This cymbal is great I used it for about 3 years and I sold it because I wanted more "Ping". The only issue is that I ended up getting a Sabian HH Raw Bell Ride, I loved it untill I recorded with it. So I went back to the K Dark, it is a little washy when playing live but in recordings it sounds great (not to washy not to bright like the raw bell) I also use the dark crashes and a K 13.25" Hybrid Hat. I play everything from Alternative Rock to to old Country tunes. And I record with Senhieser e614s for the Cymbals.

I play this ride(which belongs to our church) all the time in a large venue- a church that seats 1300. There are mics on the whole kit. This cymbal has a cutting bell a lot like my old ping ride and I own a K custom Dark Ride. There is more projection on the church ride than mine. It responds very sensitively to hot rods, sticks or even mallets. The custom would be better in a rock setting than the dark ride in that its a louder cymbal. There is a lot of volume to this ride even unmiced. In comparison the dark ride has a little less volume but to me is a beautiful sounding cymbal. Hope this helps you comparison shoppers.

I recently upgraded to this cymbal at the advice of more experienced drummer, and I don't think I will ever have to replace it. It has great stick definition. It's thinner than most 20" rides and produces warm sounds. It has a clear, cutting bell and a unique, thundering, low frequency crash. Probably not too good if you are into metal, but good for me 'cuz I'm not.

I recently upgraded to this cymbal at the advice of more experienced drummer, and I don't think I will ever have to replace it. It has great stick definition. It's thinner than most 20" rides and produces warm sounds. It has a clear, cutting bell and a unique, thundering, low frequency crash. Probably not too good if you are into metal, but good for me 'cuz I'm not.

My search for the perfect ride is finally over. I will be exchanging my 22" Zildjian A Ping ride for this breathtaking piece of Zildjian 20" craftsmanship (would love to try the 22"). It's got a shimmery, bright ping, very tolerable wash w/a great bell and it looks aaawesome! It's a thinner ride but perfect for jazz or big band sound, probably not hard rock or metal (I will use my 24" inch Paiste 2002 to get that job done). This is perfect and I would like to try the crashes at some point. Don't look any further than this one for light to medium duty. I had no idea about the "K" series until now. Woweee! Great job Zildjian!!