Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Zildjian Raw crashes.
Zildjian says the sizing of each model varies from around 20 to 24”, and they come in both small and large bell variants and are pretty thin.
Under the stick, there’s no real difference in terms of feel; they play just as you would expect both as a crash and a ride.
The sound of the Raw Crashes though is what makes them different; if being of no specific shape wasn’t different enough to begin with.
When crashed, they’re short, sharp, fast and very dry. When used as a ride, they’re crispy with a short decay. I found that they’re also - and this was a bit of a surprise - quite quiet. On a superficial, visual-only based expectation, I was thinking they’d be a little louder than they are, the rawness indicating a possible wild and uncontrolled sound, but there’s a definite ceiling on the overall volume to both of the models I tried.
For a full written review go to our site mikedolbear.com
Zildjian Raw crashes.
Zildjian says the sizing of each model varies from around 20 to 24”, and they come in both small and large bell variants and are pretty thin.
Under the stick, there’s no real difference in terms of feel; they play just as you would expect both as a crash and a ride.
The sound of the Raw Crashes though is what makes them different; if being of no specific shape wasn’t different enough to begin with.
When crashed, they’re short, sharp, fast and very dry. When used as a ride, they’re crispy with a short decay. I found that they’re also - and this was a bit of a surprise - quite quiet. On a superficial, visual-only based expectation, I was thinking they’d be a little louder than they are, the rawness indicating a possible wild and uncontrolled sound, but there’s a definite ceiling on the overall volume to both of the models I tried.
For a full written review go to our site mikedolbear.com
