Wuhan WU10418 18-Inch Lion China Cymbal

EASILY the best sounding china cymbal brand out there, and the most affordable. Group my comments along with all the rest of the similar ones found in the other reviews. That alone speaks volumes for the sound of this cymbal. I don't think it's a coincidence that the best sounding china cymbals come from China, which is kind of amusing. There's one downside to this cymbal and that is it's L O U D!!!!!!!!!! The first time I hit it it was instant ringing ears...for real. My old Paiste china was louder than all my other cymbals, but this one is 5 times as loud and rips at your ear drums giving you instant tinnitus. To me it sounds like it's mounted directly on my head and focused directly into my ear. I had to use my VF isolation headphones as "hearing protection" since purchasing it, and that's no joke. I don't hit any of my cymbals overly hard, and it looks like I'll need to get used going extra light on this one. I have it positioned so it's both at the proper angle but out of the "sweet spot" as much as possible as far as the proper striking point goes. Hopefully you guys/gals know what I'm trying to say. Maybe some painters tape dampening or a moon gel near the center will help. Oh well, it's WELL worth it for the awesome and PROPER "PAHHH" sound this thing makes.If I could change anything other than the loudness of this cymbal, it's that Wuhan would spend the extra fricken 25 cents on printing the logo on BOTH sides of the cymbal. IDK, it just bugs me, and it's certainly a bit of a missed opportunity as far as brand ID/advertising goes.I may have to look into Wuihan's other B20 bronze alloy offerings. It's the same alloy as many of Zildjian, Sabian and Meinl's higher end cymbals. The rest of my cymbals, Paiste PST 5's are of their CuSn8 alloy, AKA B8. Though the PST5's sound VERY nice for the price, they're DISTINCTLY different from the more musical CuSn20/B20 alloy used in higher end cymbals, the latter being FAR more musically pleasing to my ear anyway. The CuSn8/B8 alloy tends to sound more "clanky" and cheap sounding IMO. I think as drummers we all know that being frugal on the drums usually works out, while being frugal on the cymbals usually leads to buying cymbals twice....hence why they cost so much to begin with."Buy Once, Cry Once". It's a good way to look at many purchases.

I have had this cymbal for 8 months now, and it is one of my favorite cymbals I own, out of the 10 or so on my kit. As other reviewers have stated, it cuts through very well on the attack, then drops out soon after. I prefer this type of sound for the music I play, where I don't want one cymbal drowning out the next one. It is very loud, but you can always hit it less hard if you want it to be quieter. It actually sounds great as a china-ride when I hit it lightly. It holds up well to getting thrashed. It has a quintessential china sound to it. It looks beautiful too.I did a lot of research before purchasing this, where I regularly saw other cymbals that were twice, three times the price, which sound worse. As far as I could find, this is the best cymbal at this price, by far. Wuhan is amazing.It also pairs up nicely with the 12" china as complementary sounds, if you're into having two chinas and are on a budget.

This china is fantastic! After reading all sorts of great reviews and hearing so many good things about Wuhan's chinas, I decided to to try one out myself: i am just as impressed as anyone else. This thing is SO loud and just cuts through everything. It has a perfect trashy quality and sounds exactly how I want a china to sound. Just like almost any other review you will stumble upon, I can say that this thing is a killer deal for the price! I guess the only thing I don't like on this china is the traditional bell, but really that's only because i won't be able to easily stack it with anything once it gets super beat up and cracked after a long time... But that's not even worth taking the rating down! If you want a great quality china, go with one of these bad boys.

The sound on this is very deep, much like a gong bell. Not quick and crisp like I had heard on YouTube. Also there are no rivets or rivet holes as advertised in the photos.

This sounds horrible. Sharp overtones. No "woosh" or anything like a cymbal should sound like. It's sharp and annoying. I think i paid 60 on sale for this and it's worse than some zbt garbage

I bought a whole Wuhan set - hats, 16" and 18" thin crashes, 20" medium ride, and this thing. I LOVE (LOVE) every cymbal I purchased, except this one. What a dog - and ironic too since you'd expect gong makers to be able to turn out a decent china crash. While the thin crashes have a gorgeous dark, smooth, washy sound, this china let loose with an ear slitting KANG. I wanted to ride this thing during metal breakdowns, so I was hoping for a trashy, washy, dark, sort of airy sound - but the harshness and loudness and lack of tonal quality in this cymbal had me shaking my head in disbelief. With the rest of Wuhan's cymbals, you get amazing sound for a very cheap price. With this one, you get a very cheap sound for a very cheap price. Maybe I'll take the money I saved on the rest of the cymbals, and go for a Byzantine china...

I really like it just seems a little brittle in the center . Sounds good too

Don't look anywhere else. These china's are the model that big cymbal companies try to copy for their chinas, and mostly fail IMO.