Zildjian Pitch Black Cymbals
20 October 2008
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Zildjian recently launched one of its latest cymbal lines, the “Pitch Black” series, complete with a dark coating to give bands that “damn right we’re hardcore” edge.
Personally, I think they’re awesome, but I was sniffing around on some forums and I noticed a few jeers from the rabble. Some felt the new line would be all too quickly embraced by metal-charlatans eager to increase their perceived bad-assery . Others were straddling the fence and weighing the costs and benefits versus more traditional offerings.
But were I a metal drummer I’d definitely consider them–for what could be a better symbol for black metal than black metal cymbals?
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They look bad and they probably sound bad.
H3ll no you didn’t! Zildjian’s kick a$$!
Zildjan’s not the first cymbal company to release black cymbal’s. I don’t think that people will jump on the bandwagon. Like most drummers, I’ll wait and see how they sound before I decide if I like them or not.
Paiste have a range of black cymbals.
Also Joey Jordison has a line of “signature” black cymbals.
his own are made by Zildjian, the “cheap” ones are made by paiste in their A series cymbals (AVOID THE A SERIES!)
they are zildjian zbt’s but coated black. the only difference is they are double the price of zbt’s. so they are higher priced bottom level rock cymbals
I have to go to the music store tommorrow to see these things. I really hope that they have them in. I have not had a set in a few years but they would look awesome. Question is will they sound awesome? I will let you know.
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from what i have heared they are imensly good however not great for practicing with. soud great in gigs though
i like zildian, but, i dont really like the black cymbals, yeah they look cool, but they lost all kinds of clearity that regular cymbals have, plus the black chips off so it is kind of a waste in the first place
They are simply ZBT (entry level) cymbals painted black. They sound okay for beginners, but I honestly wouldn’t pay the money for black cymbals when they only sound decent. Tell you what: go ahead and sample some ZBTs, and if that’s the sound you are looking for, then go ahead and buy yourself the black ones. Otherwise, stick with the more classic look, and focus on quality of SOUND instead of looks. Either way, Zildjian is almost ALWAYS the better way to go for cymbals. Their quality consistently outmatches the competition, in my opinion. Maybe a bit more expensive, but worth the investment.
My 2 cents.
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