Paragon

[rushfan]

Anybody played those Paragon cymbals from Sabian????? I never thought Neil would leave Zildian. Im thinking of trading in these AA Sabian hi-hats for a set of em......

[Kanbasher]

Tip on getting cymbals...it's a very good idea to try them 1st.

i like some of the Paragons & not some of the others. 13" hats, the ride, one of the chinas (don't remember which), the 10" splash, and the 20 & 18" crashs, mostly the 20".

[Vaughn]

I've messed with them a tiny tiny bit and the first thing I noticed is that they're pretty heavy.

[PDFrogman]

as I said before in another post heavy and clanky, rides and hats do not impress. me really have to lay into the crashes to get them to open up.
although I respect Peart he's not my fav drummer niether is rush's work.
I dont play hard so these would not be my cymbal(s) of choice.
I like my rides and hats to sing not ping

[jeffrey]

I tried the china's and the crashes today. They are definately good for more firm hitters, though I don't kill my cymbals, I hit pretty solid.

I've really been impressed with them so far; though I have not heard the hi hats.

I will probably get the whole kit eventually to get a unified sound of cymbals and clear up the hodge podge I have now.

[PDFrogman]

all a matter of taste and style of music you prefer never said they were bad... just not my taste

[jeffrey]

Hey I wasn't dissin' yer comments about'em man. To each his own. :)

Keep in mind too, that even though they're the same cymbals, each one will sound different. Make sure you play any cymbal you buy. ;)

[PDFrogman]

I knew that just wanted everyone to know I wasnt dis'n anyone

[Enraged Panda]

Why get a cymbal just because Neil does? There's a lot of studio work that goes into the sound of his cymbals that you probably don't know about...

I wish all cymbals were blank and no one knew what everyone else played so that everyone could get ears and find cymbals they actually like.

[jeffrey]

I'm not sure what exactly the point of that post was but...

I wouldn't buy anything without playing it, and I wouldn't buy anything unless I liked the sound of it (regardless of who's name is on it).

I've played them and I like the sound of them; they suit my style and the way I hit drums pretty well.

[paris_en_flammes]

i hit a few at namm, i didnt really dig them..if i wanted pretty heavy cymbals i heaps rather the sound of the Z zildjians.

[Big Beni]

Rj and i spent some time at the Sabian booth at NAMM. I really liked the Paragon Splashes and the 14 and 13 hats. I think that they are very nice, responsive cymbals- very bright!

[robert-jan]

well you liked them I didnt remember? ;)

[Big Beni]

I liked the hats and the splashes, but the ride was to heavy for my tastes. The crashes would be nice for heavy Rock.

[jeffrey]

I have a few Z customs now and like them a lot. I guess there are some similarities between it and the Paragons, hadn't really thought about it.

[PDFrogman]

I liked the hats and the splashes, but the ride was to heavy for my tastes. The crashes would be nice for heavy Rock.

the hats I played were kinda .. Blah I didnt think they were bright and they werent dark. sounded like a cheap set of cambers I had years back

maybe I played a bad set...
another excuse to go to GC or Sam Ash!

[paris_en_flammes]

contrary to my first reply in his thread...i played a few of them today (13 hats, ride, and 18 20 crashes) and i liked the sound of them, plus they suit my style and my budget (15 cymbals for 2660 AUS cant really go wrong)

so yeah i am buying the whole set...ill use the ones i like and keep the others for spares and extras. cant wait.