Sabian 12" B8X Splash Cymbal

The Sabian 12" B8X Splash captures fast, bright transients with punchy high-end articulation, making it an essential tool for layering sharp accents and detail into drum recordings. This compact splash combines authentic bronze tone with entry-level pricing, delivering genuine recorded character without premium cost. Precision-formed, hammered, and lathed construction ensures pure, tonally tight response that sits cleanly in dense mixes.

Sound & Tone Character

Built from B8 bronze alloy with hammered bell construction featuring stronger hammering, this splash records with warm, complex overtones and bright, cutting presence. The 12-inch size responds fast to stick dynamics and tracks well across recording sessions, delivering articulate cymbal definition that translates clearly to playback on all monitoring systems.

Build & Materials

The natural finish and pure bronze composition deliver uncolored tone that records authentically without lacquer interference. At 0.89 lb, the cymbal carries sufficient mass for studio projection while remaining responsive to microphone placement and room dynamics, while the precision hammering and lathing process produces consistent, tonally predictable response for reliable session work.

Key Features

• Size: 12 inches
• Material: B8 bronze alloy
• Weight: 0.89 lb
• Finish: Natural
• Construction: Hammered bell with stronger hammering
• Cymbal type: Splash cymbal
• Sound characteristics: Warm and complex, fast and bright
• Dimensions: 12.00 x 12.00 x 1.00 inches
• Catalog ID: 41205X
• Precision-formed and lathed for tonal consistency
• High-end cut for articulate accents
• Backed by SABIAN Two-Year Warranty

The B8X Splash delivers authentic bronze character at accessible pricing, providing recording engineers and home producers genuine tone quality and fast, cutting response for tracking and mixing.