“These are all great cymbals, the best of the best by this fantastic company.
I could happily play any of them for the rest of my career.”
These are new cymbals for sale, specially selected by Todd Bishop— read about how Todd chooses these cymbals. In all types and weights of cymbal, we look for an excellent, defined ride sound, responsiveness to accents with the shoulder of the stick, an explosive crash, and a strong, musical bell sound. Unless otherwise stated, all cymbals are good for both riding and crashing, and handle well at all dynamics from extremely soft to very strong. And always a pleasing sound, for a range of tastes and applications.
4/26/23 News
New cymbals are in, and videos are up!
• 22″ Extra Special Janavars! Light weight with heavy patina, three rivets. K-style hammering and lathing.
4/26 UPDATE: The first two cymbals sold in 48 hours, yesterday we picked up the two remaining XS Janavars C&G had in stock— both sound great, we continue to be very excited about these cymbals. Videos below.
• 20″ Custom Holy Grail Jazz Ride with hammered bell— Cymbal & Gong sold out of these quickly. [This one sold 4/27— more coming in the summer!]
• 14 and 16″ Wide Chinas— our favorite model of China cymbal
• Crashes: Thin 16″ A-type with heavy patina, and 17″ Special Janavar, also with heavy patina.
• Hihats: We’ve added a lovely set of 15″ Holy Grail light hihats— scroll to the bottom! [sold on 4/27]
Currently available cymbals:
Cymbals are listed by size. If you’re shopping for a set of cymbals, use the “play video in new tab” links to hear two or more cymbals at once.
About cymbals listed as ON HOLD: these are not necessarily sold— I encourage you to ask about them if you’re interested.
Contact us to request a personal special selection of a cymbal model not listed here.
Check out our archive of cymbals sold to hear more cymbals. Or visit our YouTube page for video archives of all cymbals.
NEW – 4/26/23 – Cymbal & Gong 22″ Extra Special Janavar crash-ride – 2246g – “Beatrice” – $499.00
Cymbalistic exclusive! Janavar series hammered and lathed like a K-type, with a heavy patina, and three rivets. This round of 22s is outstanding— lightweight, soft under the stick, with a lot of spread, big lovely crash sound, with nice complexity.
NEW – 4/26/23 – Cymbal & Gong 22″ Extra Special Janavar – 2167g – “Emilia” – $499.00
Cymbalistic exclusive! Janavar series hammered and lathed like a K-type, with a heavy patina, and three rivets. This round of 22s is outstanding- lightweight, soft under the stick, with a lot of spread, big lovely crash sound, with nice complexity.
SOLD – NEW – 4/13/23 – Cymbal & Gong 22″ Extra Special Janavar Jazz Ride – 2218g – “Charlotte” – $499.00
Cymbalistic exclusive! Janavar series hammered and lathed like a K-type, with a heavy patina, and three rivets. These two new cymbals are lighter than the 20s we got last summer, and handle beautifully. Their character is very similar, but Charlotte is lower pitched, a little fuller bodied, and seems more complex.
SOLD – NEW – 4/13/23 – Cymbal & Gong 22″ Extra Special Janavar Jazz Ride – 2208g – “Samantha” – $499.00
Cymbalistic exclusive! Janavar series hammered and lathed like a K-type, with a heavy patina, and three rivets. These two new cymbals are lighter than the 20s we got last summer, and handle beautifully. Their character is very similar, but Samantha is higher pitched, and gives the impression of having a more transparent sound.
SOLD – NEW – 11/8/22 – Cymbal & Gong 22″ Special Janavar Crash-Ride – 2260g – “Belinda” – $480.00
Janavar series with an extra heavy patina. This one his three rivets. Easy and fun to play, great jazz/acoustic music cymbal.
Cymbal & Gong 22″ Holy Grail jazz ride – 2207g – “Aisha” – $480.00
One of two new “A-type” Holy Grail jazz rides; of the two, Aisha is higher, more energetic. The A-types tend to be full and rather aggressive sounding, with a raging high-mid wash— a high energy jazz sound.
SOLD – NEW – 4/13/23 – Cymbal & Gong 20″ Holy Grail Custom Jazz Ride – 1824g – “Timmons” – $450.00
I had this cymbal made as a custom request, and we will be seeing more of them! The hammered bell gives this cymbal a different quality than the normal K-type Holy Grail- it acts lighter than its weight (at 1824g it’s not very light for a jazz cymbal); it opens up a little faster, and decays faster, feels softer under the stick.
Timmons reminds me of a more polite version of Art Blakey’s Big Beat/Indestructible cymbal— the pitch and low crash sound is similar.
Cymbal & Gong 20″ Extra Special Janavar Crash-Ride – 1819g – “McCoy” – $450.00
Cymbalistic exclusive! These are Janavar cymbals with traditional K-type hammering and lathing, and a patina, for a darker, more complex sound. Similar to a “K-type” Holy Grail, with a stronger bell, fuller ride sound, bigger crash. This one has a heavy patina, giving it a drier sound.
SOLD – Cymbal & Gong 20″ Extra Special Janavar Crash-Ride – 1821g – “Spock” – $450.00
Cymbalistic exclusive! These are Janavar cymbals with traditional K-type hammering and lathing, and a patina, for a darker, more complex sound. Similar to a “K-type” Holy Grail, with a stronger bell, fuller sound, bigger crash.
Cymbal & Gong 20″ Holy Grail Ride “A-type” – 1842g – “Mayfield” – $425.00
Cymbal & Gong’s best selling cymbal, with a 1950s-style squarish bell. Robust jazz sound, workhorse instrument, with some air and complexity in it.
SOLD – Cymbal & Gong 20″ Mersey Beat Crash-Ride – 2250g – “Kenny” – $425.00
This all-purpose model has been very popular with some serious jazz drummers. Musical bright sound with four rivets, good on the left side, or as a main cymbal. Kenny is a little heavier than they usually come, but still handles like a nice airy lighter cymbal.
Cymbal & Gong 20″ Holy Grail Ride “A-type” – 1890g – “Booker” – $425.00
Cymbal & Gong’s best selling cymbal, with a 1950s-style squarish bell. Robust jazz sound, workhorse instrument, with some air and complexity in it.
SOLD – Cymbal & Gong 20″ Holy Grail Ride – 1837g – “Lashonda” – $425.00
Focused dark sound, excellent solid jazz ride, good as a main ride cymbal.
Cymbal & Gong 19″ Holy Grail Crash – 1524g – “Waylon” – $375.00
Classified as a crash, this makes a lively left side jazz cymbal. Rides well, like nearly all C&G crash cymbals.
NEW – 4/13/23 – Cymbal & Gong 17″ Special Janavar Crash – 1162g – “Laurie” – $335.00
Janavar with a heavy patina- a nice tight, dry little crash, that is nevertheless full-bodied, and suitable for light riding. Pleasingly bright/rough/energetic edge.
SOLD – NEW – 4/13/23 – Cymbal & Gong 16″ Holy Grail crash – 1001g – “Cleve” – $310.00
Thin “A-type” crash with nice energy. Lower pitched. Responsive for crashing but handles light riding well, like almost all Cymbal & Gong crashes- the heavy patina on this cymbal helps with that.
NEW – 4/13/23 – Cymbal & Gong 16″ Custom Wide China – 735g – “Yang” – $310.00
Cymbal & Gong’s “wide” China cymbals are very thin, with a wide flange, a small round bell, and are my favorite Chinese-style cymbals in world. Very responsive, giving the Chinese sound we want at all volume levels, without being obnoxious.
Yang is surprisingly versatile despite its size and weight. High energy Chinese sound that doesn’t get out of control, with light riding possible.
SOLD – NEW – 4/26/23 – Cymbal & Gong 15″ Holy Grail light hihats – 815/1008g – “Foster” – $490.00
Overall lower pitched and mellow, moderate foot sound, nice lush sound for jazz played open.
NEW – 4/13/23 – Cymbal & Gong 14″ Custom Wide China – 495g – “Xia” – $225.00
Cymbal & Gong’s “wide” China cymbals are very thin, with a wide flange, a small round bell, and are my favorite Chinese-style cymbals in world. Very responsive, giving the Chinese sound we want at all volume levels, without being obnoxious.
Xia is very thin for its size, and is almost an effect cymbal— not quite a Chinese splash— though it’s reasonably versatile in that role.
Visit our archive of sold cymbals to hear more cymbals.
Also visit our YouTube page to compare sounds of all current and past cymbals.