Studio City, CA, United States
About this listing
Here’s an absolutely fantastic sounding versatile 22” - and Sabian thinks so too because they charge $500 for it new.
Yes! That’s not a typo. These are $500 for a big box store guess at tone.
But you need suffer such a financial broadside! Far from it in fact.
And you can actually HEAR this cymbal before you buy it.
Sabian AAX OMNI 22” Multi Ride Crash or a Crash Ride.
A testament to Sabian’s love of innovation and support for their artists! Jojo Mayer was the inspiration behind this gorgeous dual surface wonder!
This is a fascinating cymbal that is reminiscent of the DUO series with a dual surface and an unique weight distribution.
Paperthin edges that bend with ease and make this AAX extremely responsive and complex. Raw and unlathed bell with some weight behind it to cut and project well.
Sabian describes this Jojo Mayer designed Omni as:“Designed with Jojo Mayer, the Omni delivers the ultimate in sonic contrast. Its two distinct playing surfaces (medium un-lathed center, and thin outer area) provide total versatility. Crash or Ride? You decide!”
And you can also decide not to shell out damn $500 for a big box store stock photo.
2462 grams - with most of that weight centered around the raw bell for riding capability.
As a Ride this OMNI is surprisingly dry. The stick definition is terrific and the wash is very controlled. Great clarity but with more warmth than the Fierce Ride.
As a Crash - the edges are very thin so this particular big 22” crashes with ease. So responsive that you can use this with hand percussion. The edges bend easily.
Dry but with a light complexity but still clean. Broad dynamic range. Cuts quite well - opens quickly, fast attack with a fairly quick decay. Dry and cutting raw bell.
As versatile as the man who inspired it.
Great shape with a patina just starting to build naturally and a typical slight wavy edge (it’s Paperthin bendable.) A gorgeous 22” cymbal that can occupy many positions on a kit - and that’s the point.
And you can hear it before you buy and save a lot of money!
PriceA$489.59
+ A$221.12 Shipping
