Sabian HHX 14" Groove Hats

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Groove Hats
Size: 14 Inch
Series: HHX
Weight: Top: 965g / Bottom: 1563g

Top: 1068g / Bottom: 1380g

Top: 1107g / Bottom: 1420g

Median Weight: Top: 1068g (n=3) / Bottom: 1420g (n=3)
Years of production: ?
Sound file: HHX 14" Groove Hats
HHX 14" Groove Hats
HHX 14" Groove Hats
HHX 14" Groove Hats
HHX 14" Groove Hats
HHX 14" Groove Hats
HHX 14" Groove Hats
HHX 14" Groove Hats
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Review: "HHX Groove Hats are Sabian’s attempt to recreate the old-school sound of the funky ’60s and ’70s. And they did, but it all depends on what records you liked in the funky ’60s and ’70s! They come in 13″, 14″, and 15″ sizes, which pretty much makes for a wide range of sounds, so I’m not sure which ’old school’ hats Sabian was copying. These Groove Hats are not sweet and gentle, like 40-year old A hats. This is not Irv Cottler playing a subtle verse in a Sinatra tune. It’s not quite Gaylord Birch on the Pointer Sisters “Yes We Can Can,” either. But the 13″ Groove Hats are damn close to Zigaboo Modeliste playing that “Cissy Strut” with The Meters. Funky retro.

The HHX Groove Hats are always slightly dirty, with lots of ’kah’ in a half-open position. Thin enough to readily change pitch when you press your foot down, they are still very fat sounding. Stick definition is very good in the 15″ hats, much less so in the 13″ hats. The 14″ HHX Groove Hats are in between the two on stick definition but they cut like crazy! Our ears are wrecked! In a good, funky way! Definitely a warm, hand-hammered, nasty swampy hi-hat with full penetration. The 15″ and 13″ are the most exciting. The Groove Hats do not have raw bells."

Review written by John Nyman ("Sabian HHX Cymbals Reviewed!", Drum!, January 2011)

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