I found a bootleg Zildjian.

[the.drum.thing.]

Turns out it's the old logo from the band 21 Pilots, even with this info it brings up no results lol.

It has no Zildjian trademark stamp, the coating and ink logos are falling off as we speak and it has has no written history other than this new video, it's a fake Zildjian lol.

[FuzzWoof]

I just want a 10 hour channel of hitting that DXP cymbal over and over because it's so bad it makes me crack up laughing every time I hear it.

[TeslabladePlaysMC]

That steel cymbal, even though I've already seen the previous video, is still so funny to me. Honestly, it sounds like a old baking sheet! I even went to my kitchen, grabbed my baking sheet out of "storage" (the oven), and hit it just to check. I'm no drummer, but I think that my baking sheet sounds better, somehow.
(cursed content idea, use a baking sheet as a ride cymbal, just drill a hole in it and stick it on the stand!)

[TheKnobCalledTone.]

That bootleg is surprisingly cromulent. Possibly even better than cromulent. It's just a shame that whoever made it didn't have the confidence to put their own brand name on it, because I feel dirty for liking how it sounds.

[YYEvan]

I was NOT expecting a bootleg Zildjian to sound that good, let alone be made of the same (or similar) bronze. Also, REALLY digging the red despite blue being my favorite color lol

[OFWROL]

For all of those who would like the info:
The |-/ symbol was the logo of the duo band, twenty øne piløts, until 2018 when it was changed to ||-//, then the psi symbol in 2021.
The drummer, Joshua (Josh) Dun has used the Zildjian A Custom Ping ride for almost all live preformances, when it was changed to a Zildjian K Sweet during the ICY tour.
Of course this cymbal has never officaly existed, nor has any logo been seen on any of Josh’s cymbals.
If anyone has questions or if i skipped anything, go ahead and tell me, til then |-/

[Zadamanim]

i was really scared he would say it sounded bad when I was surprised at how good it sounded lol
Despite how dark it sounds when you tap on it, it splashes brightly when you crash it, plus it has a cool color, so I think this is a real winner here

[JossFromAnarchy]

0:45
Since you're curious, mate:
The aforementioned |-/ logo on the red ZilFake cymbal was a logo used for a band called "Twenty One Pilots." Their drummer, Josh Dun, (don't quote me on this) most likely used those cymbals for live shows during the Blurryface era (2015-2018).

[jstrandquist]

I was surprised when I heard the fake Zildjan and thought "That's actually... good? Is that supposed to be good?", then relieved when Wade confirmed that it did indeed sound pretty good. If nothing else, this channel has taught me what a good ride cymbal sounds like.

[bloocheez]

Man, these videos are training my ear for a thing I'll never actually do. He started playing the bootleg and I was like "that sounds fine or am I stupid?" Then he said they sounded great. Hey the sound is all that matters, boot them legs!

[iAmLilTrashbag]

as someone who used to LOVE twenty one pilots, seeing that the fake zildjan cymbal has their logo on it cracks me up; totally something i would've done back when i was 13

[lardman]

I love the steel cymbal..

You expect it to be bad
You know its bad
And yet it surprises you with how bad it is

[zaten-p]

that "super secret prototype" logo is actually the old twenty one pilots logo (specifically blurryface era iirc). i wonder if they a: actually sold these to twenty one pilots or b: used the logo to sell more cymbals.

[TheeAwesomecake]

I believe that symbol is the icon for the band Twenty One Pilots, and one they only used for a few years between like 2015 and 2018. The group is basically a duo with a singing guy and a drums guy so it could be related to the drums guy somehow?

[ExperimentIV]

wade, with the size dankpods is, i think zildjian would definitely respond to an email sent to the right department. it seems like it might be some kind of limited edition prototype or custom job for twenty-one pilots stuff or that it’s a weird knockoff that someone in their legal department has either already seen or would be interested in seeing!

[BjornsTIR]

You know you're making amazing stuff when even the bootlegs are pretty good.

[CaptainNomae]

I think it looks really cool. There should be a legit version of this made just because it’s so nice looking

[cbjsc]

Dank that's the Twenty One Piolits logo

[rnk]

I don't play the drums. But I honestly love this channel so much. Every video is so fun and engaging.

[Marlenebanday]

That logo is from the band twentyonepilots