22" Cymbal & Gong Holy Grail ride cymbal - “American-style”

Moderate-weight ride cymbal with a squarish bell, in the style of some American cymbals of the 1950s. Excellent all purpose ride, crashable, with some complexity, and strong upper mid freqencies, strong bell and crash sounds. Holy Grail series cymbals are given a light patina, which gives them a classic look, and mellows the sound slightly. 

The normal weight 22" has quite a big, full sound— it will be the strongest cymbal among a set of jazz cymbals, but not out of balance. The lighter 22s give a rather aggressive, dynamic rendition of a Tony Williams kind of sound, and are given a heavy patina which highlights that, and gives better stick definition.

The normal 22" ranges from 2275-2400g, the lighter version 2025-2100g. 

Available cymbals

We have two thin 22″ American-style Holy Grails here, with a heavy patina. Both open up quickly, with a quick decay. Some very explosive dynamics are possible with these cymbals. Probably not great for heavy handed players— they will reward the player who takes the care to learn to handle them. 

“Mick” - 2093g
This one is a Blakey-style brawler— interesting combination of an aggressive sound that handles dynamics very sensitively. You can make some big mistakes with it, but it will get out of your way quickly.

“Rita” - 2068g  
Possibly the more uncouth of the two? You’ll notice I played it with the butt of the stick for a moment— it wants to give you Coltrane @ Birdland level intensity.

Select one for me
We will personally select the best, most representative cymbal of this type— in its normal weight range— from Cymbal & Gong's current stock.