19 new Zildjian Sound Lab Prototype cymbals and hi-hats for 2019

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Within two months after the NAMM Show, we can show you 19 other new cymbals that Zildjian has ready to be released. Zildjian always has a range of new and prototype cymbals set up during their Artist Meetings that the company hosts for their global endorsers. Your host here is Zildjian's master cymbal smith Paul Francis who demos all the new hi-hats and cymbals that the company brought to the Hard Rock Cafe in Amsterdam, including another new and even bigger fx Oriental Crash of Doom!

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[Evolutioncity]

If anyone from Zildjian is looking at this, honestly, I’d buy everything here. Especially 15” Light Constantinople hats, 22” bounce overhammered, the swish, 19” k fast crash, 24” crash of doom. I need the ride and the hi hats.

[snorhyveln]

Paul Francis, you are the king! Reliable and with a huge 'know how'

[HermesTrismegistes]

I just picked up a 19" K fast crash. I already have an 18" and they are just beautiful with kick drum blended with music and mic'd up.

[ntrakit]

I’m gonna assume Sweet splashes are on the way?

[LeakyJAZZ]

i really need that 14" cluster hats in my life

[RickK]

I really dig the combo of a 15" Sweet top and a 15" A Series Mastersound bottom. That's the combo I have been using as of late

[bigmich]

BOUNCE OVERHAMMERED make it a production, and those fast crashes in the bigger sizes are awesome!

[Catinthehackmatrix]

I made my own version of the 18 inch crash of doom, with a hand hammered zbt, it also works to stop incomming arrows.

[benkornak]

I played some of those 19” & 20” Brilliant K fast crashes at Pasic 2019 and regret not buying one ever since

[TheMASDrummer]

I really hope they bring out the K con bounce over hammered... I'd buy 2

[BIGM-ggln]

very nice.are these available, on one time deals?

[James]

Why don't you make a set of K Custom Projections???

[paulvanderkruyk]

Zildjian makes good cymbals. But i advice everyone NOT blindly to go for a certain brand but "listen to the sound". I got Zildjian cymbals and I got many others from different brands to form the ideal mixture for me. Don't let all the big drummers fool you with their advice,  because they often got sponsort by a certain brand and will always tell you to pick that certain brand. Listen to the sound of the cymbals and make your own choice.

[SoundMusicCo]

K-Con Extra Thin hats: 3/5, prefer 14"
Cluster Hats: 2/5
18" Cluster Crash 3/5
14" Sweet Hats: 3/5
K-Special Drys: 1/5
19" K-Con Crash 4/5
20" K-Con Crash 2/5
19" Fast Crash 5/5
20" Fast Crash 4/5
20/21/22" Bounce OH 3/5
10" Stack: 2/5
16" Stack 4/5
22" K-Con Swish: 4/5
24" Doom: 3/5

[jefferyyan]

I love the Constantinople swish！Wish to rebuild the Constantinople flat ride

[ntrakit]

Zildjian, (Paul) Please come out or think of a Cluster Ride, or splash, or china, 18’-24’ range!! Maybe a K complex crash K complex splash...my goodness. Shit, maybe a ‘’Earth Ride 2’’ in the future?! I would love to make a ride cymbal through Zildjian called “The Celebration Ride” with crashes and hats to follow...or maybe it’s bed time for bonzo 4 me lol

[TriggerThat]

I'm always annoyed when cymbal companies use the word prototype in their cymbal names... like its something special that only you have, I mean, its an actual available commercial product, at some point it was a prototype but now, its a cymbal you can buy.. a real prototype is a brand new cymbal that you buy and combine it with an old beat up cymbal that was laying around in your basement and that you shot some random holes in using your 12 gauge shotgun...that's a prototype!