Masters
Dark Hi-Hat

Sizes: 14″
Weight: medium thin top / medium heavy bottom
Volume: low to medium loud
Stick Sound: soft, velvety
Intensity: lively
Sustain: medium
Chick Sound: full, deep with a bit of wash

Sound Character: Dark, full, soft, multi-layered. Medium wide range, complex mix. Soft, responsive feel. Velvety sizzling open sound. Rich, dark chick sound. A sensitive hi-hat perfectly suited for light to medium heavy use within Jazz, Blues, Country and other acoustic music styles.

Masters
Dark Crash

Sizes: 20″
Weight: medium thin
Volume: low to medium loud
Stick Sound: silky, washy
Intensity: very lively
Sustain: medium long
Bell Character: integrated

Sound Character: Dark, warm, smoky. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery feel with a quick response. Very rich, mystic dark crash sound. Extremely lively cymbal for broad accents in semi-loud settings. Well suited for delicate ride patterns or mallet swells.

Twenty Masters Collection
Dark Dry Ride

Sizes: 21″
Weight: medium
Volume: medium low to loud
Stick Sound: woody, dry
Intensity: controlled
Sustain: medium
Bell Character: fairly integrated, rich

Sound Character: Dry, rich, silky, strong. Medium range, fairly complex mix. Very controllable and fairly dry feel. Silvery ping over rather short sustained and dusty wash. Ideally suited for articulated and precise playing in most musical styles such as R&B, Funk, Pop and Country.

Crisp Ride

Sizes: 22″
Weight: medium
Volume: medium low to medium loud
Stick Sound: fairly pronounced, crisp
Intensity: lively
Sustain: medium long
Bell Character: fairly separated, strong

Sound Character: Fairly bright, rich, open, warm. Wide range, fairly clean mix. Even, controllable feel with quick response. Crisp, clear stick sound over a rich, warm wash. All-purpose ride cymbal suitable for a broad range of musical styles. Developed in co-operation with session great Ndugu Chancler.