Old school. New attitude.

The versatile Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash Cymbal puts out warm, rich sound that cuts through and sings out.

Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, and scores more musical movers have sworn by the deep, dry, shimmering K sound developed in 19th century Turkey.

Unique crash with dry, trashy overtones. Fast response with very quick decay. Speaks quickly, then dies. Very dark and full-bodied. The K Custom cymbals are specially designed to provide more volume and cut with a quicker attack and decay than traditional K Zildjians.

K Custom cymbals – time-proven techniques driven into new territory. Order now. Your kit will sound better than you thought possible.

Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash Cymbal

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Pretty decent

Posted by kylewagoner from Fort Ashby, WV on Jun 4, 2010

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Pop Punk/Jazz

It's probably my least favorite of my crashes...but I do love my others. This is my beat one or the and of one crash. You understand. It's a little dark (go figure) for my taste, but it has a great sound to it regardless. Mine is a 16". Much better when playing in a jazz situation.

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AWESOME!

Posted by notthebestdrummerever on May 21, 2010

Experience w/product: I have heard about it

Reviewer's Background: Active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Country

These are the best cymbals in the world in my opinion. I just got two of these (at differnt sizes) and they already surpass any other cymbal i have owned. The price may be a little daunting, but if you are a big gigger, they immediately pay for themselves If you like brighter crashes, you may want to try the hybrid series, but these offer a great all-around sound. I expect these to last me many years to come.

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I miss this one...

Posted by squeakydrummer91 from Florida on May 14, 2010

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz, orchestral

A couple of years ago I was in a music store and I ran across this sucker (17 inches), and I figured, meh, why not? So I bought it, and it turned into my favorite cymbal. It allowed the biggest impact our of all the other crashes in my setup, and it also sounded amazing for cymbal rools with soft mallets. I am still kicking myself for cracking it, but it lasted about a year and 9 months, so if you are into having a beautiful versitile crash in your set, definitely include this one. I'm prolly gonna order another one myself, but I'll a bigger size next time.

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Trashy crash

Posted by Anonymous Musician on May 2, 2010

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active musican/hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: anything metal

This crash cymbal is great! I have used this for a while now as my main crash along with another 16 inch crash on the side. It is dark and trashy, and it really contrasts my brighter cymbals around it.

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Amazing crash! A must have!

Posted by Drummer from New York on Mar 7, 2010

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: N/A

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock

This crash has a beautiful sound. It's not to loud and not to low. It has a nice feel to it when you hit it and it can be used with almost every music genre. I had this crash for 7 years now and there isn't a scratch on it! It is a very nice solid cymbal and is great for gigging.

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