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[josephthl]

Hello,

I'm new here. A few months ago I purchased a Mist Ride and a Mist Crash. I was very pleased with the quality and sound of these fantastic cymbals.

Now for my question. I was wondering what the SSX series sounds like. I realize that the SSX series is significantly cheaper than the Mists. What line of other cymbal companies (Sabian, Zildjian) does the SSX series resemble in terms of sound and quality?

If anyone can provide any information on the SSX series it would be much appreciated.

Joseph

[drumpetbass]

DFender is the man to talk to, just got himself a saluda endorsement. (SSX and Mist are Saluda series, right?)

[pls138]

I play all Saluda Mist and Voodoo cymbals. I am going to buy a SSX splash to try out the sereis. I have not heard very good things about them though. They are hand hammered like the Mist and Voodoo lines, but do not use B20 bronze, they use a lower grade metal or something. I e mailed Jamie a long while back and asked him a similar question: should I stick with the Mist line or try out the cheaper SSX? He told me stick with the Mist's since I already know I like them. I did and I am very happy.

[SaludaCymbals]

The SSX series is a completely different type of cymbal than the Mist series and unlike most other types of cymbals. The Mists are in b20 bronze (80% copper/20% tin with trace amounts of other elements). The SSX is copper based but its composition slightly from one series to the next. We don't give a lot of information about this alloy yet. Feedback from users indicate this is comparable to any other entry level cymbal. We have heard complaints and most complaints were worked out.

There is one particular complaint about the 2001 SS series that a reviewer indicated he bent his 18" SS rock or power crash like a taco. Three years later, people still refer back to it. This drummer used metal drumsticks (actual metal) and reported to us that he cracked a lot of cymbals. Anyone who cracks too many cymbals should adjust the hitting style. We gave him tips on how to save his cymbals, sticks and even to prevent future injuries to the wrist. This drummer, even though bashing our cymbals, has even requested an endorsement twice but this drummer is on a lifetime ban from endorsing our cymbals. We felt he didn't portray the full story in his review and his story was too one sided and unfair.

We are not hammering the 2005 SSX series. We will give this a shot and get reviews about it. We do still partially hand craft these. These might look like purely machined cymbals but close inspection reveals character marks that a machine can't do.

These are bright cymbals. We took out the hammer marks to get a cleaner shimmer and to improve a few other factors, but this is also going to increase the pitch on these and pull out some of the undertones.

Jamie

[Vaughn]

thanks for all this jamie. it's so great to get the story from the horse's mouth!!

[Schlage]

Curiosity:

Feedback from users indicate this is comparable to any other entry level cymbal.

Entry level as in in Tama or Pearl cymbals....

Or entry level as in Sabian b8...or Zildjian entry level?

[DFender]

Sabian b8...or Zildjian entry level

[Schlage]

Dang! Even better!

[SaludaCymbals]

I will say entry level as any entry level cymbal, because I don't want to put anyone's cymbals down. I didn't know Tama made cymbals. I know Pearls have been around longer than Sabian. Pearl has made some good cymbals, with their Wilds and some other B8 alloy cymbals. The latest Pearl cymbals I ran across were brass so I am not sure why they would switch from the b8 alloy (Wilds and any of their B8 - reddish cymbals) to the brass. b8 is not a cheap alloy so money could be a factor.

Jamie