[COLOR="Purple"]I think their biggest asset is the fact that, for their price, you can get a cymbal which possesses SOME of the more obvious qualities of a vintage handmade B20.I think folks go way overboard when they try to press the issue and say they are "vintage-K like" or things such as that. I cannot particularly agree that they top a nice, Turkish contemporary handmade like a Byzance or an Istanbul, Masterwork, or Bosphorous. I have never heard one which is that complex yet controlled.I find the larger ones tend to be a bit out of control in the wash/overtone dept.; I find the 'hats suffer from too much 'white noise' (which is an attribute of chinese cymbals); but cannot disagree that many do make nice Jazz cymbals if you have limited funds.I have played on sets outfitted with 'em and they were interesting....OK....kinda fun. And yes, overall they do give that sorta Jazzy vibe. But while the impression may be wide, it only goes so deep.Nevertheless, it is a plus that they are on the market...but as this thread shows, certainly not everyone's cup of tea....[/COLOR]
We're planning on visiting Steve Weiss music, north of Philly, in a couple of weeks to pick up a Musser M55 vibraphone for my son. It turns out they are Dream dealers and have a large number in stock so I'll have a chance to hear a bunch of them first hand. I'll give you guys my impressions.
