AAX stage hats

Tim · 12-02-2005, 10:43 PM

product: Sabian 14inch AAX stage hats
Finish: Brilliant
Price: Roughly $240 in a local music store and around $190 through massmusic.

So ive just purchased these hats yesterday and I am already hooked. The sound to these things are just amazing. Open, closed, and half open are all great sounds. These cymbals are very versatile, very fast, nice and bright. They cut extremely well too. I instantly fell in love with the washyness of these hats while half open. they are just beautiful.

CombatWombat3 · 12-05-2005, 10:12 PM

Damn man, I'm looking at getting those hats.

Tim · 12-06-2005, 04:28 AM

you should, they are freakin awesome.

~~Cocaberry~~ · 12-12-2005, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by forgottenDRUMMER

Open, closed, and half open are all great sounds.

This may be a stupid question but when you say open and half open how much space is between the cymbals?

Tim · 12-12-2005, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Cocaberry

This may be a stupid question but when you say open and half open how much space is between the cymbals?

depends really. mine are no more than an inch for sure. enough to be fully open but really not that much. maybe a gap like this | | but thats it.

Chester · 12-18-2005, 07:46 PM

i have these hats too, theyr really something, i have had them for, hmm maybe like a year and a half now, and im glad i have them.

lol mine arent quite as shiny as those however...

Brokensticks · 12-20-2005, 07:45 PM

I asked for those for x mas!

~~Cocaberry~~ · 12-21-2005, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Brokensticks

I asked for those for x mas!

A set of those hats is all I'm getting for x-mas. Its gonna be a lot better though cause right now I'm using XS20 hats.

CombatWombat3 · 12-22-2005, 03:32 PM

Man....I won an auction for a used but in good condition pair of stage hats for 80 bucks, the suspense is killing me.

Brokensticks · 12-22-2005, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cocaberry

A set of those hats is all I'm getting for x-mas. Its gonna be a lot better though cause right now I'm using XS20 hats.

Awesome man, I looked under the parents bed and found 14" AAX Stage hats a 20" Stage Ride and a 16 or 18 " Crash or both... I didnt look for too longincase I got caught.

~~Cocaberry~~ · 12-22-2005, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Brokensticks

Awesome man, I looked under the parents bed and found 14" AAX Stage hats a 20" Stage Ride and a 16 or 18 " Crash or both... I didnt look for too longincase I got caught.

Thats gonna be cool man. That ride is great. It works well for crash-riding also. You get brilliant finish or trad?

Plan B. · 12-23-2005, 12:14 AM

Indeed they are great hats. Be aware though, if you want cut, there are better choices out there. I find my pair lacking in bite, just a little bit.

Just a note.

Tim · 12-23-2005, 08:02 PM

really? wow. mine cut through just fine and i play with people who use pretty large amps too.

~~Cocaberry~~ · 12-24-2005, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Plan B.

Indeed they are great hats. Be aware though, if you want cut, there are better choices out there.

Better choices like...?

Plan B. · 12-24-2005, 01:45 PM

Heavier models.

Fusions, Rock.

CombatWombat3 · 12-24-2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Plan B.

Indeed they are great hats. Be aware though, if you want cut, there are better choices out there. I find my pair lacking in bite, just a little bit.

Just a note.

Do they blend pretty nicely though? I'd imagine they would...

~~Cocaberry~~ · 12-25-2005, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Plan B.

Heavier models.

Fusions, Rock.

Of course heavier models are gonna have more cut. They are going to be louder. But you can't put heavier hats in the same category as the stage hats. The stage hats are medium over heavy. So what I mean is, are there any hats with that same weight combo that have better cut?

Plan B. · 12-25-2005, 02:47 PM

Don't get me wrong people they're great hats, they blend just fine. I'm just saying I could use a little more cut. And no I can't think of any hats in the same weight as the Stages that would cut more.

Tim · 12-27-2005, 01:04 AM

indeed they are great hats, sound even better broken in. still workin on that though.

barttange · 12-28-2005, 11:39 AM

I have the 13'' aax stage hats, they are the best ever.

12-02-2005, 10:43 PM	#1
Tim - Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bakersfield, ca Posts: 6,576	AAX stage hats product: Sabian 14inch AAX stage hats Finish: Brilliant Price: Roughly $240 in a local music store and around $190 through massmusic. So ive just purchased these hats yesterday and I am already hooked. The sound to these things are just amazing. Open, closed, and half open are all great sounds. These cymbals are very versatile, very fast, nice and bright. They cut extremely well too. I instantly fell in love with the washyness of these hats while half open. they are just beautiful.

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12-05-2005, 10:12 PM	#2
CombatWombat3 MX Lighting Technician Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Minnesota, United States Posts: 6,070	Damn man, I'm looking at getting those hats.

12-06-2005, 04:28 AM	#3
Tim - Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bakersfield, ca Posts: 6,576	you should, they are freakin awesome.

12-18-2005, 07:46 PM	#6
Chester MX Mass Riot Club Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: massachusetts, U.S. Posts: 1,691	i have these hats too, theyr really something, i have had them for, hmm maybe like a year and a half now, and im glad i have them. lol mine arent quite as shiny as those however...

12-20-2005, 07:45 PM	#7
Brokensticks Sabian>Cymbals Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: B.C Canada Posts: 5,404	I asked for those for x mas!

12-22-2005, 03:32 PM	#9
CombatWombat3 MX Lighting Technician Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Minnesota, United States Posts: 6,070	Man....I won an auction for a used but in good condition pair of stage hats for 80 bucks, the suspense is killing me.

12-23-2005, 12:14 AM	#12
Plan B. dave weckls mullet Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dans le Posts: 6,667	Indeed they are great hats. Be aware though, if you want cut, there are better choices out there. I find my pair lacking in bite, just a little bit. Just a note.

12-23-2005, 08:02 PM	#13
Tim - Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bakersfield, ca Posts: 6,576	really? wow. mine cut through just fine and i play with people who use pretty large amps too.

12-24-2005, 01:45 PM	#15
Plan B. dave weckls mullet Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dans le Posts: 6,667	Heavier models. Fusions, Rock.

12-25-2005, 02:47 PM	#18
Plan B. dave weckls mullet Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dans le Posts: 6,667	Don't get me wrong people they're great hats, they blend just fine. I'm just saying I could use a little more cut. And no I can't think of any hats in the same weight as the Stages that would cut more.

12-27-2005, 01:04 AM	#19
Tim - Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bakersfield, ca Posts: 6,576	indeed they are great hats, sound even better broken in. still workin on that though.

12-28-2005, 11:39 AM	#20
barttange Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 23	I have the 13'' aax stage hats, they are the best ever.