Davey_sc Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 What be yonder opinions on these cymbals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 cheap and not very hardwearing, i have a zbt splash and the overtones are horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_sc Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 They replaced my destroyed Paiste 402 crash. If anyone caught us on Jan 8th they would have seen the massive crack. They're better, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Jazz Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 You get more bang for your buck with Meinl cymbals at that end of the price spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeirdAl Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 My first set of cymbals were ZBT's ... cheap and cheerfull but I grew to hate them pretty quickly as they do sound a bit gash. The hi-hats were paper thin and the ride had really nasty overtones As far as I'm aware, there are a few Z_T's and the basic ZBT is the entry level range. Have a look at ZXT's and stuff as well if these are not to be ur first cymbals. When I started out a few years ago it was only the ZBT's and the ZBT pro's and then u were up to A Zildjian's which was quite a price leap. I have since moved over to Sabian AAX's as they are cheaper (especially in Glasgow ) and, in my opinion, sound better than their Zildjian counterparts (a sort of mix between A custom's and K custom's) so I can recommend giving Sabian a look into as well ... I think it would be the B8 and B8 pro series that are the ZBT and ZBT Pro equivalents. XS20's are cast cymbals (as opposed to sheet) but nice and cheap. From there it is up to the Pro Sonix.Check out http://www.sabian.com to have a listen to them on line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostaph Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 What be yonder opinions on these cymbals?They're semi descent I suppose, Zildjian used to make a similar line called Scimitars before the ZBT which were very similar. They are made of Zinc, Copper and Tin, ( and Cast) but lack the Silver that goes into the more expensive Series, like your K's and K Customs,(lathed and hand hammered) hence the somewhat dull unexciting wash of noise, very short decay, and no decent primary tones. But it does say Zildjian on it, which makes it good to me!You should check out the cymbals i'm selling in the Trading section of this forum, couple of A customs crashes, blah blah, for next to nothing, in fantastic condition. Sounds you wont be dissapointed with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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