which ride woould you prefer?

[drumman]

thinking of gettinga relatively good time keeper,
20 ' A custom Ping Ride,
18 ' K custom session ride,
20 ' K custom Dark ride,
what would you guys prefer?
any recommendations? i play chinese rock mostly.
does K constantinople ride matches in a rock setting?
Thanks for the advise

 

[mel80]

Among those that you have listed, personally I'd say that the A custom Ping Ride will suit a rock setting more. It will cut through the rock guitars and all.

 

[zack11]

thinking of gettinga relatively good time keeper,
20 ' A custom Ping Ride,
18 ' K custom session ride,
20 ' K custom Dark ride,
what would you guys prefer?
any recommendations? i play chinese rock mostly.
does K constantinople ride matches in a rock setting?
Thanks for the advise

Yea...The A custom Ping ride do have a nice "ping" into it...tried it before...bt at times, abit too loud ah....try the HHx ride...duno wads the name...bt went to Swee Lee the other time and tried it, and fell in love with it....:-D

 

[lepak]

24" powerslave!

22" AAX

 

[andthevipersaid]

im sorry i dont know the name...but listen to ride in the vid of the tandem drumming of larkin and sully erna ( both of godsmack ) the ride larkin is using...omg its sooooooooo heavy....sounds true METAL \m/

 

[plainsman]

upfront: a custom ping ride gd choice

the rest is a matter of taste and how you play.

k constantinople, the only rock drummer i know that uses it is jimmy chamberlin (smashing pumpkins) check out their latest album 'zeitgeist'

personally i prefer consider the 22 inch k custom dark


cheers!!

 

[Blofeld]

All this talk about personal preference for rides may have missed the point that the choice of a ride cymbal depends largely on the genre or type of music you play and the sound that best compliments that music.

There are some general guidelines. :

For rock, pop and other loud amplified music, a cymbal that can cut thru the electric guitars and bass is necessary. A heavy ping or rock ride is better than a dark or Constantinople/Istanbul

For most jazz applications, K-customs, dark or dry rides are best..Constantinoples or other Turkish rides tend to wash a lot and need better control but in an expert hands these do sound great.

Then for softer unplugged stuff...perhaps something that does not ring too much but gives a gentle tsssshh ride..maybe a K custom flat (no bell).

The choice of sticks and tips also greatly affects the ride sound esp when played at moderate levels.

Unlike crashes I never buy rides that are not cast and hammered. The cheaper stamped types just cannot make it lah.

 

[plainsman]

very true and agreed on the stamped cymbals bit.

as for the cymbals complimenting the music genre, i think there's always room for creativity and exploration in music.

artistes looking for contrast or a different take on the sound approach often experiment with cymbals not usually at home with the genre.


for example, some ranges of traditional cymbals (e.g. turkish kurak series) which sound very at home with jazz actually share a number of similar acoustic properties to say, paiste rude series (which are usually desired by metal drummers)

a good bet is to continually open up the ears and develop heightened awareness of sound , getting a good grounding on the typical cymbal sounds of different genres, then exploring and making your choice on what sound you would like for the music setting you are going to play in.

cheers

 

[drum_hobbyist]

Yup! There is much creativity going on when you have a wide range of rides and sticks to experiment with. With the right sticks, you can use a power ride for jazz...

 

[jukebox]

k custom dark!