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Whether you're looking for control or portability, you'll find it here in the A Zildjian City Pack. The 12-inch New Beat Hi-hats bring the time-honored light-top/heavy-bottom "chick" to a new low-profile format, with a fast decay and focused pitch that stays out of the way of other instruments. Up top, the Zildjian 14-inch Fast Crash delivers a quick, cutting blow and fast choke that's great for many styles of modern music. Finally, the capable 18-inch Uptown Ride, with its unlathed surfaces and extensive hammering, delivers tight, defined sticking and a dark, throaty wash with tremendous musical potential. Percussionists, session players, and working drummers will all find something to love in the A Zildjian City Pack from Sweetwater.





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12-inch A New Beat Hi-hats





Quick and cutting, these 12-inch hats are a novel addition to the celebrated New Beat lineage. They're comprised of a lighter top on a more musical bottom, able to deliver a responsive foot pump, a musical wash, and tremendous volume when you need it. The 12-inch size goes great with smaller drum sets, cajon kits, and percussion setups. Symmetrical machine hammering and lathing add brightness and decibels to Zildjian's ages-old B20 bronze recipe.





14-inch A Fast Crash





With its high pitch and focused attack, the A Zildjian 14-inch Fast Crash has no trouble connecting with your listeners. Its fun, fast size works great for urban and electronic music, yet its sheer output is well suited for rock and metal. Best of all, it packs light in a case and tucks easily under your arm for convenient transport. The Fast Crash's thin weight brings out the best in the B20 bronze.





18-inch A Uptown Ride





This Uptown Ride could be the perfect mix of convenience and musicality. Sticking remains tight and defined on the upper bow and bell, with a dark, throaty wash emerging as you move toward the edge and a devilish crash on tap when you need projection. From swing to rock, studio to stage, the 18-inch A Uptown Ride is always a good time. Deep, extensive hammering covers the entire unlathed surface of this B20 bronze ride, resulting in the sort of expressiveness and complexity that serious drummers demand.





A Zildjian City Pack Features:


4-piece cymbal set from the A Zildjian series


Compact and easy gigging


Great for smaller drum kits and percussion setups


Crafted from musical, colorful Zildjian B20 bronze


12-inch New Beat Hi-hats, with their lighter top and heavier bottom, promise clean sticking and projection when it's needed


18-inch Uptown Ride is the perfect mix of complexity and portability, with defined sticking and a dark wash


14-inch Fast Crash is fast, cutting, and focused, with output worthy of rock and metal