Sabian AAX X-Celerator 13" and 15" Hi-Hats

More Sizes of the Hi-Hats Played by Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Chad Smith

MEDUCTIC, Canada – To provide drummers with an increased selection of hi-hats designed to deliver increased speed and clarity, SABIAN has introduced 13-inch and 15-inch AAX X-Celerator Hi-Hats to go along with the already available 14-inch model. With a medium-weight top coupled with a heavy bottom featuring a contoured ‘Air Wave’ design that expels sound-muting airlock, AAX X-Celerator Hats respond with accelerated speed and crisp, clean, and very definite stroke accuracy, according to SABIAN master product specialist Mark Love.

Sabian AAX X-Celerator Hi-Hat as played by Chad Smith!
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Love continued: “AAX X-Celerator Hats are ideal for any drummer wanting bright, crisp, clean sounds that cut clearly in any music. Their ‘Air Wave’ bottom eliminates sound-damping airlock, which improves the response rate by intensifying the ‘chick’ sound of the cymbals when pedaled or played in the closed position. Open those cymbals slightly and that sound gets bigger, but always remains controlled and focused. This control and clarity make AAX X-Celerator Hi-Hats ideal for stage and studio applications.”

The 13-inch size offers a smaller and tighter sound with typical X-Celerator cutting power in open and closed positions. Because it contains substantially more metal, the 15-inch model responds with a bigger, bolder, yet always bright and definite response, making it highly suitable for any situation requiring increased volume and a bigger size of sound.

AAX X-Celerator Hats, like all AAX cymbals, are hand crafted from SABIAN’s professional B20‘cast’ bronze, and quality-protected by the SABIAN One-Year Warranty. And like all SABIAN hi-hats, the top and bottom cymbals are ‘Sonically Matched’ for optimum performance compatibility by the specialists in the SABIAN Vault.

Specifications

• Innovative Features: ‘Air Wave’ Design
• Metal: B20 ‘cast’ bronze (80% Copper with Silver, 20% Tin)
• Weights: Medium Top/Heavy

Models

• 13” AAX-Celerator Hi-Hats - 21302XL
• 14” AAX-Celerator Hi-Hats - 21402XL
• 15” AAX-Celerator Hi-Hats - 21502XL