Sabian AA
AA
Introduction: 1982 (1983 for USA)
Background: AA, or "Automatic Anvil" is the company's machine-hammered flagship series. This series, along with the HH Series, are the longest-running Sabian cymbal lines.
Innovation: Machine hammering
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Offered as: AA - AA Sound Control
Production: Hybrid manufacturing with hand hammering and lathing, some with brilliant finish
Applications: All volume settings • Live playing and recording • Entire range of music styles
Users:
Sound: From classic rock to old school punk rock and hip-hop — that’s AA. Tight, controlled, but LOUD AF when you hit it hard. If that’s your sound, start with 14″ Rock Hats and a 20″ Rock Ride and build from there.
Notes: One of the two series, along with HH, initially offered. Due to a legal agreement with Zildjian, Sabian could not sell cymbals in the USA until 1983.
More models and sizes to be added later
Rides
- Raw Bell Dry Ride - 21" 21" Brilliant
- Bash Ride - 21" 21" Brilliant 24"
- Crash Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Light Ride - 20"
- Thin Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- El Sabor Ride - 20"
- Dry Ride - 21" 22"
- Raw Ride - 20" 22"
- Tight Ride - 20"
- Medium Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 20" Brilliant 21" 22" 24"
- Medium Flange Ride - 20" 22"
- Flat Bell - 18" 20" 22"
- Mini Bell Ride - 18" 20" 22"
- Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Medium Heavy Flange Ride - 20" 22"
- Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Rock Ride - 19" 20" 21" 21" Brilliant 22" 24" 28"
- Metal-X Ride - 20" 21" 22"
- Extra Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Apollo - 18" 20" 22" 24"
Crashes
- Extra Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- El Sabor Crash - 16"
- El Sabor - 18"
- Fast Crash - 17"
- Medium Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 22"
- Bright Crash - 16" 18"
- Medium Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Raw Bell Crash - 16" 16" Brilliant 18" 18" Brilliant 20"
- Rock Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21"
- Metal-X Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Rocktagon - 14" 16" 18" 20"
Hi-Hats
- Triple Hi-Hats - 10"/14"/14"
- Mini Hats - 10" 12"
- Mini Fusion Hats - 10"
- Light Hats - 12" 13" 14" 15"
- Regular Hats - 12" 13" 14" 15" 16"
- Medium Hats - 12" 13" 14" 14" Brilliant 15"
- El Sabor Hats - 14"
- Flat Hats - 13" 14" 15"
- Fusion Hats - 13" 14"
- Sizzle Hats - 14" 15" 16"
- Rock Hats - 14" 14" Brilliant 15"
- Rock Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
- Apollo Hats - 14" 16"
- Sick Hats - 18"
Chinas
- Mini Chinese - 12" 14"
- Fast Chinese - 18" 22"
- Chinese - 14" 16" 18" 19" 20" 22"
- Flat Chinese - 14" 15" 16" 18" 20" 22"
- Mini Holy China - 8" 10" 12"
- Holy China - 17" 19" 21"
- Metal-X Chinese - 18" 20"
Splashes
- Splash - 6" 8" 8" Brilliant 10" 10" Brilliant 12"
- Metal-X Splash - 10"
- Rock Splash - 12"
- China Splash - 8" 8" Brilliant 10"
- Rocktagon - 6" 7" 8" 9" 10"
- El Sabor Salsa Splash - 13"
Other
AA Sound Control
Introduction: 1987 (NAMM Winter Show)
Background: The genesis of the idea for the series started with the Medium Flange Ride.
Innovation: The series features a flanged edge on all cymbals. This attenuates the sound, "controlling" overtones, sustain, and volume.
Alloy:B20
Quality: Professional
Offered as: AA - AA Sound Control
Production:
Applications:
Users:
Sound:
Rides
Crashes
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