The best Cymbal Variety Packs: Reddit reviews

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I went with the 14", 16", 20" combo. Cannot stress how giddy I am at the sound, the last set I owned was a beginner's set with Sabian B8's so it's a major upgrade. I 100% recommend going with Dream, I would've dropped $500 on them if I had to.

Here's link to the amazon page. It even comes with a free cymbal bag!

Others have made very valid points here. You’re still very young and early into your drumming journey. Most of us eventually run into this situation. Unfortunately, drums are loud and your neighbors have a right to some quiet (especially considering you have a shared wall, which makes a huge difference).

Here are my suggestions:

1. Set up an agreed upon 1 hour allotted time per day that you can practice on your acoustic kit. That’s pretty reasonable, and your neighbor can plan to do errands while this is happening, or at least he won’t be caught unawares that you’re going to be loud.

2. Keep a drum pad or your e-kit set up if you want to play outside of your agreed upon time. I know that they don’t feel the same, but we’re compromising like adults here, and that is a sacrifice that you should be willing to make.

3. Focus your playing time on your dynamics. Playing quietly isn’t always as fun, but if you’re serious about drumming, it is an invaluable skill that you will be called upon to use in many live situations.

4. Outfit your kit with silent cymbals and mesh heads. This is obviously a budget thing and I’m not sure what your price range would be, but look into these:

Zildjian L80’s and Remo Silent Stokes

Those will make your acoustic kit incredibly quiet while retaining a (mostly) realistic feel. The Silent Stroke heads are a big springy, but they can be tamed a bit.

I hope that helps. Don’t hate your neighbor. They’re well within reason. As a musician playing an incredibly loud instrument (especially someone who is still learning, which can be very aggravating to be around to be honest), it’s your responsibility to make sure you’re keeping the peace. So, do the adult thing and take responsibility and try to come to a compromise.

Judging from how they sound they seem very loud, unbalanced and clanky. Not very good. According to a few reviews on Amazon people say that they don't sound well.
I would suggest not buying them. They sound even worse than Zildjian ZBT. My question to you is - what is your budget and what do you plan on getting? Buying used is a better idea than this entry level trash can lids

Well then don't buy Alphas..? When we say buy used, we don't mean from websites. We mean ad listings on Craigslist. You should get cymbals for less than half of the original price.

I got an AA 21 Dry Ride for 110 and AA medium hats for 120. They retail for 300 for the hats and 250 for the ride in Canada. So you're saying I'm not saving money?

Alphas aren't even pro level cymbals. Don't waste your money trying to find used Alpha cymbals on websites when you can be buying fantastic cymbals that will last a lifetime for less the money.

http://www.craigslist.ca/about/sites is your friend, use it.

If you can't comprehend that you can save money buying used, and you're set on buying new, get the Benny set. http://www.amazon.com/Meinl-Byzance-Vintage-Benny-Cymbal/dp/B008KER1GY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1441837890&sr=8-7&keywords=meinl+benny Incredible value. You'll be able to get them cheaper used.

I still can't much on them but that's who fulfilled my order for these: https://www.amazon.com/Cymbal-Practice-Bright-Release-included/dp/B09QJLKHK4?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1
And i love them

>What cymbals should I use for an acoustic to electric conversion kit?

https://www.amazon.com/Zildjian-Gen16-Buffed-Bronze-Cymbal/dp/B00N2AG2UM

> The mesh heads don’t make much noise, but the cymbals & kick drum do since they don’t have as much give.

These would help a lot more, for nearly $100 less. Spend some of the savings on a mesh kick head.

Looks like they're unavailable everywhere. My guess is they might be discontinued.

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However, even if they were available I would HIGHLY recommend you check out the Dream Ignition cymbal set instead. For the same price range you'll get cymbals of a definite higher quality.

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Dream Cymbals Ignition Cymbal Set

Used, from Craigslist.

Or this from Wuhan. I own several, and I love them.

I always say spend money on cymbals first, but that's assuming you have pedals that are at least workable, which you don't. You should be able to find some decent used ones cheap.

Your cymbals may be crap, but unlike your pedals, at least they aren't malfunctioning - they make a racket when you hit them. Replace things that don't function properly first. Once you do, shop or cymbals used. If you want new on the cheap, I'm a broken record when it comes to cheap cymbal recommendations: Wuhan. I've got two of their crashes on my kit now, with no want or need to replace them.

Used good cymbals are always > cheap new ones.

That said: Wuhan.