Sound matters. So if you're serious about drumming, you have to get serious about your cymbals. And good news. You don't have to spend a fortune when stepping up to top quality, precision crafted Sabian B8 bronze cymbals.

Relevant and interesting in look and sound personality, the 18" Chinese is a great addition to your kit. Its bright "bite" is edgy and aggressive with a cool, cutting rawness that’s immediate and trashy. The cymbal is fully hammered, totally lathed (the process where tonal rings are cut into the playing surface) and left in its "natural" state to capture the bright, focused and penetrating sounds of more expensive cymbals.

Sabian Chinese cymbals are played for effect and feature an upturned edge that gives each one a raw, Oriental sound characteristic.

Sabian's nearly 30 years of traditional expertise and skilled craftsmanship have led to the creation of modern and innovative cymbals that deliver unique and personal sounds for drummers of all musical genres and skill levels. Dennis Poschwatta of the popular German Guano Apes loves big cymbals like this 18" Chinese. Of his kit that includes several different models of Sabian cymbals, he says, "My set-up is big, bright and brilliant. It's perfect for anything from ballads to the heavy stuff."