Studio City, CA, United States
About this listing
Very light and smooth sounding hihats right here!
Say you like Thelonious Monk, as I do. Or Art Tatum. Or the Everly Brothers. Or Patsy Cline.
Now say you want some Hihats that call to mind something beautiful and soulful and emotive - like those artists and that music.
Just go to a big box store and get some….some…some Hihats that sound NOTHING like Vintage Zildjians.
For whatever reason cymbal companies have not been able to capture the tone of these over half-century-old original Zildjians….although they keep trying to.
And keep charging $750 for their attempts.
Fortunately, no one needs to try to “re-create” a damn thing! This pair of 1960s Hand Hammered 14s” just IS!
Just create!
A thin 808 and 992 grams. Gorgeous. Paper thin Top over a Thin Bottom. Perfect.
Dark and whispy. Light, splashy, and airy when opened like on a Count Basie record. Light RINGO slosh when opened. This is the tone!
This pair has a light and lively complexity. Warm and tight when closed.
These are the hats that launched thousands and thousands of recordings - in all different styles too.
No cracks etc. Typical light wear on 65 year old hihats. Slightly larger hole on top. Doesn’t affect anything.
This is THE SOUND! No more shopping for replicas and reproductions and re-designs. This is it.
Some of the nicest sounding hihats we recorded today.
PriceC$709.95
+ C$116.87 Shipping
