Vintage New Beats

Andy B · #1 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 06:51 AM

I have a great pair of New Beats i picked up with an old rogers kit i bought second hand....anyone else got any and whats your verdict on the hats.....

slingerland59 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-04-2011, 02:10 AM

I love them. I've used them for probably 35 years. I bought some Sabians recently to have a hihat stand on the right side of my kit too and they are extremely bright compared to the NewBeats. That could have something to do with 35 years of crud in the NewBeat grooves, but I think they were made to have a deeper, richer, rockier tone. Anyway, now I'm hooked on variety. I've got a third set of very, very low quality no-name hihat cymbals that have the trashiest, garbage-can sound going. They are my current favourites.

jonestix · #3 (**permalink**) 06-04-2011, 12:53 PM

New Beats are some of the absolute best hats you can have. There is a reason they sell for 200-400 per pair for old ones, and Zildjian still makes them today. If you'd like to get the era they are from, take good, clean set of pix showing the ink stamp as well as the engraved or stamped logo. Join us here and go to the cymbal forum and post the pix, we have one of the worlds leading authorities on cymbals who can tell you what you have. Vintage Drum Forum - Vintage Drum History - Vintage Drums DO NOT CLEAN THE PATINA OFF OF THEM. It will change the way they sound and will kill any opportunity to sell them to anyone that knows cymbals. I don't care what your friend or guitar player Freddy says, leave them as you found them and only use mild dish soap and water with a dishcloth, no scrubbers or anything else to clean them with. Simply wash them off and rinse them. The patina is part of the character of what makes cymbals mellow and sound perfect over the years.
Also, the "old Rogers" kit is a great kit. Can you give us the info on themas well? Any paper tags inside? That will tell the model and era, Cleveland, Fullerton, Dayton...and what is the snare?

mikeeasley · #4 (**permalink**) 07-04-2011, 12:16 AM

I wonder how much they cost on vintage new beats. My cousin have one though. I love 'em!

jonestix · #5 (**permalink**) 07-04-2011, 12:20 AM

They run between 200-400 USD

**Tainojim** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-06-2011, 10:12 AM

If they're "Vintage", shouldn't they be called OLD BEATS.

Tinter69 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-06-2011, 11:45 PM

I had a set of Sabian AA 14" hats that I didnt care for, not enough volume, purchased some New beats 14" and havent looked back since, Ive been playing these for about 3 years and they are imo one of the most consistent hats Ive played with. I can count on them to do what I want them to do when I want them to do it!! gotta love that!