A question I commonly hear from new drummers , and sometimes more experienced drummers, is "how do I pick the right cymbal for the music I play?" Choosing the right cymbal can be a difficult task. There are so many different reasons to purchase one cymbal over the other, and cymbals are (admittedly) expensive, especially if you want a high grade one. So how do you find the right one? How can you make the monetary commitment to a cymbal and be sure of the purchase? There are many factors that should be taken into consideration before you make a purchase of any cymbal, Zildjian or not. You need to consider several things: brightness (how much higher pitch and sharper the tone is) or darkness (how much lower pitch and warmer the sound is), tone , the size of the cymbal, ping, the bell, its abilities as a crash cymbal, the attack of the cymbal (how much 'punch' it has when you hit it), what genre you are playing, the list goes on. With so many different...