Istanbul Agop XR20 XIST Ride 20-inch

General

This XIST ride has a 20-inch diameter and is suitable for numerous genres. The cymbal has a medium thickness and therefore a decent volume range. The thickness of the cymbal top also contributes to its focused, 'crispy' sound and excellent stick definition. When you 'crash' the cymbal, you will hear a range of fine overtones, somewhat tempered by the traditional finish. A tasteful cymbal that comes into its own in any setup - although jazz drummers will find the cymbal a bit on the heavy side.

Istanbul Agop - XIST

In order to make and sell professional-sounding cymbals at a friendly price, something had to be done about the way cymbals are produced. Using only traditional techniques is too expensive, but using only modern production processes again leaves the sound to critical ears. That's why at Istanbul Agop they combined both techniques. The cymbals are still shaped the traditional way, but hammering and finishing involve some more modern techniques. The grooves are machine-made, and the hammering is also done by a machine. Traditional cymbals need about 4,500 hammer blows on average before they are finished - thanks to the special machine used in Turkey, this has been reduced to about 1,500 blows. Istanbul Agop uses the familiar B20 alloy for the XIST cymbals.