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Hello, I have been looking for new cymbals. I am currentley using Zildjians ZBT. I am looking to upgrade and have been looking at the Dark K Custom's. If anyone that has any cymbals from that line could tell me if they are good for rock and if so are they worth buying? I have been looking but havn't got to hit any of them yet. Thank you.

The K Dark cymbals I have are not dry. But Zildjian may have changed the design, as mine are from the 90's.
Anyway, I would recommend the K Dark Customs for rock, although I've always preferred the K Darks (no custom required).
Try both.......and some others besides.

 
They are dark compared to A Zildjians.
Now cymbals from Turkey have come to prominence, and K Constantinoples, arguably in answer to the boutique brands, no I don't think standard K Zildjians are that dark.

That's a very good point.

I gotta say though, I bought a few Istanbul Agops last summer and a couple of the rides just disappeared into a wash when I tried to play rock music on them.
With that in mind, I demoed a few Spizzichinos and found they sounded superb with very light playing, but gave up the ghost even if I played them lightly with my usual rock sticks.
I guess that doesn't stop them from being used in acoustic-rock and folk, as well as jazz and other genres.
Horses for courses. 

Maybe not anymore, but K Custom Dark rides used to be very popular.

While I'm not so sure this is a good indicator for what anyone else should buy, I do have a K Dark Custom ride I like for rock.  And I have K Dark Crash I like for rock.

If you're a particularly heavy hitter, and moving up from ZBTs...you might want to invest in a less-expensive line of cymbal - in the event you break one.  K Customs are the priciest cymbals on the market.  But you certainly get what you pay for - they're *very* musical and versatile...the best of the best.

But K's in general don't have the sharpest attack; I'd say their crashes almost "billow" instead of attack, compared to other cymbals (such as A's and Z's) commonly used in hard rock.  That said, I own an 18" K Dark med thin crash w/ a brilliant finish (not a "Custom"), and I use it in hard rock, i.e., repeatedly choking it while punctuating a certain riff in a certain song.  Although a "fast crash" might attack more precisely and more "on top" of the beat, the apex of my crash's attack occurs very much "behind" the beat.  My bandmates really like that aspect, as well as it's pure musical sound.  It's easily the best cymbal I've ever played - it even works well as a ride in a blues context.

I find that K's blend well with Sabain's Paragon line, whose crashes also give off a lower pitch but w/ a sharper attack.  Meanwhile, the Paragon Ride in particular is outstanding for rock, but I wouldn't recommend using it as a crash/ride.  Either the A Custom Sweet Ride or the Z Custom Thrash Ride is better for that.

You are probably right Chris but i did hear Tommy Aldridge using K's and his cymbals sounded awesome! although hes now playing Paiste (the best . His cymbals didnt so much razor cut through the music, they just filled it out with tonal warmth!. I was really impressed. Not to give you the idea that they didnt project because they did, just in a more beautiful way.