Turkish Cymbals 20" Ride

A 20-inch ride cymbal is one of the common ride sizes and usually responds faster than a 21" or 22". In this size you will find bright, warm, dry and dark rides, plus quieter models for practising.

20" compared with 21" and 22"

In the Jazz, Sehzade, Studio and Vintage Soul series, the 20" responds faster than the larger rides of the same series; the Apex sounds more direct at this size as well. For more depth and volume, turn to the 21-inch ride cymbals. A flat ride without a bell is already available in 16 inches.

Which sound suits your music

For rock, the Rock Beat Ride and the mirror-finished X-TR Brilliant Ride give a bright ping. Apex, Rock Beat Raw and the dark, blackened Raw Dark have large bells for accents in metal and rock. A warm wash for traditional jazz, soul, funk and R'n'B comes from the Jazz Ride as well as from Millennium, Vintage Soul and Xanthos-Jazz. Dry, dark rides come from Kurak (raw on both sides), Dark Hammer (striped) and Prestige-TR (blackened); they suit funk, Latin, soul and jazz fusion. The Atacama Precision Flat Ride of the Soundscape series has no bell and a very dry sound. The FX Silence series has a ride and a flat ride made for practising: they sound around 50% quieter.

Three ways they are made

The material is always B20 bronze from Istanbul. Most models are hammered by hand; on X-TR Brilliant and X-TR Classic, a machine delivers part of the hammer blows, and the FX Silence rides are not hammered at all; their tiny holes are made by machine. The ride cymbals overview sets the other diameters side by side.

As the official Turkish Cymbals dealer in Germany, we have been advising you personally since 2015 – with genuine expertise and shipping directly from Berlin. Tell us briefly what music you play, and we will recommend suitable 20" rides.