Zildjian 20″ A Custom ReZo Crash Cymbal

The ReZo line for Zildjian is relatively new, and there are more than a dozen models ranging from a 10″ Splash up to a 21″ Ride. They are beautiful cymbals to look at, and in my opinion, one of the best sounding models they have ever created. The ReZo has a combination of hammering and lathing, but the lathing is spaced with regions of finely lathed and heavily lathed surfaces. The inner portion of the cymbal is thicker than the outer region. In this review, we look at the Zildjian 20″ A Custom ReZo Crash Cymbal to accompany the 19″ ReZo Crash review also published.

The sound is bright, but with a tinge of trashiness that gives it a totally unique character.

The close-up photo below shows the unique lathing pattern.

Spectral analysis shows that the frequencies are highest in the 6 kHz range, but extend out to 60 kHz. The magenta spectral line is the peak volume at the initial crash, and the yellow line is the sound level 2 seconds afterward, so the yellow line shows the decay. As you can see, this cymbal produces sound as low as 30 Hz, and you can watch the cymbal shimmy after striking it. And, even after 2 seconds, it is still producing those low frequencies at almost the same volume as it did when it was initially crashed.

The peak level of sound is reached at 0.15 – 0.2 seconds, followed by a relatively fast decay.

Click HERE to listen to an audio sample, which will include crash (when appropriate), ride, and bell sounds (these are 24 bit, 176.4 kHz wav files, so be sure your sound card is capable of handling these high resolution sound files).

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