HELP PO MGA BROS. PLANNING TO BUY CYMBALS

[katrinahaliliexperience]

gud day mga bro im planning to buy a set of cymbals...tanong ko lang kung okey po ba ang wuhan na cymbals ung nabibili sa lazer music store.... pa advise naman po...matibay po ba un tsaka okey ba ang tunog thankx in advance...

[sjon014]

What a name!

Hm, Wuhans. Well, their chinas are great. I tried the ride sa Lazer - dark, slightly trashy, pero ayos naman for the price.

PERO... Wuhan is inconsistent eh. Kung anung tunog ng isang cymbal dito, maaaring iba sa katabi kahit pa same model.

I suggest you go to the store and try them out. Di ko alam kung pumapayag ang Lazer dito, pero SPL/HiFi does sa Stagg Cymbals nila - the other brand that you should try out.

Anyway, specify the music genre that you play so we can help you further. Budget na rin, para okay.

[katrinahaliliexperience]

thanx sir sjon014 for the help.......i play indie music and my budget is 15k-16k
nagpunta ako sa lazer kanina and naikita ko yun...matibay po kya un?

prices:
16" crash - 2.1k
18" crash ride - 3.2k
20" heavy ride - 6.1k
14" hats - 5.6k

[sjon014]

Most naman ng cymbals matibay - nasa tamang technique at alaga lang yan. Ang ayaw ko sa Wuhan, inconsistent nga. Dahil handmade ang cymbals nila, iba-iba talaga ang tunog. Hit-or-miss na rin na matuturing. Makakatsamba ka ng maganda, tapos same model na panget. ALSO, dark and trashy ang Wuhan - which might not go well with your music.

Pero I have a couple of suggestions para sa ganyang budget.

1. Stagg Cymbals. A bit more expensive than Wuhan, but still kinda cheap. You can get hi-hats, a crash, and a ride for 16k. Similar sa Wuhan na inconsistent, pero maganda ang marketing ng Stagg dito. You can go to their store and kahit i-try mo pa lahat ng cymbals na makita mo. Makakapili ka talaga. I suggest SH, DH, and Myra lines.

2. Go second hand! The best (for many people) cymbals parin yung top lines ng Zildjian, Sabian, Paiste. Siguro para sayo, go for Avedis or A Custom for Zildjians, tapos XS20, AA, or AAX for Sabians. Tingin-tingin lang sa Classifieds bro. I think posibleng makakuha ka ng hats, crash, and ride for 16k - kung di ka maarte sa cosmetics (faded logos, dirt and fingerprints). Check out the PhilMu Classifieds for good deals on these cymbals.

Pero nasa sayo parin yan. Yun nga, if papayagan ka magsoundcheck ng Wuhans, and kung magustuhan mo - then why not? Check mo na rin yung Istanbul Radiants nila while you're there.