Does anyone here mix different brands of cymbals or do you mainly stick with a single manufacturer?

I have a mix of Meinl, Sabian, and Zildjian cymbals. I am looking to go to one brand though, just because I like consistency.








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i will use any brand but like all my cymbals to be the same make and model








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Brand loyalty is almost as crazy as sports team loyalty, I can imagine drunken' bar brwals over cymbal brands

Empyrean Drums wrote:

Brand loyalty is almost as crazy as sports team loyalty, I can imagine drunken' bar brwals over cymbal brands

lmao

yeah id love to... i have mild ocd... so id like to stcik to same brand, or same brand category... but damn iwouldnt for the sound...








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I stick with Paiste only because for whatever reasons, they are my favorite. I have about 15 of them and they all sound great.

That being said, I have owned Sabians and Zildjian's before that I thought were great sounding cymbals as well. Can't comment on other manufacturers b/c I have not had the chance to really play other brands. I find some people do get too defensive about cymbals when people say they don't like their brand though. To each their own.








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Yamaha Maple Custom Absolutes, Paiste cymbals.

I've played all kinds of brands but I tend to be a loyal person in general. I mixed cymbals for awhile but have found that Zildjian fits my style and taste the best. Peace on ya!








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i use all Zildjian but i mix the series of cymbals.

A while back, when I bought my kit used, it came with two paiste signature crashes, but zildjian hats, a zildjian ride, and one zildjian crash.
The zildjians were all really dark and the paistes were all really bright. I like both sounds, but I wanted some sort of sound consistency. And buying all paistes, even used, was something I just could not come up with the money for. That and my attraction to a dark cymbal sound prompted me to sell the paistes and complete a zildjian setup.
I'm all As and Ks now.








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Pearls, Zildjians, Vics, Evans.

i do not have brand loyalty, i have good sound loyalty haha

i really really enjoy istanbul agops as well as zildjian Ks, so I have a mix of both brands.... and I also have an oddball 18" meinl Laser crash that had taken so much abuse from it's previous owner that the bell has almost become flat...it sound like a flat ride so i use it as one...


i think you should be loyal to what you like....it is stupid to buy something just beacause it has a certain name on it








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mmmmdrums wrote:

i do not have brand loyalty, i have good sound loyalty

Bingo. I really do not think it matters, unless you have an endorsement deal. That's when things may change a bit.








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no brand loyalty here. i could post specs, but just take my word for it. i buy what sounds good and i dont think i could be completely happy sticking with one brand...although i think i may be able to do it with sabian.








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I think if one brand has your "voice", that's what you play. If multiple brands have your "voice", that's what you play. I played Zildjians for 32 years, because they were my voice. I tried cymbals from Sabian (I am still quite fond of their 10" AA China Splash) and Paiste, but kept coming back to Zildjian, mostly A series. Then I found Saluda and was able to further focus my voice with the custom options from them. So now I'm a Saluda guy.








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im a zildjian man and for the most part have been for a really long time. i will not waste my money on anything but zildjian. call me a fanboy, call me a labelwhore...i dont really give a shit. just because i like zildjians, and no other company does not mean a damn thing. they sound the best to me, ive had and played MANY other brands and didnt like them at all. so i stick with zildjian.


i remember a couple months ago one of my very first posts was about how i only play zildjian, and i had about 5 people jumping all over me, calling me a bastard, saying i was closed minded, calling me an idiot. it was pretty dumb.








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my ocd doesn't allow me to mix and match brands.

i can't have a couple zildjians and a sabian...

it's all got to be one or the other.