Istanbul Agop - 21" Mel Lewis and 22 Signature Ride Cymbals - Hayden Lauridsen

Istanbul Agop - 21" Mel Lewis Ride Cymbal (Left)
Istanbul Agop - 22" Signature Ride Cymbal - (Right)
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[@wantspizzadaily1316]

These rides go beautifully together, I used to have the 19' Mel Lewis crash ride and it was alright. I replaced it with a 20' Agop Traditional crash ride and it sounds much stronger, but the rivets on yours add a lot of personality 👌

[@Miesn]

Awesome sounding Drums and cymbals. Nice drumming!

[@haydenlauridsen]

Thanks very much Miesn =)

[@diegopassarini4362]

excellent combination, beautiful!

[@ibleebinU]

Very tasteful playing. I have the Mel 21 with 2 rivets, but it's the Mehmet version. Buttery best describes it. I'll never sell it.

[@haydenlauridsen]

thank you!! Yes buttery is a great way to describe it!

[@mar757able]

beautiful！！

[@ethierguillaume]

I have a very similar setup, but inverted in sizes and positions: 21" Signature on my left and 22" Mel Lewis on my right. I love how these two cymbals create a beautiful dry/wet combination, making it possible to create a build up in a song, for instance, from the dry (Signature) to the wet (Mel Lewis), and so on. And what about their crashing abilities!

[@haydenlauridsen]

Oh nice!! Yes they are lovely cymbals indeed! I recently got the 14" signature Agop hats to match =)

[@ethierguillaume]

@@haydenlauridsen The Holy Trinity!

[@sinus-institut]

Same here! I also play this setup and absolutely love how they complement each other. Just, I play the Signature in medium weight, around 2580g. Plus some 15" 30th Anniversary Hats. Love it!

[@brentdrummer5177]

Good vid hayden I subscribed

[@VITALSEAmusic]

dawg. this sounds so tight

[@haydenlauridsen]

Thanks David! =)

[@tmaddrummer]

Nice, very nice!!!

[@haydenlauridsen]

Thanks!

[@philipnestor5034]

Great playing and cymbals.What kind of drums are those? Looks like a 13” and 16” Toms and maybe a 20” bass drum?

[@tdfenix11]

How do you have this mic'd? It sounds great

[@haydenlauridsen]

Hey Alex! Thank you very much... umm from memory I think 2 overhead mics in XY stereo pattern (Octava Mk2's) and then 1 Mic (Rode Nt1000) about 1m infront of kit (probably just out of shot) Sweet!

[@ThomasMYoutube]

nice tones. all kit sonuds come together for super nice texture. what hi hats are those? also, what mics have been used to capture the kit?

[@Quartiano]

Yes

[@WestinBDrums]

What drum heads do you have on your bass drum? Great video!

[@haydenlauridsen]

Westin Byerly hey thanks Westin! Bass drum head is an Evans eq3 clear on batter side and on the front is a Remo Fyberskin. Toms are old old Remo coated emperors (I love the sound so haven't changed them) and coated ambassadors on bottoms.

[@joshuablaak292]

Do you know the gram weights on these??

[@cajo925]

What kind of hi-hat is that? Zildjian K Light 14?

[@haydenlauridsen]

14" Zildjian k custom dark hats" old and worn model ;)

[@minsu4852]

what stick you usin bro?