Sabian 18″ Freq Crash Cymbal
The 18″ Freq Crash delivers an intense, cutting response that breaks from traditional rock crash voicing. Its quick burst of hi-frequency tone cuts through dense mixes with an open, expansive character that achieves definition and modern clarity without relying on a focused bell-driven attack. This cymbal captures articulate transients and projects with authority in tracking and mixing applications.
Construction & Design
Sabian’s exclusive dual-lathing process defines this cymbal’s distinctive voice and appearance. The bell is dark, raw, and unlathed for complex undertones, while the outer half of the bow features fine lathing with medium polish, and the inner half employs aggressive wire wheel brushing—a combination that generates the model’s signature cut and sustain.
Tone & Response
The Medium-Thin profile in B20 bronze alloy produces fast attack with an open, sustained wash ideal for layering in multi-track recordings. The dual-lathing design boosts cut across the frequency spectrum, delivering the intense hi-frequency presence engineered into this cymbal to sit clearly in dense mixes and maintain definition during session work.
Key Features
- Size: 18 inches
- Material: B20 bronze alloy
- Thickness: Medium-Thin
- Model/SKU: 218XFC
- Dual-lathing process for enhanced cut and projection
- Dark, raw, unlathed bell
- Fine lathing with medium polish on outer bow
- Aggressive wire wheel brushing on inner bow
- Cymbal Vote 2013 Winner
- Limited 2-year warranty against manufacturer defects
The Freq Crash combines technical finish work with purposeful B20 construction to deliver a cymbal that cuts, sustains, and sits forward in the mix with modern urgency—backed by Sabian’s two-year warranty.
