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Dream 16-inch China/Hybrid Pang Cymbal

16" Hand-hammered Hybrid Cymbal

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Item ID: PANG16

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Q: What unique sound does the Dream 16-inch Pang China Cymbal offer?

This Dream Pang China cymbal offers a unique sound profile, blending the fast, impactful crash of a traditional cymbal with the loud volume and trashy character of a China. Its innovative hybrid design, featuring an inverted bell and radical outer shape, creates multiple playing surfaces that yield a wide palette of sounds, including washy ride-style sounds when sizzled. It delivers a balanced tone with plenty of volume, perfect for adding distinctive accents and textures to your drumming.

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Q: Who is the Dream 16-inch Pang China Cymbal best suited for?

This cymbal is ideal for drummers looking to expand their sonic palette with distinctive, trashy, and explosive accents. Its unique hybrid design offers a wide range of sounds, including loud, impactful crashes and washy ride-style sounds, making it versatile across many genres such as rock, metal, fusion, and experimental music. It's a great choice for both seasoned players exploring new sonic possibilities and those new to effect cymbals.

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Q: What is a "Pang China" cymbal and how does it differ from a regular China?

A Pang China, like this Dream 16-inch model, is an innovative hybrid cymbal that blends elements of China, ride, and swish cymbals. Unlike a regular China, which typically offers a pure, trashy clang, the Pang features a unique inverted bell and a radical outer shape. This design results in multiple playing surfaces and a sound profile that combines a fast, impactful crash with the volume of a China, and can also produce washy ride-style sounds when sizzled. This offers a richer, more nuanced and versatile effect.

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Q: How does the 16-inch size influence the sound of this Dream Pang China?

The 16-inch size of this Dream Pang China cymbal contributes to its characteristically fast and impactful sound. It delivers a quick, cutting attack with a relatively fast decay, making it excellent for sharp, distinct accents. This size helps achieve a balanced blend of trashiness and musicality, allowing it to cut through a mix effectively with plenty of volume, while also being capable of producing washy ride-style sounds.

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Break Sonic Barriers with Dream’s Hybrid Pang Cymbals!

Who says cymbal shapes are set in stone? Not Dream, whose new line of hybrid Pang cymbals is willing to take risks that pay dividends to Sweetwater drummers. The Pang line reformulates stalwart elements of china, ride, and swish cymbals into a new creation that’s one of a kind. The Pang’s center features an inverted bell followed by a dip and rising outward curve that results in multiple playing surfaces and sounds you simply must hear to understand. Think of a fast crash blended with a china’s volume and impact (that can also be sizzled for washy ride-style sounds). Pang cymbals are ripe for exploration with plenty of room to experiment how you incorporate them into your kit!

Dream 16-inch China/Hybrid Pang Cymbal Features:

Innovative cymbal shape blends elements of china, ride, and swish cymbals
Unique inverted bell and radical outer shape yields an extremely fast crash — lots of volume but with balanced tone
Extremely responsive with multiple play surfaces for a wide palette of sounds
Forged, hammered, and lathed by hand to perfection
16-inch diameter

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Tech Specs

Type: Pang China
Size: 16"
Finish: Traditional
Material: Bronze
Sound: Intoxicating Wash
Volume: Loud
Manufacturer Part Number: PANG16-U

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