10 Crash Ride Cymbals - Which Is Best For You?

Here are 10 of our current favorite (in-stock) crash/ride cymbals!
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Istanbul Agop Traditional Crash Ride Cymbal - 20

Sabian HHX Thin Ride Cymbal 21" Brilliant

Zildjian K Sweet Ride Cymbal 21"

Paiste 2002 Big Beat Multi Cymbal 21"

Wuhan Thin Crash/Ride Cymbal 21"

Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash-Ride Cymbal 22"

Meinl Byzance Vintage Sand Crash/Ride Cymbal 22

Dream Bliss Crash/Ride - 22

Sabian HHX Complex Thin Ride Cymbal 22

Paiste Masters Dark Crash Ride Cymbal 22"

Drum kit used in this video: Canopus Yaiba 24

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[kevinremsen]

Drum Center intro music starts, I smile. Wife shakes head and leaves room. Never change, guys. 🤟🏼

[gregbaugh]

Zildjian K has best combination of bell ping, clarity of stick attack, but great wash on the crash! HHX wasn’t bad either.

[erikhamann]

DCP: „Why would you need a Crash Ride?“

Thomas Haake: „I use it as a Splash.“

[DrummerGrrrl]

The first Istanbul and ANY of the Meinl's for the win. WOW! I even liked them over the Paiste's and that's rare for me. Although that Big Beat was shimmery and lovely.

[Signalsdrone]

My favourite is the HHX Complex. I have the 20" version. It's a great all round cymbal with a decent bell and crashes well with my other pies.

[MatthiasKnorrMusic]

Paiste Masters 22" Crash/Ride is one of my favorite Paiste Cymbals ever.

[kombismoke]

1:07 - Istanbul Agop Traditional Crash Ride Cymbal - 20
1:42 - Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash-Ride Cymbal 22"
2:17 - Zildjian K Sweet Ride Cymbal 21"
2:51 - Sabian HHX Complex Thin Ride Cvmbal 22
3:25 - Wuhan Thin Crash/Ride Cymbal 21"
4:00 - Paiste Masters Dark Crash Ride Cvmbal 22"
4:37 - Meinl Byzance Vintage Sand Crash/Ride Cvmbal 22
5:16 - Sabian HHX Thin Ride Cymbal 21" Brilliant
5:51 - Paste 2002 Big Beat Multi Cymbal 21"
6:26 - Dream Bliss Crash/Ride - 22

[TomDichter]

K sweet ride for me, love the bell on that one in addition to its crash/ride abilities

[heberluviano]

LOVE Istanbul Agops. 22" traditional dark ride is hands down my fav crash ride. Only cymbal I need.

[RSchaossonic]

I haven't watched this video yet but this is my favorite video from you guys already

[chrisrowe]

Was just wondering what kind of crash/rides Meinl had! Love them all, but that Wuhan is a SLEEPER💪🥁 it sounds so so good knowing how inexpensive it is

[footnotedrummer]

The best washy ride that I've ever played is the 20" AA El Sabor by Sabian. I don't know why they no longer make them, but I LOVE mine. The bell is nice and cutting, due in part to it being unlathed. The bow is nice and defined, and because the edge transitions to being quite thin with a slight downward curve to it... it washes and crashes fantastically. Most versatile ride/cymbal that I've ever owned.

[philipnestor]

Great videos you guys put out. Mel Lewis once said that you should have cymbals that you can ride and crash on. That way if you just have two cymbals it would be like having four on the kit.

[mozesbrayen]

I from Indonesian and i very like your channel and your videos
Getting from Indonesian drummers

[Theratron]

The K Sweet ride and Sabian HHX thin brilliant sounded the best to me. Which is good, because the K Sweet 21" is my regular ride cymbal :) Never really thought of using it as a crash ride, but it's definitely all round enough to do that too. Love it.

[drakausdromgatti]

I genuinely love low tuned TAMA drums...especially the birch with Evans hydraulic heads.. So ridiculously low and punchy. I feel like I'm playing the cannons.

[commonman]

Maybe it is the rough times, and I unfortunately don't have a drum set right now. But, I honestly would be happy owning any of these cymbals. There really isn't a bad one in the bunch. All great choices. Great video.

[walterwhite]

Holy shit, the Wuhan is amazing, especially for the price

[ldsbatera]

Loved the HHX Thin, HHX Complex, Byzance Sand and the 2002 Big Beat

[johnkavaudio]

Standouts for me were Zildjian K Sweet, Sabina HHX 21 and Dream Bliss (which I own and is fabulous). These all had crash/washy goodness but also clear bell definition ✌🏻