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 legal issues 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"
- Thin Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Medium Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 20" Brilliant 21" 22" 24"
- Medium Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22" 24"
- Rock Ride - 20" 21" 21" Brilliant 22" 24"
- Extra Heavy Ride - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20" 21" 22"
- Apollo Ride - 22"
Crashes
- Extra Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Medium Thin Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Medium Crash - 13" 14" 15" 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Raw Bell Crash - 16" 16" Brilliant 18" 18" Brilliant
- Rock Crash - 16" 17" 18" 19" 20"
- Rocktagon - 16" 18" 20"
Hi-Hats
- Light Hats - 13" 14"
- Regular Hats - 13" 14"
- Medium Hats - 14" 14" Brilliant
- Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
- Rock Hats - 14" 14" Brilliant 15"
- Rock Sizzle Hats - 14" 15"
- Apollo Hats - 16"
- Sick Hats - 18"
Chinas
- Mini Chinese - 12" 14"
- Chinese - 16" 18" 20" 22"
- Flat Chinese - 14" 15" 16" 18" 20" 22"
- Mini Holy China - 8" 10" 12"
- Holy China - 17" 19" 21"
Splashes
- Splash - 6" 8" 8" Brilliant 10" 10" Brilliant 12"
- Metal-X Splash - 10"
- Rock Splash - 12"
- China Splash - 8" 8" Brilliant 10"
Other
AA Sound Control
Introduction: ?
Background:
Innovation:
Alloy:B20
Quality:
Offered as: AA - AA Sound Control
Production:
Applications:
Users:
Sound:
Rides
Crashes
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