SABIAN 22" AAX OMNI - JOJO MAYER SIGNATURE CYMBAL

 Diversity of a crash and solid defined ride cymbal in one

Designed with Jojo Mayer, OMNI is a revolutionary cymbal design.  Never has so much versatility existed in just one cymbal.  (Medium Center/Extra Thin Edge)

Sabian's game-changing 22" AAX OMNI Cymbal is a crash and a ride. Developed in cooperation with acclaimed Swiss drummer Jojo Mayer, the OMNI doesn't give you the sonic compromise you get with other "crash/rides" you may have played. Whether you crash or ride it, the OMNI gives you amazing contrast when played on its own or together with other cymbals.

Features & Attributes:

• 22" AAX OMNI
• A crash and a ride
• Developed in cooperation with acclaimed Swiss drummer Jojo Mayer
• Amazing sonic contrast played alone or with other cymbals
• Musical and durable B20 bronze
• Aged and hand-tested in Sabian's legendary Vault
• Style: Modern
• Sound: Bright
• Weight: Medium bell, extra thin edge

Omni Explained- Jojo Mayer Talks About and Demonstrates His New SABIAN Omni Cymbal

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SABIAN Obsessed with Jojo Mayer

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Review is from MusicRadar.com

Jojo Mayer needs little by way of introduction to drummers. Sabian has harnessed his brilliance and originality to develop two innovative new cymbals.

The AAX OMNI cymbals are officially unclassified, but are a modern reworking of the multi-purpose crash/ride.

The starting point for the OMNI was Sabian's existing El Sabor Picante hand crash, which features a thin edge that opens easily. Jojo asked Sabian to attempt to incorporate a similar technique into a new model for stick (as opposed to hand) playing.

Regular crash/rides tend to be a compromise between two different types of cymbal. Are they a light ride that opens to crash, but has an indistinct stick sound as a result? Or are they a heavy crash that can be ridden, and takes an age to decay?

"Lather Allie Cougle - who has recently lathed his millionth cymbal - claims that he'd rather go through another divorce than create another OMNI!"

The OMNI's design attempts to isolate the areas of the cymbal used for each discipline, so a medium-thick, unlathed central portion gives way to a thin, lathed edge.

Just two diameters are available - 18" and 22". Sabian experimented with alternative diameters during the R&D process, but chose to put only this pair into production