After scouring forums, Craigslist, and eBay for a year and a half, I finally pieced together a nice collection of 1st gen Zildjian AMIR cymbals: 14" hats; 16" crash; 20" ride.
Some people often get these confused with the Zildjian Amirs that are all lowercase, but these are in fact the firsts. I love these cymbals and have heard nothing but great things about them from other owners as well. Hanging onto these for a long time!
I used an Amir 14" bottom hi-hat from the same series as a top cymbal for a 70's New Beat bottom match as my pair of hi-hat cymbals for a number of years for live gigs. The early series (IMHO) were quite comparable to high end Paiste cymbals in sound and quality. Good find!
I had some a few years back
I had 14"hihats, 16" crash & 20" china
all good sounding cymbals and well worth the money
BUCKIE_B: Thanks! The hats that I have have a somewhat dark quality to them sound wise. Looking forward to recording with them.
blackd: I have yet to see an Amir china but definitely intrigued by it. I agree that these cymbals are definitely worth every penny!
Very cool set! I just ordered a 16" crash to complete my first gen AMIR set. Awesome cymbals and pretty hard to find!
I remember them but I was an A Zildjian snob back then... I didn't even appreciate the early American K's, which I certainly do now!
I suspect they are quite nice. What I didn't realize then (I was young) is that these alternate lines were no less quality!
Congrats on getting a set of them together. Any plans for more of them?
I remember them but I was an A Zildjian snob back then... I didn't even appreciate the early American K's, which I certainly do now!I suspect they are quite nice. What I didn't realize then (I was young) is that these alternate lines were no less quality! Congrats on getting a set of them together. Any plans for more of them?
Not sure if you were talking to me or the original poster :)
Anyway, they are very nice sounding cymbals...some of the best "B8" cymbals I have heard. I ordered an extra AMIR 18" crash that I probably don't need, lol. They don't show up for sale very often.
