Zildjian 19″ 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 19″ A Custom ReZo Crash Cymbal to accompany the 20″ ReZo Crash review also published.

The sound is bright, but with a tinge of trashiness that gives it a totally unique sound. The brightness comes from the thicker portion near the center, while the wash comes from the thinner edge.

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

Compared to the 20″ ReZo Crash, the 19″ starts rolling off sooner (at 6 kHz instead of 9 kHz for the 20″) and reaches 45 kHz instead of 60 kHz response that the 20″ has. The 19″ has the same lathing pattern as the 20″.

The ReZo series is superb, and the 19″ and 20″ crashes work very well together. The ReZo line is not offered in thin, medium thin, heavy, etc. They are simply offered in different diameters, with the 10″ and 12″ versions being called a splash rather than a crash.

The attack is very sharp and reaches a maximum at about 0.2 seconds.

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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