Zildjian Cymbals
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Zildjian in the Rig Vault
🥁 50 items documented👤 played by 11 drummers
Real setups documented piece by piece in the Rig Vault — every item links to who plays it, reader reviews and where to buy.
Drummers who play Zildjian
Travis Barker
13 Zildjian itemsZak Starkey
11 Zildjian itemsLars Ulrich
8 Zildjian itemsTommy Lee
8 Zildjian itemsRingo Starr
6 Zildjian itemsDave Grohl
5 Zildjian itemsNeil Peart
4 Zildjian itemsTaylor Hawkins
3 Zildjian itemsArin Ilejay
1 Zildjian itemChris @ Drum Faster
1 Zildjian itemMikaela Swan
1 Zildjian item
Most played Zildjian gear
Zildjian signature artist gear
Gear built with (and for) the artists who play it.
Every Zildjian item in the vault
Zildjian A× 23read the Zildjian A guide →
- Zildjian A 13" New Beat Hi-hats1
- Zildjian A 14" Hi-hats1
- Zildjian A 14" New Beat Hi-hats2
- Zildjian A 15" New Beat Hi-hats2
- Zildjian A 15" Rock Hi-hats1
- Zildjian A 16" and 18" Medium Crashes1
- Zildjian A 16" Hi-hats1
- Zildjian A 18" China High1
- Zildjian A 18" Crash/Ride1
- Zildjian A 18" Medium Crash1
- Zildjian A 18" Thin Crash1
- Zildjian A 19" Medium Crash1
- Zildjian A 19" Medium Thin Crash2
- Zildjian A 20" China High1
- Zildjian A 20" Medium Crash1
- Zildjian A 20" Medium Ride1
- Zildjian A 20" Ping Ride1
- Zildjian A 20" Ride1
- Zildjian A 22" Ping Ride3
- Zildjian A 22" Swish Knocker1
- Zildjian A 23" Sweet Ride1
- Zildjian A 24" Crash/Ride1
- Zildjian A 24" Medium Ride2
A Custom× 10read the A Custom guide →
- Zildjian A Custom 14" Crash with 10" Trashformer1
- Zildjian A Custom 14" Hi-hats2
- Zildjian A Custom 15" Hi-hats1
- Zildjian A Custom 15" Mastersound Hi-hats1
- Zildjian A Custom 18" and 19" Crashes1
- Zildjian A Custom 18" Crash2
- Zildjian A Custom 19" Crash2
- Zildjian A Custom 19" Projection Crash1
- Zildjian A Custom 20" Crash2
- Zildjian A Custom 20" Ride1
K Zildjian× 6
FX & Oriental× 2
K Custom× 1
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Zildjian A Family and K Custom Dark hit Alesis
Alesis has quietly finished its Zildjian line-up. A Family and K Custom Dark are live for Strata and BFD at £29 each, seven Artist Vault cymbals apiece.
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