A cymbal set brings together hi-hat, crash and ride from the same series, so you don't have to piece together the cymbals for your drum kit one by one. All the cymbals in a set share the sound character of their series and are matched to each other. Each of our drum cymbal sets by Turkish Cymbals comes with a soft case for transport.
Which cymbal set suits your music?
The sets of the Moderate series and the X-TR Brilliant series sound bright and clear; both have a Brilliant finish and are at home in pop, pop-rock and rock. The Moderate cymbals respond quickly, while X-TR Brilliant sounds powerful and holds its own even against loud guitars.
On the cymbals of the Sehzade series and the Studio series, raw and lathed zones alternate. Sehzade sounds hybrid, with a delicate ping and a controlled wash on the ride and a woody stick sound on the closed hi-hat; the Sehzade sets suit jazz, soul, funk, fusion and rock. The polished Studio cymbals sound brighter than Sehzade, clean and clear – for jazz, funk, R'n'B, pop and rock.
The X-TR Classic series with its Traditional finish sounds warm, round and organic and suits jazz, soul, funk and pop. The X-TR Dark series, recognisable by its large hammer pattern, sounds dark and full, with deep overtones – for grunge, rock, funk, blues and jazz fusion.
Configuration, sizes and weight
Most sets combine a 14" hi-hat, a 16" crash and a 20" ride, the classic basic setup on the drum kit. A second crash in 18" comes with the Sehzade Set 2, the Studio Set 2 and the sets from X-TR Brilliant and X-TR Classic: the 16" is more direct, the 18" sounds broader. The X-TR Dark Set has larger diameters, with a 14" hi-hat, a 19" crash and a 22" ride; with its short sustain, the 19" crash also works as a second ride.
Weights range from Medium-Thin (Moderate) through Medium (X-TR Classic, X-TR Dark) to Medium-Heavy (Sehzade, Studio, X-TR Brilliant). Thinner cymbals respond faster, heavier ones sound more powerful. If you'd rather put your own combination together, you'll find the models (except Moderate) individually under hi-hat cymbals, crash cymbals and ride cymbals. How to choose crash, ride and hi-hat for a rock band is explained in our Cymblog article Cymbals for rock drummers.
Origin and production of the set cymbals
All the set cymbals are made of B20 bronze (80% copper, 20% tin), worked in the Istanbul workshops of Turkish Cymbals. Moderate, Sehzade and Studio cymbals are cast and hammered by hand; on the three X-TR sets, the hammering is done partly by hand and partly by machine. Before a cymbal leaves the workshops, it is individually tested by hand.
As the official Turkish Cymbals dealer in Germany, we have been advising you personally since 2015 – with genuine expertise and shipping directly from Berlin. Discover our cymbal sets in B20 bronze.
