Extra-thin, low-pitched and gloriously sloshy — the Fat Hats are pure vintage attitude.
Both cymbals in this 14" pair are thinner than standard, producing a deep, dark, trashy chick and a loose, breathing open sound straight off a classic soul record. Play them slightly open and they sizzle; stomp them and they answer with a fat, papery slap.
Zildjian is the oldest name in cymbals and one of the oldest family businesses on earth, founded in Constantinople in 1623 when alchemist Avedis Zildjian discovered a secret alloy treatment that made bronze sing without shattering. Four centuries later the company crafts its cymbals in Norwell, Massachusetts, and the family secret is still passed down through the generations. From bebop pioneers to modern arena rock, more recorded music has been made on Zildjian than on any other cymbal.
