Well now a tour may not be the same thing as extensive sampling of factory inventory before purchase...no way I'm getting a shot at that! :)

In the end we all know it when we hear it, whether it's a nice old 50s/60s/70s or one of these new lines/other manufacturers. I know I like the idea of owning and playing Zildjians, bias from youth plays a part in that. One thing I notice though, in the Kerope youtube clips, the cymbals are disappointingly too quiet compared to the drums in the mix.

Mitch

Well, I'm going to ask about that when/if I get a tour...

There must be a way of scheduled ahead.

Very cool J!m, go for it! If they are indeed willing to let you try out a whack of cymbals for purchase, that would be extremely interesting to many of us, I think.

Mitch

I always assumed it would be at full retail but so what when you find THE cymbql(s)