The first new cymbal is the AAX Omni of B20 bronze, developed with Jojo Mayer. Not a crash, not a ride - the vision for Omni was to create a cymbal with outstanding sonic contrast.

According to seminal artist Jojo Mayer, the Omni opens up a whole new approach to playing cymbals because of the Omni's sonic versatility:

"This is a go-anywhere, play-anywhere cymbal, and ultimately, you can play any gig with just this one cymbal on your kit."

Sabian's second new cymbal model is the explosive Holy China, developed with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. It features a higher profile to raise the pitch, holes for volume and sustain, and a large, unfinished bell for cut and durability. Watch Chad Smit play this new china cymbal and blow away his bassist:

Last but not least, Sabian will launch an improved B8 Pro series to mark its 20 years of existence. Says Sabian master product specialist Mark Love:

"Even though this is a cymbal designed for players just getting into their first set of quality B8 bronze cymbals, we have introduced a new, larger hammering pattern as well as subtle design changes to the bell that have significantly improved its sound.”