Comparing Hi-Hats - Which one is your sound?

Remember when 13" and 14" hi hats (and some 15") were your only options? Well now you have way more options, and more brands to choose from. In this video I play through 5 different types of hi-hats to help you find the pair that fits your sound!

Hi Hats in this video:

Other gear in this video:
Ludwig Classic Maple Kit in Electrostatic Orange
Remo Heads

Let's Connect!

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
1:15 - Featured Hi Hats
3:00 - Zildjian 13" K Custom Special Dry
3:53 - Zildjian 14" A Custom Mastersound
4:47 - Zildjian Concept Shop Trap Hats
5:44 - Zildjian 14" K Custom Session
6:45 - Zildjian 15" K Light
7:57 - All Hi Hats with same groove
9:32 - Closing Remarks

Hi Hat Shootout - Which one is your sound?
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[NickCostaMusic]

What's your go-to hi hat setup? Do you like them crisp and light, or dark and washy? Let's hear your thoughts!

[HuckFinn]

Came for the hats, stayed for the snare and the bass drum! Get some 14" New Beats, they will sit perfect in the mix. Even regular Ks will sound perfect for most contexts.

[DZ-enjy]

thanks for not mixing these all crazy with a ton of compression like most demo videos do - i'm trying to hear how the hats feel in the mix and this is the first video that pulls it off.

[PearlDrummer]

The A custom and light hats sounds great, especially the slosh

[DrummerGrrrl]

Your bass drum sound is unbelievable! Wow! Very nice.

[ThrowLeather]

This is the best HI Hat comparison video I’ve seen by far.

[westleedrums]

My first pro level hi hats were 14" new beats. Love their versatility. Then in 2018 I came across a set of 15" K Sweet hats and love them. I use the 15" K Sweets for almost every gig now.

[Romans]

Zildjian A Mastersound 14 inch are great for versatility. I love B20 alloy cymbals

[jemmace]

Great video, as usual!! I love Zildjian cymbals. They're all I play to be precise without the occasional quirky sounding Centent or Istanbul...

I lean towards smaller hats ever since I bought a set of Zildjian K mastersound 13" hats back in 02', I need a set of 14" of the same range and I'm OK for now, other hat's I own are A new beats 12" and K custom hybrid 13.25" which are amazing sounding.

I love the mastersound style crimping in the bottom cymbal, not as crunchy as mastersound labelled hat's but still really good, and very unique sounding, to do with the sizing, finishing of the cymbals themselves I'm guessing.

That's a great selection you have there, all of those sets stand up well in all styles of music, thank you for another great video, top quality content. 👌

[davidstein]

Thanks for this interesting & informative video.

[craigwilliams]

I have a set each of 13” A Customs and 13” K Custom Darks. I use the K Custom top with the A Custom top as the bottom for ‘expressive’ playing - they are very responsive to dynamic changes and easier to bark with if I’m getting funky. I use the K Custom bottom as the top with the A Custom bottom for more straight groove playing - they have a cleaner, more consistent sustain when open. Cheers!

[nickdoubleu]

That is one great hats demo vid. Sound, tone, playing - top stuff.

[gnosticnomad]

Great comparison and killer snare tone! I was especially impressed with the sessions (I have a great season ride). I currently have three sets of hats in my regular rotation. 14” 60s A hats, 14” A custom master sound, and 14” kerope top over a K custom special dry. I’m still on the search for a 15” set of keropes and a 14” set of pre aged dry hats.

[Drumaier]

I liked the K custom session the most, then K light 15", then A custom master sound, then special dry

[joseserrano]

Zildjian K Custom Session and A Custom Mastersound are my favorite cymbals of all.

[dalvindrums]

I just started using 13" Sabian AAX Fusion Hi Hats, they sound amazing!

[JavierMartinez-rzvc]

I have K custom session, .. amazing pair

[James]

The 14” K Custom Sessions were my favourite 😻

[darrenconverseable]

Not listed, but 15" A Custom Mastersounds are unbelievable. Sound very similar to the 14"

[shawnbruce]

All the Hats sound Great but the Kit and Playing Were Awesome!