10 Crash Ride Cymbals - Which Is Best For You? 

Drum Center intro music starts, I smile. Wife shakes head and leaves room. Never change, guys. 🤟🏼

DCP: „Why would you need a Crash Ride?“ Thomas Haake: „I use it as a Splash.“

Zildjian K has best combination of bell ping, clarity of stick attack, but great wash on the crash! HHX wasn’t bad either.

That Wuhan sounds really good

1:07 - Istanbul Agop Traditional Crash Ride Cymbal - 20 1:42 - Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Dual Crash-Ride Cymbal 22" 2:17 - Zildjian K Sweet Ride Cymbal 21" 2:51 - Sabian HHX Complex Thin Ride Cvmbal 22 3:25 - Wuhan Thin Crash/Ride Cymbal 21" 4:00 - Paiste Masters Dark Crash Ride Cvmbal 22" 4:37 - Meinl Byzance Vintage Sand Crash/Ride Cvmbal 22 5:16 - Sabian HHX Thin Ride Cymbal 21" Brilliant 5:51 - Paste 2002 Big Beat Multi Cymbal 21" 6:26 - Dream Bliss Crash/Ride - 22

The first Istanbul and ANY of the Meinl's for the win. WOW! I even liked them over the Paiste's and that's rare for me. Although that Big Beat was shimmery and lovely.

K sweet ride for me, love the bell on that one in addition to its crash/ride abilities

My favourite is the HHX Complex. I have the 20" version. It's a great all round cymbal with a decent bell and crashes well with my other pies.

Paiste Masters 22" Crash/Ride is one of my favorite Paiste Cymbals ever.

I haven't watched this video yet but this is my favorite video from you guys already

Holy shit, the Wuhan is amazing, especially for the price

LOVE Istanbul Agops. 22" traditional dark ride is hands down my fav crash ride. Only cymbal I need.

I from Indonesian and i very like your channel and your videos Getting from Indonesian drummers

The best washy ride that I've ever played is the 20" AA El Sabor by Sabian. I don't know why they no longer make them, but I LOVE mine. The bell is nice and cutting, due in part to it being unlathed. The bow is nice and defined, and because the edge transitions to being quite thin with a slight downward curve to it... it washes and crashes fantastically. Most versatile ride/cymbal that I've ever owned.

Paiste masters 22" 🏆

Was just wondering what kind of crash/rides Meinl had! Love them all, but that Wuhan is a SLEEPER💪🥁 it sounds so so good knowing how inexpensive it is

that dream has a blissful sound 😀

Great videos you guys put out. Mel Lewis once said that you should have cymbals that you can ride and crash on. That way if you just have two cymbals it would be like having four on the kit.

The Istanbul for me.

I genuinely love low tuned TAMA drums...especially the birch with Evans hydraulic heads.. So ridiculously low and punchy. I feel like I'm playing the cannons.

The K Sweet ride and Sabian HHX thin brilliant sounded the best to me. Which is good, because the K Sweet 21" is my regular ride cymbal :) Never really thought of using it as a crash ride, but it's definitely all round enough to do that too. Love it.

Loved the HHX Thin, HHX Complex, Byzance Sand and the 2002 Big Beat

Maybe it is the rough times, and I unfortunately don't have a drum set right now. But, I honestly would be happy owning any of these cymbals. There really isn't a bad one in the bunch. All great choices. Great video.

Standouts for me were Zildjian K Sweet, Sabina HHX 21 and Dream Bliss (which I own and is fabulous). These all had crash/washy goodness but also clear bell definition ✌🏻

The K Sweet Ride was my number one pick. But that Canopus kit stole the show!

K sweet ride is one of the best cymbals on the planet.. Brilliant version HHX EVOLUTION RIDE Fantastic bell Crashes and sounds like a crash

The 21" HHX Thin Ride sounds great for my taste.

One of the few videos where every single cymbal compared for me is almost tied. All really fantastic, can't even really choose a favorite, only one I wasn't a fan of was the Paiste masters. It was also cool to see underdogs like Wuhan and Bliss get some recognition. Istanbul 20" Traditional>>Sabian 21" HHX thin>>Zildjian 21" K>>Paiste 21" big beat>>Sabian 22" HHX>>Dream 22" bliss>>Meinl 22" Vintage>>Wuhan 21" thin>>Meinl 22" Byzance Dual>>Paiste 22" masters

21" K crash/ride brilliant is one of my favorite cymbals Zildjian makes.

I missed the Meinl Byzance Poliphonic 21 but it's just my personal taste. Amazing comparison as usual. Thank you guys

All of them sound amazing!

Where in the Wuhan did that Wuhan come from?!?!?! Sounded better than some of those Zildjians and Paistes. Definitely a black horse. Great video!

Hi Guys!!! Thank God for the internet, ehyyyy!!??!! Meaning, that in order to get little snipits of several different Ride/Crash cymbals like you guys just did, sure beats the alternatives of buying sight unseen from a "Craigslist"/ newspaper ad, OR as it once was...!! And that is, hitting every music store for a hundred mile radius and hoping they had "that C/R cymbal" you want, only to find out that they do, but it is USED and Wayyyyy over priced, like my band and I are supposed to pay the rent on the stores "prime" location!! 😳🤣 I guess there is always the NAMM show... but after the airfare, hotels and restaurants, plus waiting to the last day for "the right deal" to happen could make for a very expensive cymbal!! BUT SERIOUSLY, I appreciate what you guys have done here by putting several of these little gems under the drumming microscope and presenting several good choices!! HOWEVER, I do have one small request which may represent, oh say, maybe another fifty thousand drummers...🤔 or at least that many!! And that isssssss, give both sides of the proverbial drum stick a chance to share the spotlight!! Do that by using both WOOD tipped and NYLON tipped drum sticks (especially) when showcasing a Ride or a Ride/Crash cymbal, because there is a really big difference in timbre, respectively, with each type of stick!! By using each type of stick, you have drove your own perspective buyer's list up by fifty percent...... I mean, ya know, just saying!! ANYWAY, KEEP ON KEEPING ON BROTHER ROCKERS!!!!! PEACE 🤘🏼!!!!!

I own the 22” Sabian HHX Complex Thin Ride and it’s pretty perfect as ride or crash

Meinl the best ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Super happy to see the k sweet ride on there. I love that cymbal! Surprised the k light ride didn’t make the list.

Good comparison but I think a volume 2 of this could easily be in order as there are plenty more actual crash/rides to be reviewed; Zildjian A and K crash/rides, Paiste RUDEs and 2002 mediums, etc. "Crashable" rides would be a great topic for it's own video!

They all sound great, but would pick the K Sweet. In fact I did, and the matching hats and crashes. Great line!

to be fair - they all sound nice! If i had to pick one it would be the K Sweet Ride - it has the total package!

Hello greetings from Iquique Chile, hopefully some day they would do a review of small snares or piccolos, there are a lot of side snares or extra snares that are not very well reviewed, 10 x 6,13 x 3, 14 x 3, etc. Thank you very much and keep up your excellent videos.

7:54 The Wuhan one is crazy! 😵

The most natural, rounded and musical here is Zildjian K Sweet Ride as for me

Love, love, love your videos. Did not like any of these cymbals except the Byzance Sand.

I just realized I bought a 22 Byzance dual crash ride from you guys on reverb this is so cool!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

WHou ! I really want to taste the Paiste 2002 Big Beat Multi Cymbal 21" *__* Thanks guys for sharing the sound n experience of these.

You can't go wrong with a Paiste 2002 Medium cymbal. Both for crash and ride. The thing is just buttery and fits well with any type of music, AFAIC.

Great test. My favourite is the bliss.

To me is the K Sweet, then the HHx Complex and then the HHX Thin. All sounded really good but for my needs definitely those. Looking forward to buy the K 😎

I always like watching these comparison videos. Thanks for making them!

I have the Meinl Vintage Sand Crash-Ride 22" (among several other rides) and it's my favorite ride cymbal ever!

Shocked at how good that Wuhan sounded. I don't think I've heard anything but their chinas, I'm impressed. I also loved the Dream, but prefer the Vintage Bliss.

Byzance also caught my attention, great sound for contemporary worship

Blind hear test. I find it easier to listen for which ones to eliminate first: Zildjian K Sweet Ride, Wuhan Thin Crash Ride, Sabian HHX Thin Ride I then went back and listen blind for what I like. Meinl is the best followed by Paiste

I've listened to this without watching and the K Sweet was my pick out the selection presented here. It's not in the video, but probably a 20" Paiste Giant Beat Multi would have destroyed the competition.

Sabian complex, Meinl sand - top 2

Definitely, the Zildjian K Sweet was the best.

The Crash/Ride is probably the toughest cymbal to choose. It has to have a good ride sound but still possess a nice crash sound & wash when you crash on it. The bell sound still has to be present too.

Seems people love the underdog cymbals these days. Trash can lids seem to be pretty popular now days. The zildjian K sweet has a nice mix of trash and crash but at least it still sounds like a cymbal. Lovely stick definition. I wasn’t surprised to see the top comment in favour of the zildjian. I recently bought an oriental crash of doom 20” to use as a crash ride. I gave in to the trashy cymbal craze. They sound great with music

Great comparison! I feel like you missed a few tho, like the Meinl Polyphonic and the Sabian HHX Groove. Still a very helpful video tho. Thanks DCP!

All of my Istanbul Agop rides are also excellent crashes. If the ride doesn’t crash, I won’t put it on the stand. Current line up on my kit is 21” special edition jazz ride, 22” 30th anniversary and 20” 30th anniversary

In my opinion, the 21 inch k sweet ride from Zildjian sound really not bad!

I have the 20" Meinl Byzance Dual Crash Ride and it is incredible!

Istanbul Agop 20" Traditional and Zildijan K Sweet Ride 21 - Thank for your Video ✌🏼

Black alpha rock crash 18”, is my favorite crash/ide cymbal. Even better than my 19” rude crash/ride.

to me : 1 - Istambul Traditional 2 - HHX Thin Ride 3 - Paiste Giant Beat 21" Special mention for Dream Bliss

Sand crash ride is my jam… I play one with the rivets removed. It is incredible

Great Comparison! I like the the crash sound from the Zildjian K Sweet Ride Cymbal 21". That cold shiny washy sound from the Paiste Masters Dark Crash Ride Cymbal 22" if you hit it only with the stick head... wow! Sounds like a beautiful cold icey trip to Arctic ;D I love it!

Best cymbal demo was at 7:06, by far

Meinl as a whole has a unique sound. A sound that I do not prefer. I like classic. But to each their own.

Just use a large crash cymbal as a ride. It doesn't have to be labeled as a ride or crash/ride to be used as a ride.

I have owned 5 meinl and cracked 2 ( I play ligh). Super inconsistent in weight within the cymbal itself (always crooked on the stand / hat clutch). That’s why they crack. Paiste big beat in 24”. Winner if you had it in the shoot off.

I'm still partial to my 19'' Zildjian Z3 Thrash Ride 🤘

Not really a fan of crash rides but K Sweet Ride all the way!!

Really liked the bliss one. Hhx complex was nice either

These crash/rides sound great , I would love to own any of these personally.

I personally liked it all sabians. Very good crisp sound as a ride and very good bell in the center. But I believe they are more pop and Rock music style. K sweet ride would also be my choice if I was a jazz player

For me its rly a toss up btw agop and k sweet. Prob depend on which fits better into your other cymbals

This video needs a 22" / 24" / 26" Giant Beat

Wish you had shown some 18" and 19" cymbals.

The dream is to find the one cymbal. I realy don´t want to lug around a lot of shit and would love to have just one cymbal.

Man that Wuhan ❤

Bliss dream was very nice, an interesting sound a bit more “dreamy” (duh right lol)

Nice video, can you please do a comparison on the whole paiste pst series?

Hhx complex, paiste master dark ,hhx thin ,paiste big beat , byzance sand and dream bliss

Love the paiste dark 22" but the best bang for the buck goes to dream bliss for $300.00.

Istanbul Wuhan

Why no Sabian Jojo Mayer HHX Omni which is epitome of a Crash/Ride?

I like Sabian HHX Complex the best among these 10, it's tasty!!!

Best crash/ride for a dark sound?? Any recommendations?

Just bought the 22 thin crash ride from wuhan. Wuhan is really a sleeper. Everyone loves their chinas tho🤷🏾‍♂️

Both hhxs are killer. That instabul surprised me ngl.

Zildjian K forever 💓

Sweet Ride in A and K. Love them

Paiste big beat 21 is 🌟

K Sweet! Tasty!

I missed the king of Crash/Rides, the K Cluster Crash 20"!

I think the Zildjian had the only real bell Think ill just stick with my ride and add more crashes 😁

the Zildjian K and the Sabian HHX's make the rest feel like bad attempts

That K Sweet would be one cool & fat crash. Most of these lacked in the ride dept and lacked any real noticeable bell sound. Guess I'm more into actual rides.

21” K sweet all day long