Members Lil Drummer Boy Posted May 11, 2003 Members Share Posted May 11, 2003 I was bored last night and was staring at my 16" ZBT crash (its not my only one, i have 2 Z's.) So I decided to dig into my closet and pull out my 18" crash/ride. So i placed the 16 on top of the 18, and when I struck it with my finger, it sounded just like a china. I know this is an old idea and that its been done before, but it seems so cool cause it has almost exact china characteristics. Fast and trashy. So today i desided to flip it and mount it like that, now its even trashier. No biggie, I just thought i shoild share it with you guys. I also have 18 and 16 inch Z's. What do you guys think i shuld do now? Or do you think this is a cool idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nick Posted May 12, 2003 Members Share Posted May 12, 2003 Lol, I was jamming at a friend's house this weekend, and he just happened to have a couple old cymbals around. The cymbals were terrible - they were old CB cymbals. I wanted another crash, so I figured I would mess around and mount one of the CB crashes. The thing was totally bent out of shape, and it looked like it would make no sound at all when I hit it. So I threw it on a stand, and when I played it it sounded just like a china! And I don't have a china cymbal either, and I've always wanted one. So, for now, I'm going to use this as my china. I don't care what it looks like - if I have to use it for shows I will. Sorry to hijack your thread LilDrummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lil Drummer Boy Posted May 12, 2003 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2003 No problem... The 16 has a bunch of dents at the edges, but no cracks. I finished playing a couple minutes ago to the sounds of Metallica's Fuel (not alchohol) and i could use it as the china Lars uses live instead of the crash he uses in the album version (you probably know what I mean.) Any more people bored with their gear who decided to expirament with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dopey220 Posted May 12, 2003 Members Share Posted May 12, 2003 I mounted a broken 15" paiste hat on a broken 16" Zildjian crash to make sort of a cool "trash set" a few days ago. Sounds like crap, but ah well. I may buy a cheap 12" china to mount on an old Sabian 14" B8 hi-hat that I have to make something similar to Mike Portnoy's signature Low Stax. It probably won't sound that good, so I'm planning on getting the cheapest china I can so as not to spend too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chabo Posted May 13, 2003 Members Share Posted May 13, 2003 I have several combinations of cymbals that sound sort of like Portnoy's Stax. Pretty much, I'm picky about my crashes and ride, but I'll mount anything as an effect. Even if I only use it in one song, it's worth it to have if it fits. I only use the stax in two songs out of eight, but I still like to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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