Zildjian ZBT Ride Cymbal

This hefty bronze alloy ride cymbal is incredibly responsive and punches out a strong mid to high range attack.

Overall User Ratings (based on 37 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted May 1, 2014 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Best deal ever!"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I honestly was sketchy about the low prices and the quality but I am not disappointed what so ever. This deal vastly surpassed my expectations! I now get all my equipment and get from zzounds.com!
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Submitted April 21, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Nice one!"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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I will definitely use it until it cracks or until i save enough money for K custom hybrid. Don't wanna sell it.
Sound
I play in a rock band that blends funk, jazz and rock elements in its music. I find this cymbal very good overall cymbal for such kind of music. It's loud when you need it to be, but it can be really soft and quiet also.
Features
Bell is nice. Not so good when you crash it, but the sound is still pretty solid.
Ease of Use
Easy to adopt to. Big bell.
Quality
I'm aware that it's not top-of-the-line cymbal, but I still haven't cracked it..
Value
For that amount of money, I doubt you can find a better solution. Great value for money ratio.
Manufacturer Support
Pretty easy to reach, even in Serbia.
The Wow Factor
It looks good, and it sounds good, but nothing spectacular.

Musical Background:

Drummer in an active band

Musical Style:

Alternative rock, Jazz, Funk
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Submitted April 5, 2018 by Keli W in Chicago, FL

"Zildjian Rida Cymbal"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Easy to order, shipped quickly, and it’s an amazing cymbal at a great price. zZounds makes online shopping for instruments a great experience. I’m super happy. Thx :)

Musical Background:

A few years

Musical Style:

Rock and folk
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Submitted February 9, 2005 by a customer from aol.com

"ZBT's? You'd be better off with trash can lids."

Overall: 1 out of 5 stars
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i'm upgrading to a z custom soon.
Sound
the overtones destroy the stick definition entirely. The whole ZBT line is just loud and yucky.
Features
i got mine in a pack, with crash, ride, hihats... that comes with a bag.
Quality
it corroded within a week of owning it. now it looks gross, and sounds worse. It hasn't cracked though, and seems to be able to take a beating.
Value
cheap, but you get what you pay for. good for new drummers, but you'll get sick of it easiy.
Manufacturer Support
peh
The Wow Factor
Zildjian is a good name, but shame on them for making this crappy cymbal.

Musical Background:

Drummer

Musical Style:

blues
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Submitted April 15, 2006

"Great cymbal"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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ive been playing the ride for about a year now nd i cant get enough of it. i use it way more than my hi hats.
Sound
The sound of this ride is a very medium pitched more to low ride. it has a reasonable sound.
Features
the bell on the ride is great. especially for metal drumming. its very distinct
Ease of Use
When i play with my bands the ride sometimes sounds a little low in volume except for when im playing punk rock. in my thrash band i use the bell and that can be heard wery well. it sometimes gets a crappy sound out of it when i play but its only because i hit it on a bad part of the cymbal.
Quality
this cymbal is descent quality but can really take a beating.
Value
i think i got exactly what i paid for mabye even more.

Musical Background:

drum in 3 bands

Musical Style:

all rock/ jazz
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