Zildjian K Custom 18" Flat Top Ride

Group: Rides
Type: Flat Top Ride
Size: 18 Inch
Series: K Custom
Weight: 1700g, 1740g (3 rivets), 1761g
Years of production: 1998 - 2005
Sound File: K Custom 18" Flat Top Ride
K Custom 18" Flat Top Ride
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Review: "These two new models have been introduced in response to the success of the 20" Flat Top Ride that debuted last year. A flat ride is a limited-application cymbal, but for that application it serves as no other cymbal can.

As their name suggests, K Custom Flat Top rides have no bell at all. This reduces overtone build-up and sustain, which allows the cymbal to focus on the stick attack and on the pure "shimmer" of the metal disk. Add those characteristics to the dry, dark sound of the K Custom range and you have cymbals that offer a terrific combination of control and musicality.

The K Custom Flat Top rides proved very popular with several of the MD editors. They produced an extremely pure stick attack, which was warm and dry with a wood-tip stick, high and crystalline with a nylon-top stick. Beyond that attack, the cymbals produced a soft, shimmering response with no ring or build-up at all. The 18" model's sound was understandably lighter and more delicate than its 22" sibling. The larger cymbal had a darker, even dryer overall sound.

Either of the Flat Top rides we tested would make excellent low-volume cymbals for small-group live work. They'd also record beautifully when close-miked."
Review written by Rick Van Horn ("Product Close-up - New Zildjian Cymbals", Modern Drummer, March 1999, p.51)
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