Which is more durable, Heavy or light cymbals?
kthxbye
Posted Jun 25, 2012, 6:45 PM UTC
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My_Public_Profile is right. But thinner cymbals tend to be more durable, as they can flex more and absorb more of the hit, while still giving a full tone.
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lighter and thinner cymbals last longer, although the manner in which you hit the cymbal will also greatly affect the life of the cymbal.
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Thinner cymbals flex more and therefore should last longer, however it's all about how you play it.
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My experiance has been that how they are played has more to do with durability than thickness or weight.
I completely agree. It is more the playing style than the weight of the cymbals. I'm self taught and I used to only purchase heavy weight cymbals like sabian AA metal X's. Then my younger brother took some lessons and showed me a few things about how to properly hit cymbals. Since then, I've cracked far fewer cymbals and currently play a set of dream bliss cymbals. They are rather thin in comparison and I've only cracked one. It's all in the method.
Dream bliss are fantastic. In my experience, if you hit wrong, heavier cymbals can work for you. However, thinner cymbals sound so much better. Technique is a real win-win here.
+1, both the drummer in my band and I use dream cymbals and they are fantastic.
You're absolutely right but the question remains. I'm very curious, never heard a definitive answer to this. It seems that many players who like thin cymbals are the jazzers who have better technique and would be less likely to break a cymbal anyway, so the comparison is kind of skewed.
I too have had a lack of definitive answer on this question leading me to believe that one is not more durable than another... I like the thought that thinner cymbals have more give, but I've chewed through enough AAX Studio's to question this. I like that thicker cymbals just have more material and would last longer, but tell that to my AA Rock crash or the concert crash I've eaten.
It's when I changed my playing style that I stopped breaking cymbals, not because of selection.