vyacheslav
Senior Member
Greetings,
I am very lucky to have plenty of wonderful cymbals. I am truly grateful and thankful for that.
However, in a recent used kit purchase, there was an old A. Zildjian 18" crash/ride with rivets. Probably 1960's. There is a decent chunk missing out of the cymbal (the seller told me he let his teenage sons bash on them...............good grief!)
Anyway, I absolutely LOVE the sound of this broken cymbal. Dry, great stick, a controlled crash with just a hint of trash, all with a nice sizzle.
The OCD/Perfectionist part of me hates looking at it and I would be hesitant to take it on a gig (I have regular gig at an upscale restaurant and bar) because it looks "unprofessional". But man do I dig the sound!
Have you ever performed with a broken cymbal because you really like it? Or do you not want to project "that image". I know plenty of jazz guys use cracked cymbals. Bill Stewart used to use an old A. Zildjian with a bug chunk missing out of it in his early years. Also, Buddy used a 22" Swish that had a chunk missing out of it (the later it got in his career, the larger the chunk was)!
Anyway, I want to take it on the gig this Saturday, but my OCD self is hesitant because I want to look "professional". If I was in a metal or industrial band, no problem, but it won't go over as well in an upscale restaurant, at least I think.
Thoughts?
V
I am very lucky to have plenty of wonderful cymbals. I am truly grateful and thankful for that.
However, in a recent used kit purchase, there was an old A. Zildjian 18" crash/ride with rivets. Probably 1960's. There is a decent chunk missing out of the cymbal (the seller told me he let his teenage sons bash on them...............good grief!)
Anyway, I absolutely LOVE the sound of this broken cymbal. Dry, great stick, a controlled crash with just a hint of trash, all with a nice sizzle.
The OCD/Perfectionist part of me hates looking at it and I would be hesitant to take it on a gig (I have regular gig at an upscale restaurant and bar) because it looks "unprofessional". But man do I dig the sound!
Have you ever performed with a broken cymbal because you really like it? Or do you not want to project "that image". I know plenty of jazz guys use cracked cymbals. Bill Stewart used to use an old A. Zildjian with a bug chunk missing out of it in his early years. Also, Buddy used a 22" Swish that had a chunk missing out of it (the later it got in his career, the larger the chunk was)!
Anyway, I want to take it on the gig this Saturday, but my OCD self is hesitant because I want to look "professional". If I was in a metal or industrial band, no problem, but it won't go over as well in an upscale restaurant, at least I think.
Thoughts?
V