7 on the first team

14" A Zildjian New Beat HH 1977

11" Sabian AAX O-Zone splash prototype (2005 Vault tour)

17" K Zildjian medium-thin crash

17" Zildjian A Custom thin crash

18" K Zildjian thin(?) crash

18" Sabian HHX Chinese prototype (2005 Vault tour)

22" Paiste 2002 medium

6 on the bench

14" A Zildjian New Beat HH (newer and heavier)

19" Bosphorus Antique flat ride

19" Sabian Paragon Chinese

19.5" K Zildjian (made in Turkey)

20" Paiste 2002 China type (4 rivets) 1980

22" Sabian HH leopard ride 1984

5 on loan (friends don't let friends play crappy cymbals)

14" A Custom HH

12" A Zildjian splash 1982

16" Sabian HH crash prototype 2007

17" A Zildjian thin crash brilliant 1979

20" Sabian Manhattan ride

There are about 10 other cymbals that I've owned and have either given away, sold, or traded. Other than a Zildjian ZHT Trashformer, I have yet to purchase a low-end model.

My setup has really reduced in quantity over the years, so I don't keep as many on hand these days. When I played HARD with large ostentatious setups, I would run three sets of between 25 and 30 cymbals each. These days, my setups are maybe five cymbals total. I run probably 7 different sets of that. I guess that puts me in the 30-40 range. It's not too many, really.

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Uhhhhh....

Oomph.......Eye Ball[/COLOR]

The following is the current lineup and is owned jointly by my son and I

High Hats - Total 6 pair

50's A Zildjian (small stamp) 14" - 2 pair

Bosphorus Hammers 14"

Borphorus Traditional 14"

Bosphrous Turk 13"

Zildjian K Cons 14"

Crashes/Splashes - Total 6

Sabian 20th Anniversary 16"

Sabian AAX Studio 16"

Sabian (unknown model) circa late '80s 13"

Old A Trans, 1940's 12"

K Zildjian splash 10"

Bosphorus splash 8"

Rides - Total 19

Old K's - 2

New Stamp 19 1/2"

Newer New Stamp 20"

Old A's - 7

Medium Heavy 1960's 18"

Medium early 1950's Bop ride Trans Stamp 20"

4 Medium 1950's large stamps 20"

Ping ride medium 1960's 20"

K Cons - 3

Medium Thin Low 22"

Medium Thin High 22"

Light Ride 22"

Bosphorous - 4

Masters - 19"

Turk - 22"

Hammer 22"

Hammer 20"

Misc - 3

K Zildjian Crash/ride 18"

Sabian 20th Anniversay Medium HH 20"

Sabian Artisan Medium thin 20"

Splash: 1

10" Sabian HH Splash

Hi-Hats: 3 Pairs

14" Sabian AA Medium Hi-Hat

14" Sabian HH Regular Hi-Hat

14" 1960s Avedis Zildjian Hi-Hat (super thin)

Crashes: 3

16" Sabian AA Medium Crash

18" Sabian AA Medium Crash

16" Mid-East Classic Crash

Crash Rides: 2

16" 1980s A. Zildjian Crash Ride

20" Mid-East Classic Crash Ride

Rides: 2

20" Sabian AA Medium Ride

21" Sabian SR2 Thin (formerly an HH Sound Control Ride as best I can tell)

Hand Cymbals: 1 Pair

18" 1960s Avedis Zildjian Crash

...so that makes 16 pieces of bronze. (18 if you count a pair of Zildjian finger cymbals.)

2 sets of hats (3 but I won't even count my Cambers cause they are just terrible)

2 crashes

1 crash/ride

1 ride

:o

I reckon that's as much noise as I am ever going to need to make. :)

Lame

Way too many to list,but last count was over 400 most all are Zild's.A's.K's new beats ete,ete....Mikey

I'm gonna show my wife all your replies. Then she'll see that owning about 6 cymbals isn't so crazy after all. Maybe she'll even let me get a few more!

Um, Mikey, over 400 cymbals? Eye Ball Bit of a silly question here ... uh, why? Hmm, care to sell any?

While we don't own anywhere near 400 cymbals, my son who does most of the playing these days, needs many more than 6. He's a music major and working drummer. He plays in shows, big bands, small jazz ensembles, rock bands and funk. When it comes to cymbals, one size does not fit all. Almost all of of our cymbals are used on gigs, at least occasionally. Some, of course, are used much more often than others. While we could live with less, the cymbals we have allow him to make the best choices for each situation. Several more will be added to this collection as these cymbals surface and our funds permit.