WUHAN WU104-16 China Cymbal

The media could not be loaded. Wuhan is my favorite company to get China’s from, the sound is amazing and dark and trashy. It still has not cracked or lost its dark sound, and the thickness is not to thin to provide cracks in the China. Its looks are very cool though, I like the top better than the bottom. And it’s easy to use.

How you want a china cymbal to sound vs how a china cymbal is supposed to sound just might pose a conflict to Western sensibilities. To say a high priced Swiss, Italian or Turkish made China cymbal sounds "better" than the real deal has me scratching my head. A china cymbal made in China using time honored Chinese techniques sounds inferior to the competitor's high dollar factory pounded jewels... Whuwhat? Hey, these trash can lids were designed to keep the bad spirits away! Whether you love or hate the noise made by the real deal, at least be assured in knowing that you are in possession of a genuine C-H-I-N-A cymbal!Now if you want to exercise cork sniffery on Wuhan products, then go for the Wuhan Western style cymbal pack (if you can find one). Wuhan does a pretty good job on providing a low priced great sounding crash, ride, hi hat pack. They don't sound as 'western as their higher priced competitors, but they do have a unique character, and usable voice. The 20 inch medium heavy ride (at least the one I have) sounds close to a Zildjian K series dark ride. The Wuhans look nice, too.

In person it doesn't sound good, but once you start playing with music/band. It sounds excellent!I would totally recommend this item for anyone who’s trying get a good item for low money.

Any drummer/percussionist looking to add an outstanding accent cymbal will be blown away! Years ago I owned one that I loved, but unfortunatley it was stolen from a rehersal room. All of my Sonor drums were in the room, but they took the cymbal!(?) I didn't think they made Wuhans anymore - I'm super psyched! Wuhans have a real gong/trash sound and the 16" - 18" are pitched high enough and decay fast for explosive accents. Like a firecracker when popped with the snare, but sticking lightly like a ride cymbal, they have dark, low overtones that give you a whole new "Asian" pallette. I heard about these from researching Neil Peart's cymbal configuration. I was so impressed with his distinctive china sound and discovered he plays Wuhans. You absolutely cannot beat this cymbal for the $$$!!

For the price it's ok. It lacks sustain, and overall volume. For a beginner, it would be ok and fit in with other beginner cymbals. It is so much quieter and weaker sounding against my Sabian AAX.

Great cymbal, is exactly what it should be called China, Gong real sound. The cymbal sounds loud and isn't weak at all, don't belive it will break when you hit it, the people who said that, is because they are using a bad technique to hit cymbals and secure they have broke more than one cymbal. It has the exact sound that a China should have, and in size 16" is perfect for use in quick accents. Excellent quality for the price! The termination is a bit rough compared to other cymbals brands, but doesn't care when you obtain it spectacular sound. good deal, was an excellent choice to buy it.

Sound can be very subjective, so, just because I like this cymbal, I would not say that you will like it, however, as a china cymbal this thing sounds excellent to my ears.it feels good on the stick when you give it a smack and it has just the right amount of explosive trash for evil accents...lolIt came to me quickly and in perfect condition....couple that with the cost and this thing is a real winner!

Sounds dirty, nasty, and trashy, which is what you would hope to get from a China. When you hit it hard and stop the sound with your hands it has a very nice crisp cutting sound to it that I love. I personally think it has too lingering of a decay, but when I tried recording it, the decay wasn't extremely noticeable and the sound cut through quite nicely. The acoustics of the room I play in may factor into this as well. So, from what I can tell, with the right equipment this will be great for recording or for a show, but on it's own in person it has some slight negative features. I may try setting this up a few different ways or experiment with some modifications to shorten the decay and then this will be perfect.