Z3 18" Rock Crash

Group: Crash
Type: Rock Crash
Size: 18 Inch
Series: Z3
Weight: 1741g, 1865g
Years of production: 2009 - 2013
Sound file: Z3 18" Rock Crash
Z3 18" Rock Crash
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Review: "The Z3 crashes come in five sizes and two flavors: Rock crash and Medium crash — all in 16″, 17″, 18″, and 19″. There’s also a 20″ Medium. The Medium crashes are slightly lower in pitch and a tad mellower. The Rock crashes give a slightly more blunt attack and higher pitch.

The 16″, 17″, and 18″ exemplify the Z3 difference. The Z3 look is a crazy-good mirror-buffed finish over wide lathing and bulging hammer marks. The Z3 sound is glassy but thick, very robust, insensitive to polite nudging, and ripe with shimmering highs.

The 16″ is short but strong; the 18″ full and with a bright spread. Consistently, the Rock crashes registered a higher pitch and a good bit more brashness. The Medium crashes sounded less specialized, and closer to “normal.”"
Review written by John Nyman ("Zildjian Z3 Cymbals Reviewed!", Drum! Magazine Link)
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