22” Zildjian K Custom Dry Complex Ride Thin [2004] 2101g

This is the one.

An original first-year 22” K Custom Dry Complex Ride Thin from 2004, developed by Zildjian together with jazz great Bill Stewart. Not the later Dry Complex Ride II, but the original, wonderfully strange first generation that has become seriously sought after.

And at just 2101g, this one sits exactly where you want a Thin.

The Dry Complex was deliberately designed to be different. An unusually high profile, oversized bell and extensive hammering create a ride that is dry and articulate under the stick, yet dark, trashy, warm and almost explosive when you lean into it.

• Size: 22”

• Model: K Custom Dry Complex Ride Thin

• Year: [2004]

• Weight: 2101g

• First generation / original version

• Developed with Bill Stewart

• Dark, dry, woody and extremely complex

• Huge tonal palette from delicate stick definition to dirty, low crash

• Discontinued and increasingly collectible

• Beautiful original condition with normal signs of use

• No cracks or keyhole

Interestingly, documented examples of the Thin average around 2099g, making this 2101g example almost textbook weight for the model.

Definitely not everybody’s ride. And that is exactly the point. One of those rare Zildjians with a personality all of its own.

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