Problem with ghost hits

[Johan Hackman]

Hi all,

I play a HD-3 and after a few years of practice the ride cymbal is beginning to act weird. It will play more notes than I hit. It appears almost like an echo.

My suspicion is that some part is worn out and I wouldn't be surprised if this is a common problem. I therefore ask you experienced guys what to do to rectify this problem as soon as possible.

Any advice is welcome.


Johan Hackman
Stockholm, Sweden

[kurth83]

The CY-5's (the cymbals on the HD-3 - I had one for a while), are replaceable. The cable could also be at fault, not easily replaceable on the HD-3 though.

Try switching the two cymbals (crash and ride), and see if the problem follows the cymbal.
If it does, you are in luck, just replace the CY-5.

[Johan Hackman]

It seems the problem went away when I swapped places between the cymbals. When I use the former ride as a crash I cannot hear the ghost notes, probably because you hit a crash differently and the sound of the cymbal. I'll try it this way for a while and see what happens.

Thanks,

Johan

[Johan Hackman]

Thanks to you mentioning the model name of the cymbal I found this video.

Thanks again,

Johan