boutique rides

[mbc113]

so, i've cracked my Istanbul Turk ride... and I was thinking about replacing with another Turk, but I thought I'd check out some others to see what's out there. Soo... anyone have any recommendations for a high-end ride that has a dark but unique sound, is loud but still focused (not too washy), isn't too "pingy", and is at least 21"?

also, i went to a store last week to see if they had any istanbuls... and they did, but it was a Istanbul Mehmet (it was only a 19")... my previous was made by Istanbul Agop... they can order me a 21" Istanbul Mehmet Turk, but is it going to sound pretty much the same as my Agop? Does anyone know the history of all of the different Istanbul divisions?

[lukedavo]

Are you opposed to flats, that would negate the pingyness? Some of them sound very good as well.

Tight, dry and earthy sounding, low pitched ride, minimal over tones. Great deffintion in stick work, great all around ride. To bad they go for around $250!

[Nubus]

How would you say the Mehmet sounded compared to your Agop? Do they really bury these?

[cthetranspire]

Burying cymbals is a great technique! It made a few of my plates REALLY dark. REALLY dark.

As far as a recommendation of another ride, the Istanbul flat rides have a really killer sound. However, I was fortunate enough to be at PASIC and choose from about 200 rides!!! Took me about 3 days. But if you can find one that tickles your ear again, they are beautiful plates.