K Family
K Sweet Rides take the traditional K sound and brings it in an alternative direction with fresh tonal colors.
SKU: K0731
DETAILS
Use our Sound Lab meters for comparison, and finding the right sound profile and characteristics for your voice.
Brightness The pitch of the cymbal, spanning from low and dark, to high and bright
Dryness Drier cymbals have minimal overtones and also tend to have shorter sustain
Definition From a soft, buttery sound to a solid, well defined note with a strong stick sound
Sustain The length of the note produced by the cymbal
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 8 reviews.
Review topics: ["sound","ride","crash","bell"].
"The 21" & 23" are the best combo of cutting through the mix with a good saucy tone. I like the 21" for more play action and the 23" for fullness and wash. The 23" bell has a nice wash under it. I would love to add a KSweet Ride 21" with a raw bell like the crashes if Yall made it. . . . . . . 😉"
"I played A custum rides for about 30+ years. For the last 2 years I played a 20 inch A Custom medium ride. In my opinion a good ride, but for me to loud and to glassy. Wash builds up and takes over the defenition. The K Sweet 21 inch ride is more versatile, the sound is warm, musical and blents very well in the mix. It's not the most loud ride in the world, but for pop and rock it works just great. My band members are also happy with it."
"greatest ride cymbal ever."
"Sounds Great! Just the sound and stick feel I was looking for."
"The 21" should be in therapy offices."
"I've been playing a 21" A Sweet ride for a couple of years and it works great for a wide variety of music. I specifically focus on the worship genre, but I play a lot of different things, and it's a great all purpose ride where you don't need too much cut or definition. For extreme cut and clarity I use a 20" A Custom Ping Ride. Anyway, I've been thinking about "upgrading" to a K Sweet ride because I adore my K Sweet crashes (18" and 20"). To my ears the K Sweet Ride is actually a bit higher in pitch than the A Sweet. Striking around the center of the bow gives a little more of a "ting" sound where as the A Sweet is maybe a little more of a "tong" sound. The bells are almost identical. The crashes are very similar as well. It seems a bit warmer and not quite as harsh overall but the differences between the 2 cymbals are so minimal that I doubt it will even come across when I record it. You could think of it as a slightly higher pitched, slightly more responsive A Sweet Ride with a big letter K on it that costs $95 more. I'm very pleased with the sound as I find the A Sweet just a bit dark at times and more harsh than what I consider ideal, though it's certainly adequate as well."
"Versatile. Clean bell cuts through any music and very crashable. #sweepstakes"
"Having owned this cymbal for about a year, it's the only ride cymbal I've brought out ever since getting it just because it's so versatile and can be used for everything. It responds great even when playing with hot rods at really small venues, but can also be big and loud on an arena gig. It has a nice crash and comes right back after it, meaning that you can play on the bow of the cymbal right after crashing on it. It's also got a really nice defined bell. The only time when I wished to have something lighter and washier was a pop cover gig when the crash was just a little too heavy. Even though it felt heavy on a pop gig, it's really nice for jazz due to its focused sound."
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