterwork Sultan style Prototyp...

Here’s a harder find Hand Hammered VERY Paper Thin 20” that’s organic and wonderfully complex.   And it’s one of the thinnest 20s” you will come ...

As discussed in my Instagram LIVE - just because it was never released does not mean you can’t have it: Ultra Rare UNIQUE PROTOTYPE Zildjian K Cons...

Here’s one of the finest sounding dark thin crashes you will encounter - the edges bend with ease! And these cost $400 new. And that $400 gets yo...

$585!! That’s what this 18” costs new. I’m not kidding.  This may be the most expensive 18-inch Crash I’ve ever seen.   And hell, these are rarel...

Here’s a Zildjian K CRASH killer!  An incredibly WARM sounding, THIN 18” Istanbul Nostalgia  Crash.   Hell, no one actually HAS this beauty ...

Here’s an absolutely stunning Paiste -  one of the best DARK COMPLEX crashes around - and Paiste seems to think so too because they charge just un...

Say you want a K Sweet Crash - BUT want it in BRILLIANT FINISH??! What’s a soul to do???? WEEP. That’s what!…unless…What the hell is such wizardry!...

THE ART of cymbalsmithing is blossoming! And I am thrilled to witness it with my eyes and ears!  Here at Hazelshould.com it’s spring eternal wit...

1183 grams - on an 18”!  That is insanely THIN! And very responsive.  This is one of the thinnest, darkest cymbals you will encounter. And one o...

I’ve seen a few Istanbul 22” Legend DRY Rides…but never a Factory Stamped “CRASH.”  Until today. This is one of the nicest cymbals I have.  And tr...

Here’s a wonderfully versatile Zildjian! Literally use this for any style at all.  And you need not spend $265 guessing at what a new one sounds l...

Want an amazing sounding straight up DARK CRASH? One that’s lush snd full?  Get this.  This beauty is absolutely fantastic sounding and it’s won...

Here’s an incredible sounding DARK CRASH - one of the nicest I have. Dark, full but but still bendable and pliable and it has a gorgeous light shi...

A RARE 25 YEAR OLD Paiste that is very hard to find these days - especially in such miraculous shape! It’s one of the best DARK COMPLEX crashes the...

What the hell???  I love this thing. A piquant EFFECTS CRASH oddity I’ve dubbed “The DALI CRASH” - for obvious reasons! It’s a 13” with a factory c...

What the hell???  I love this thing. A piquant EFFECTS FAST CRASH oddity I’ve dubbed “The DALI CRASH” - for obvious reasons! It’s a 15” with a fact...

Here’s a wonderfully Hand Hammered 19” that can do a lot around the kit. And it’s not the easiest cymbal to find either.  Exceptionally clean Bos...

Here’s one of those jack-of-all-trades cymbals that can occupy many positions on the drum set and is incredibly hard to find.   Full Crash.  Raw...

Here’s a 40-year-old semi-dark wonderfully FULL sounding Rare Zildjian Factory Stamped “MEDIUM THIN” 18” that is in great shape for its age!  T...

This is one of the nicest 16” Dark Crash cymbals you will hear! And it’s a pretty rare cymbal too - the Sabian Factory DARK CRASH!  And they didn’...

$634!! That’s what this 19” costs new. I’m not kidding.  This may be the most expensive 19-inch Crash I’ve ever seen. $634!  And hell, you hardly...

Here’s a CUSTOM cymbal I’ve NEVER SEEN - the NEW VERSION Sabian HHX MANHATTAN Crash in the unique 17” size.  And it’s in immaculate condition! Hell...

No need to shell out $500 for a stock photo guess at what your cymbal sounds like!! That would be a horrible existence! And at hazelshould, we don’...

Here’s a very hard to find cymbal - I’ve actually only seen one other one!  The 14” STUDIO AAX CRASH. And it’s in AMAZING Condition and in the Bril...

FANTASTIC PROJECTION on this one!!! The last iteration of the Zildjian Z Series before it got rolled into the A HEAVY CRASH - which got rolled i...

  FANTASTIC PROJECTION on this one!!! And it’s the harder to find 19”!!  The last iteration of the Zildjian Z Series before it got rolled into th...

The perfect DRY Dark Crash.  This is one of Istanbul Mehmet's most beautiful series. Take a look at the craftsmanship on this. It's raw and blac...