I first heard a pair of New Beats when a local band played in an acoustic show in my college. The hats sound so clear and it mixed so well with the music. No mic whatsoever. At that time, I dont even know what the hell is New Beat hats! All I know is the hi-hat sound is so good and I really love the sound. As I go along and joined PDF, then I knew that the New Beats hats is by far the most versatile hi-hats available. It can be used in jazz, rock, and even metal! It is so versatile and this pair of hats have been used in so many good recording.
Buying a pair high end cymbal is very crucial to me. I cant afford to do some "try and error" session. So any high end cymbal that I want to buy will be the cymbal which I will be use forever. I mean, as long as I am alive, I will try not to sell any of my cymbals. I hope. :D Thus, making a decision on buying a new cymbal is very important. I will be screwed up if I bought a cymbal which I dont like after that. This is why I decided to buy the famous New Beats hats. Because I dont want to gamble my money on something that I never listen live or even played them.
Ishibashi is an obvious place to buy used stuffs. I checked the site almost everyday to see if there's any New Beat for sale and as soon as they put one for sale, I wait no more and asked them to hold it for me. Not more than a week, the cymbals arrived and after gone through some hassle with Customs, finally the hats are in my room :D
As expected, the sound of this hats is bright, clear stick definition, superb chick sound and nice bell. Ok, pictures.
