Members boxofrocks Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 Anybody ever played one of these? It looks heavy and dry, but looks can be deceiving especially with cymbals so, anybody ever played one of these? What would ya compare it to? How would you describe it in a rock band setting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lossforgain Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 Yes, they are heavy and dry. DeJohnette is the only person who makes them sound really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manoeuver Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 I saw Scott Amendola playing a dejohnette crash with Charlie Hunter. That was the day I fell out of love with Paiste Sigs. I still dig on my sigs, and I don't believe I could make the JDs work for me, but damn if a dry pie isn't just the thing sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted January 23, 2010 Members Share Posted January 23, 2010 Generally, for rock dry cymbals get lost in the mix with distorted guitars. For jazz they are perfect, blend well with the bass and out of the way fast for the melodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxofrocks Posted January 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Yes, they are heavy and dry. DeJohnette is the only person who makes them sound really good. That's what I thought man, but just never know by appearances. Thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lossforgain Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Don't get me wrong, dry can be good. But it's got to be the right one for you. I have a Bos New Orleans that is just dry enough for me -- and it's NOT heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 My teacher had a full set of the orginal white label ones and I had a twenty two ride. They were the driest cymbals I've ever played. They sounded amazing but were really not that great outside of jazz...great for my teacher but not so much for me. But I kept the 22 because the bell was amazing. I know that doesn't have much to do with that cymbal but opportunities to discuss JD's don't come up every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manoeuver Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 They'd make great practice crashes if you wanted to keep the ambient noise level down. thinking about them, I'd love to sit down with a set of these for an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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