Xist is a modern take on more time-honored techniques.
Xist Brilliant Hi-Hat
- Is medium weight.
- Offers crisp and focused sound.
- Features tight sticking and brighter, glassy attack.
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Reviews
"The trend toward larger hi-hats is a welcome one as far as I'm concerned, but once you get up to 16, it can sometimes be difficult to play quicker flourishes and articulations. The medium-weight 15" Xist hi-hats provided a pleasant middle ground. They were bright and quick while also having a big, broad wash. They fared equally well with a big band and a heavier rock group. ( would love to try these in a thinner weight.) As an experiment, I placed small strips of tape on opposite edges of the top cymbal to dry out the sound, and
a bit of the brightness was replaced by some nice grittiness. Additionally, when I played with the tip of the stick close to
the bell, I got a great funk hi-hat sound, a la R&B master James Gadson." - Colin Woodford
"The 15-inch hats have a bigger, mellower presence and beneath their brightness lies a deep note with a good degree of warmth contained within. In common with larger diameter hats, they are capable of a gloriously fuzzy wash when played half-open. Closed they remain articulate and supply deliciously broad eighth-notes." - Adam Jones
"They’re one of the few intermediate lines of cymbals that I know of that demonstrate dark tones. This means that the sounds from these cymbals are low-pitched. However, they have bright stick definition, so you get a cool combination of both cymbal qualities. You could use these in multiple musical settings, and they’d sound fantastic. The downside is that they don’t open up too well when you play them softly. You have to hit the cymbals hard to experience the full washy tone that they’re known for." - Brett Clur
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Warranty
Istanbul Agop has ONE year warranty against manufacturing flaws, starting from date of the purchase.
We ship in-stock orders within the same or next business day.
