A Custom 14" Hi-Hat

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: HiHat
Size: 14 Inch
Series: A Custom
Weight: Top: 861g / Bottom: 1256g (2018 Serial Number)

Top: 924g / Bottom: 1232g (2019 Serial Numbers)

Top: 948g / Bottom: 1122g

Top: 954g / Bottom: 1198g

Top: 1017g / Bottom: 1222g

Top: 1018g / Bottom: 1248g (2018 Serial Number)

Top: 1020g / Bottom: 1196g

Top: 1025g / Bottom: 1328g

Top: 1026g / Bottom: 1288g

Top: 1029g / Bottom: 1291g

Top: 1046g / Bottom: 1239g (2022 Serial Numbers)

Top: 1068g / Bottom: 1190g

Top: 1068g / Bottom: 1264g

Top: 1090g / Bottom: 1174g

Top: 1110g / Bottom: 1300g

Top: 1105g / Bottom: 1281g (2006 Serial Numbers)

Top: 1131g / Bottom: 1318g (2008 Serial Numbers)

Top: 1192g / Bottom: 1230g

Median Weight: Top: 1029g (n=19) / Bottom: 1244g (n=19)
Years of production: 1991 - Present
Sound file: A Custom 14" Hi-Hat
A Custom 14" Hi-Hat
A Custom 14" Hi-Hat
A Custom 14" Hi-Hat
A Custom 14" Hi-Hat
Zildjian's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "Hi-hat cymbals are available in the A Custom line in the 14" size only. The set consists of a medium-weight bottom cymbal and a medium-thin top. Again, they sound somewhat thinner than regular models, but that's to be expected, given their weight.
My favorite application for these hats was playing sloshy rock beats on them, ala John Bonham's "Rock And Roll." I guess their thinness makes them especially responsive to being played partially open. Whatever the reason, they sounded great. When played completely closed, they weren't as cutting as thicker hi-hats, but they still produced a defined "tick" sound, and they had a firm "chick" when played with the pedal. Again, they would be best-suited either miked or in low-volume settings—except for that sloshy sound, which was plenty full even on that high-volume gig I mentioned above."

Review written by Rick Mattingly ("Product Close-Up - Zildjian A Custom Cymbals", Modern Drummer, March 1992, p.43)

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