BIG Ride Cymbal Comparison

On this video we compared 19 different ride cymbals. We first play the bow, then the rim and finally the bell. only then we moved to the other cymbal. The list of the ride cymbals:
Zildjian K 22" heavy ride
Zildjian A 22" medium
Zildjian K constantinople 22" medium
Zildjian K constantinople 22" medium thin low
Zildjian Avedis 21" crash ride
Sabian HH 22" raw bell dry
Paiste 2002 20" ride
Paiste Color Sound 900 22" ride
Paiste Signature 22" blue bell ride - Stewart Copeland "The Rhythhmatist"
Paiste Dark energy 22" ride mark II
Paiste Sound Creation 22" dark ride
Paiste Sound Creation 22" new dimension dark ride
Paiste Masters 22" dark crisp ride
Istanbul Turk 20" ride
Bosphorus Turk 21" thin
Bosphorus Turk 21" medium thin
Zildjian Oriental 20" crash of doom
Traditional 22" medium light swish

Timeline
0:00 Intro
First, We played bow, rim and bell. only then we moved to the next cymbal
0:16 - Zildjian K 22" heavy ride
0:29 - Zildjian A 22" medium
0:42 - Zildjian K constantinople 22" medium
0:56 - Zildjian K constantinople 22" medium thin low
1:09 - Zildjian Avedis 21" crash ride
1:22 - Sabian HH 22" raw bell dry
1:35 - Paiste 2002 20" ride
1:48 - Paiste Color Sound 900 22" ride
2:01 - Paiste Signature 22" blue bell ride - Stewart Copeland "The Rhythhmatist"
2:14 - Paiste Dark energy 22" ride mark II
2:27 - Paiste Sound Creation 22" dark ride
2:40 - Paiste Sound Creation 22" new dimension dark ride
2:53 - Paiste Masters 22" dark crisp ride
3:06 - Istanbul Turk 20" ride
3:19 - Bosphorus Turk 21" thin
3:32 - Bosphorus Turk 21" medium thin
3:46 - Meinl Byzance dark 24" big apple dark ride
3:59 - Zildjian Oriental 20" crash of doom
4:12 - Paiste Traditional 22" medium light swish

4:28 Playing only the bow

5:52 Playing only the bell

7:18 Playing only the rim (crash ride)

8:42 Thanks

This movie was recorded with the help of Avi Barak at the Drum Space studio in Tel-Aviv
Avi and Danni - Thanks ;-)

[w.i.t.c.h.]

I know this is an older video but...My son is 7 and has special needs (Williams Syndrome)... He watches this video every single day before a school and also falls asleep to it at night. He absolutely loves it. He claps along with the beats and makes me do it to! He knows the name of every single cymbal and can identify them by sound. His favorite is Crash of Doom! Thank you for making such a fantastic video!

[don]

One of the best demo formats I've seen. Perhaps the best.

[alexseinielsen]

Thank you for making this video. The Paiste Traditional 22" Medium Light Swish sounded delightful!

[Novembrine]

The Paiste Sound Creations and that Masters Dark Crisp definitely have a vibe, and I am 100% here for it. Absolutely gorgeous!

[gonow]

Wow, that was like a wine tasting test party! Some had better bell but not crash, and vice versa, and everything in between! Need to listen to this over and over in order to discern the overall best options, but I still have opinions on all of them. Thank you for doing this!

[sojake]

One of the best cymbol demonstrations i've ever seen great job!

[russelw.]

Paiste dark energy and dark crisp habe the widest and most complex yet pleasing sound to my ear. The first few Zildjians sound very generic and dead to me. Perfect video! Big respect for the effort

[deaglepro__]

Fantastic comparison. That New Dimensions dark ride sounds amazing.

[CyrilViXP]

Here I liked Zildjian K Heavy Ride 22’’ and Paiste Dark Energy Ride 22’’, but almost all of them sound very interesting!

[ZeBubba]

Great comparo! Many heavier rides sounded pretty cold here, which wasn't a surprise. Many of the thinner/warmer cymbals lacked a good and present bell, some pretty much completely. I guess it's just physics tho. The Dark Energy did all quite pleasantly imo. Cheers!

[enriquelopez]

Excellent video, extremely well done. Thank you.

[defenderofthefaith]

I really love the sound of the paiste blue bell ride sounds beautiful think I'm in love 😍

[Too_Many_Kittens]

It's amazing that some of those rides have such poor stick definition. That K Heavy is a beauty. Paiste Rude Reign is my dream ride. Rocking a Paiste Signature Dark Heavy Ride similar to the K in sound. Great video!

[allaboutanythings]

I like the Paiste Blue Bell Ride in all aspects

[spasevrp]

Zildjian K Heavy, Zildjijan A Medium, Sabian HH Raw Bell Dry, Paiste 2002 Ride...The A Medium Ride has the best balance of those I listed as my top favorite by experience.

[tmaddrummer]

Nice collection you have. I'm partial to your Meinl Byzance Dark 24" Big Apple Dark Ride only because I have a 26" R&D that's supposed to be a Big Apple. I don't know, but I love it! Thanks and Blessings, I enjoyed this very much!

[playerhateroftheyear]

that red ride was surprinsgly good! maybe top 5 and of course the A medium just the jack of all trades

[Jaake-myrq]

Man that Big Apple just keeps kicking ass every video I see it in! I love the big, hammered plate rides except for the difficulty in getting a good wash out of them when really laying in, but that one seems to be able to sing more than most and when you can make that lower-pitched wash work, it really adds a massive texture to any rock track. I'm thinking I'd better give one a go.

[billnicholas]

Excellent representation of the various cymbals

[elmerhomero]

This GREAT VIDEO!! make me decide what and why to