Buying the WEIRDEST Cymbals

Music used (background & playalongs)

Gear Used (affiliate links):
Wuhan Koi Conical China (Dark):
Baldman Percussion Junk Hat:
14" Sabian AAX Zen Effects:
Sabian HHX Anthology Hihat top:
Spiral Crash (this one is a 10" Zildjian. I used a 15" Domain in the video):
Sabian Rocktagon:
24" Zildjian Gong:

Sticks/Implements/Hardware:
Vic Firth Freestyle 5b Drum Sticks:
Vic Firth Dreadlocks:
Vic Firth T1 Timpani Mallets:
Vic Firth Rubber Tips:
Vic Firth VKB5 Beater:
Roc n’ Soc Drum Throne:
Tama Road Pro/ Iron Cobra Hardware:

Mics:
Pair of Slate ML-1 (as overheads):
Austrian Audio CC8 (as rooms):
Earthworks DK7 Drum Mic Kit:
Lewitt DTP 640 REX Bass Drum Mic
Shure SM57 (snare bottom):
Austrian Audio Hi-X60 Headphones:

These are some of the WEIRDEST cymbals I've ever seen... The further you go down the drum rabbit hole you end up finding stuff like this! Last time we looked at the Zildjian Raw Crash, Gong Sheet, 22" Flat Bosphorus cymbal blank, another unknown cymbal blank, and a set of 16" hihats I had modded. Well those hihats werent weird enough for you all so this time I got a set of Baldman Percussion Junk Hats and a 14" Sabian AAX Zen Effects cymbal to use as a hihat top. Plus I got a Sabian Rocktagon, Wuhan Koi Conical China, a 24" Zildjian Gong type thing, and a Spiral Crash! All of which are just a bit weird...

Buying MORE of the WEIRDEST Cymbals I Could Find

[rdavidr]

Yo, that china sounds insane 😮
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[benmogs]

You can't play a spiral without looking like you're fighting off a snake 🤣

[RolandTheJabberwocky]

I enjoy the imagery that the spiral gives of the drummer having to actively fight his set to make music.

[yep-that-happened]

My dad had a band saw in his shop. Every cracked cymbal I ever had eventually got turned into a Rocktagon.

[BradsGonnaPlay]

That China sounds phenomenal… as a sample probably, I sure as hell don’t want to mix it in a live kit with that kind of volume 😂

[drivingtennessee]

I was just randomly wondering what happened to the Sabian Rocktagon crash the other day. I always remembered seeing them at drum shops in the 90s never saw anyone actually using one.

[fallenshallrise]

I'm sad to admit that as a kid, when I went to buy my first real cymbals new from the music store I was taken in by the gimmicks and bought both a 16" Roctagon AND a 16" black Paste Colorsound crash. If they had that spiral thing I probably would have bought that too.

[joeovermoe]

With the junk hats, you can get a pretty cool reverse sound by spinning the bottom part (trash can lid) and then closing the top part down on it.

[ZizZap]

Honestly I actually really like the trash hi-hat. It's a sort of hi-hat/snare/shaker blend in terms of sound and it works well on the backbeats.

[blujay]

That was fun. I would have loved to see if the spiral cymbal could walk down the stairs.

[TruthNTime]

That spiral cymbal actually sounds good, it's sort of a hybrid of a splash and a china mixed. Crisp with a fast decay.
I like it but it seems like it would be kind of hard to always get a clean hit on it though?

[scottoclark]

The Wuhan Conical had a great sound. That would be a great MIDI sound for an electronic drum set.

[Uncle_Drywall]

Seeing you fight that spiral splash is the best thing I've seen all morning. 🤣 Another great video nonetheless! 👏

[ericstearns]

I've owned (and used) my Rocktagon since 1984. I LOVE it, loud, brash and super versatile. Crash - check, China when inverted - check, Secondary ride - check, Symphonic for swells - check.

Gil Moore of Triumph use to use these exclusively in his live set-up.

[LostInPripiat]

Next project: Make the Rocktagon round, and see how much the sound changes.

[rasslebaby]

It’s really neat how on the flat gong-ride, the “bell” is technically the bend at the edge. I just think that’s so neat to me.

[fochefi]

I just started to play the drums because you are so good at it thank you

[gargangrg]

The first one is brutal, and this doomy sludgy part is insane !

[NoStupidItsManbearpig]

The wooden chain hit hat had such a unique sound. Love it!

[bwgrindle]

Great cymbal video. But what I liked the best was the way that kit sounded. Its great!