Best Pop/Rock Ride Cymbals | Cymbal Comparison | Thomann

Are you looking for a new Ride Cymbal to play pop/rock music?
Then let me show you some of the best ride cymbals you can currently get to play your favorite style of music. I compare 16 different rides from which you just choose your favorite cymbal. //Simon


Interesting bits and pieces:
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Introduction
0:11 Zultan 21" Dark Matter Ride
0:38 Sabian 22" HHX Complex Medium Ride
0:59 Istanbul Agop 24" Xist Brilliant Ride
1:23 Zildjian 22" K-Custom Dark Ride
2:03 Istanbul Agop 20" Xist Brilliant Ride
2:31 Meinl Byzance 22" Foundry Reserve Ride
2:52 Paiste 20" PST7 Ride
3:16 Zildjian 20" K-Series Ride
3:58 Zildjian 21" A-Series Sweet Ride
4:24 Paiste 22" 2002 Classic Ride
4:47 Meinl 21" Byzance Polyphonic Ride
5:10 Zultan 22" Rock Beat Medium Ride
6:09 Zildjian 20" A-Custom Ride
6:36 Paiste 22" Signature Dark Energy MKI Ride
6:58 Meinl 22" Classics Custom Dark Crash Ride
7:21 Ufip 20" Class Series Medium Ride



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[SagiDrums]

I own the 20" Zildjian K ride.
Masterpiece of a cymbal. Great for any genre and situation.
Great balance of stick definition vs wash, and the bell is quite strong and cutting for rock

(The A sweet ride is fantastic too, very classic)

[szymonszymanski]

Paiste 2002 is the winner for me. Great comparison, let's see best metal ride cymbals

[jamesnikki]

What a surprise the Zultan 21" was amazing! although I feel you missed the Mcdaddy of PopRock Rides, Paiste Signature (normal) Full Ride 20" or 22", those Sig Dark energy are cool but very niche would never think about them on a pop/versatile situation.

[danlc]

I have two main ride cymbals.

One for lighter and one for heavier.

The cymbal that I would pick for this type of music is my Paiste Signature 20" Dry Ride. I've used ir for everything from standard Jazz to Metal situations, but my preference for the heavy music is the Paiste Signature 20" Dry Dark Ride.

[rkk]

20" Xist Brilliant Ride, 20" K Ride, 22" Paiste 2002 Ride, UFIP 20" Class Medium Ride

[starclassicstreamer]

My faves: Zildjian 21" Sweet Ride, Zultan 21" Dark Matter for this kind of music. However 22" Paiste Dark Energy is always a good choice imho.

[jeromedavis]

I'd like to hear you do the best ride cymbals for indie music.

[evensteven]

And that snare is sick! Great playing..

[evensteven]

This video is quite possibly the best cymbal demo video I have seen yet.. Well done!

[dmitrybogatsky]

I liked the following cymbals: Sabian 22 Medium Ride HHX complex, Zildjian 22 Ride K-Custom Dark, Zildjian 20 Ride K-Series, Zildjian 21 Sweet Ride A-Series, Paiste 22 Signature Dark Energy MK1

[af]

I love this format. Tons of cymbals in one video, and they are compared with and without backing music for context. Anything more in this format will be great!

[C.m.b]

Misleading backing track: it's a Fusion, not a Pop-Rock. This is probably made for the commercial purpose of including those "fashionable" dark, over treated and expensive cymbals. In the Pop-Rock context usually "Full/mellow rides" like the Zild. A, Paiste 2002 and Ufips sound better than "Dry rides".

[jonashellborg]

I own the Agop XIST 20 inch medium ride. Blends in nicely in both a motown etc and in a metal context. It’s all about how you hit it, of course, but we all know that (I think). Nice video Thomann and I dug the music!

[chillpillology]

“pop/rock” rides and then plays over elevator music….

[mikeevangelista]

Great video. I love 22s for some reason and some 24s. Have a 23 k sweet also Iove. I’m kind of searching for something though. I own a bunch of high end rides more on the jazz side because I love their sound but I don’t play jazz at all lol. So when I bring them to rehearsals they usually get swapped out because they are to quiet. Mostly playing original rock that has some loud songs and some improvised jams so I need something that can sit in the middle. Nothings mic’d up. So I need some cut stick definition crashability but still want some of the nuances of those jazz cymbals lol. Any thoughts out there? I’ve been looking up paiste rides a lot lately just so many options out there and I’ve been a Zildjian guy for 35 years and pretty much tried em all🥁🔥 again great video thanks

[Carlos.Lizzoli]

Great job!!! Thank you. You worked very hard and this is a great video, it help us to know where to go if we want to buy a new ride cymbal. A big hug from Olivos, Argentina

[felipedromundo]

Hey, it would be great to have you review rides for heavy metal music. Great video!

[marco_prolo]

I used to play the entire Zultan Dark Matter line and especially loved the 22" ride! Switched over to Meinl because of quality issues with Zultan and man was it hard to find a ride that matched the Zultan Dark Matter in sound AND price.

[arrowintheknee]

6:59 is not the UFIP, it's the Meinl. 7:22 is the UFIP Class

[anklem]

I have the paiste dark energy 20” mark II and I love everything about it. Otherwise all the Zildjian K rides and the Meinl foundry reserve.