Rides

Why the hell spend $400 on a Meinl 22” Ride that you can’t even hear first?  That would suck!   Behold!  Listen to your heart’s content! And you...

No need to pay $560 on a guess on a stock photo Meinl! Damn! No need to do that! Listen away so that you can buy with confidence.   Meinl h...

$560!!! That’s how much a new Meinl Byzance 22” will cost you!  And I can’t say it’s not worth it because it’s one of the most all-around versati...

LIGHT COMPLEX 1960s hallmark Zildjian A tone on this 20”.  Check out the underside. Beautiful craftsmanship!  This 60-year-old Zildjian has a pl...

Here's a fantastic-sounding, hard-to-find 60-year-old Vintage Zildjian  Sizzle Ride that blends strong attack with a dark glowing warmth. Sounds...

Here’s a One-of-a-Kind PROTOTYPE that you won’t find anywhere else! Hell it’s a light and controlled Mini Bell too!  You never see a cymbal like ...

Damn!! Paiste just raised their prices!! This thing is $650 now! And they’re distributed by the diamond magnate DE BEERS family! Fortunately you n...

Here’s a fascinating, gorgeous-sounding Meinl Byzance 22”.   A kaleidoscope of colors on this 22”.  And you don’t actually get a chance to hear m...

Not a normally stocked item - even at most big box stores!   And if you can find one, it’ll cost you $435 for a stock photo guess at what it sou...

Holy living hell!! This Zildjian A Custom costs $390 new!  I didn’t even make that up!  Nearly $400 for a stock photo and a guess at what that ...

Here’s a fairly hard to find Zildjian these days - although it was an industry standard for decades: The Factory Stamped 18” Zildjian PING Ride in...

I can guaranteed happiness!  This is one of the nicest sounding controlled and mellow dry, smoky 19s” you will hear.  It makes a K Cons play li...

The most famous of all Zildjian Rides! The PING! It put them on the rock and roll map 50 years ago.   And there’s no need to go $350 deep on a...

Wow!!  Here’s a super rare Sabian….from the very first years of existence! The first Sound Control?  Well pretty damn close! Look at the hammering...

Here’s one of the cleanest 404s I’ve ever seen! It’s 40 years old. Crazy!  For many years the 404s were the THINNEST cymbals Paiste offered!! ...

Well here's a rara avis. And this Signature Sabian has been DISCONTINUED...for a while now!! And from what I've heard, Sabian actually cannot make...

Looking for dark, dry, organic and crashable and rideable? And in a glorious 2 foot size??? Your search is over - some of the most underrated c...

No big company makes this one. Look at the sienna, copper  hues!  Stunning craftsmanship. Beautiful organic look and tone.  And you can actuall...

Here’s an absolute sleeper cymbal! It’s dark and very smooth sounding with a gorgeous Full Crash tone and robust bell - especially for an 18”. It’...

Very smooth and delicate sounding EARLIER 1960s HAND HAMMERED Vintage Zildjian 18” Sizzle Ride in the Vintage Sizzle configuration.  Super LIGHT ...

This is a gorgeous 2 foot VERY DRY Ride. One of the driest rides you will hear - and in the harder to find 24”!  No need to spend $570 on a new...

These are hard to find outside a google stock photo. Well…THIS ONE you can see and hear! No guessing on what your next cymbal sounds like.  And ...

Here’s fantastic and unique one-off BLEND of characteristics.  This glorious 22” is one of the nicest DRY COMPLEX Rides you will find.  Look at...

Here’s a rare one that’s very hard to actually find in the flesh where you can hear it and not some goofy-ass google stock photo.   A musical and ...

Here’s one of the nicest sounding lush and dark, smoky TWO FOOTERS you will hear.  And hardly anyone actually has this beauty!   No need to spend ...

Imagine a LATHED Zildjian K Custom that’s actually Hand Hammered! Awake from your dream!  I have that cymbal!! Behold! The hard to find Istanbul M...

This is one of the darkest, most beautiful controlled Flat Rides I've heard. These things are very hard to find but so worth the search.  This ...

This is one of the darkest, most beautiful controlled Flat Rides I've heard. These things are very hard to find.  And this is the Goldilocks 19” ...

Here’s an incredible cymbal! I have only seen a handful of these in the controlled, 18” size.   This is one of the darkest, most beautiful Flat...

Check out this EARLY Zildjian K Custom.  It looks like an EAK. Look at  the hammering.  Zildjian must have made this cymbal for about a week! I...

This is the earliest K Custom I have ever seen!  It looks like an EAK.  Check out the hammering.  Zildjian must have made this cymbal for about...

Here’s a 24 year-old DRY beauty!! It’s mellowed over a decade and the stick attack is fantastic. It’s one of the more focused versions of the K ...

No big company makes this one. Look at the sienna, copper  hues!  Stunning craftsmanship. Beautiful organic look and tone.  And you can actuall...

Here’s an incredible cymbal! I have only seen one or two others in the controlled, 18” size.   This is one of the darkest, most beautiful Flat ...

What I love about these Borba cymbals is that they unapologetically know who they are - it's clear they're handmade by one guy with a purpose and...