Sabian
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| Private | |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1981 in Meductic, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Headquarters | Meductic, New Brunswick, Canada |
Key people |
Robert Zildjian (founder) Andy Zildjian (president/CEO) Sally Zildjian-Teague |
| Products | Cymbals |
| Website | sabian.com |
Sabian is a Canadian cymbal designer and manufacturer. It is one of the "big four" manufacturers of cymbals, along with Zildjian, Meinl and Paiste.
History
Sabian Cymbals was founded in 1981, when Robert Zildjian - one of the world's great names in cymbal making came to the conclusion that drummers needed a better choice of cymbals. Armand Zildjian was in the lead to operate Zildjian, even though Robert also knew the formula for Zildjian Cymbals. Unsatisfied with the quality, the sound and the very relevance of the cymbals being manufactured at the time, Robert opened Sabian in the small eastern Canadian village of Meductic, New Brunswick.
Long time and influential endorsers
Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains
Neil Peart of Rush
Billy Cobham, jazz great
Mike Webber of Planetshakers
Chris Dave, session great
Stanton Moore, session great
Jeff Hamilton of the Jeff Hamilton Trio
Neil Sanderson of Three Days Grace
Andy Harrison of Planetshakers
Ray Luzier of Korn
Rob Affuso, ex Skid Row
Jojo Mayer, session great
Shawn Drover, ex Megadeth
Jimmy DeGrasso of Alice Cooper, Megadeth, and Blackstar Riders
Virgil Donati, session great
Mick Brown of Dokken
Tony Royster, session great
Travis Smith, ex Trivium
Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jose Pasillas of Incubus
Mike Dupke, ex W.A.S.P.
Pete Webber of Havok
Mark O'Connell of Taking Back Sunday
Brent Smedley of Iced Earth
Gregg Bissonette, session great
Pete Sandoval, ex Morbid Angel
Glenn Power of The Script
Jeremy Furstenfeld of Blue October
Bob Bryar, ex My Chemical Romance
Mitch Marine, ex Smash Mouth
Karl Brazil of Feeder
Garrett Whitlock of Mark Tremonti
Blas Elias, ex Slaughter
James Cassells of Asking Alexandria
Martin Axenrot of Opeth
Herman Matthews of Kenny Loggins
Curly Smith of Boston
Jeff Bowders of Paul Gilbert
Chris McHugh of Keith Urban
Daniel Adair of Nickleback
Jeff Brown of Art of Dying
Rich Beddoe, ex Finger Eleven
Joe Babiak of Michael Angelo Batio
Christoph Schneider of Rammstein
Brandon Barnes of Rise Against
Glen Sobel of Alice Cooper and Impelliterri
Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad
Johnny Kelly of Kill Devil Hill, Danzig
Matt Chamberlain, session great, ex Pearl Jam
Richard Christy of Charred Walls of the Damned, ex Death, ex Iced Earth
Dane Clark of John Mellencamp
Bernard Purdie of Steely Dan, session great
Jeremy Colson of Steve Vai
Jason Costa of All That Remains
Austin D'Amond of DevilDriver
Jack DeJohnette, jazz and session great
Greg D'Angelo of Stephen Pearcy, ex White Lion
Joey Dandeneau of Theory of a Deadman
Danny Schuler of Biohazard
Bevan Davies of Danzig
Liberty DeVitto of Ronnie Spector
Robin Diaz, session great, ex Daughtery
Erik Eldenius of Billy Idol
Brian Doerner of Decibel, ex Helix
Will Dorsey of Body Count
Adrian Erlandsson of Paradise Lost
Jason Rullo of Symphony X
Paul Douglas of Toots and the Maytals
Daniel Erlandsson of Arch Enemy
Stefanie Eulinberg of Kid Rock
Brent Fitz of Slash
Brian Frasier-Moore, session great
Jon Farriss of INXS
Geoff Dugmore, session great, ex Killing Joke
Aaron Solowoniuk of Billy Talent
Mark Flynn of The Disciples
David Garibaldi, session great
Mark Guiliana, session great
Andy Galeon of Fosrock, ex Death Angel
Chris Gaylor of All American Rejects
B.J. Genton, session great
Garrett Goodwin of Carey Underwood
Troy Miller of Amy Winehouse
Kirk Arrington, ex Metal Church
Rob Hammersmith of Skid Row
Chad Sexton of 311
Jamie Postones of [[Tesseract (band)}Tesseract]]
Rocky Gray of We Are The Fallen, ex Evanesence
Alan White, ex Oasis
Shannon Larkin of Godsmack and Wrathchild America
Joe Morello, jazz great
Andy Mrotek of The Academy Is
Xavier Muriel of Buckcherry
George Nealy ll of James Brown
Martin Skaroupka of Cradle Of Filth
Todd Nance of Widespread Panic
Cody Hanson of Hinder
Ravi Jakhotia of Randy Jackson, ex Crimson Glory
Mike Lasaponara of Cute Is What We Aim For
Dustin Steinke of Sixx A.M.
Tim Sutton of Streetheart
Shannon Leto of Thirty Seconds To Mars
Arno Lucas of Peter Gabriel
Lucky Lehrer of Circle Jerks
John Humphery of Seether
Shannon Lucas of Black Dahlia Murder
Jose Jimenez of Santana
Bashiri Johnson of Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson
Jonathan Joseph of Jeff Beck
Ryan Van Poederooyen of Devin Townsend Project
Nick Oshiro of Static-X
Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies
Jim Riley of Rascal Flatts
Gary Wiseman of Bowling For Soup
Van Williams of Ashes Of Ares, ex Nevermore
Chris Woody of Bastille
Mike Zimmerman of Kenny Rogers
Brian Young of Fountains of Wayne
Van Romaine of Steve Morse
Garry King of Kip Winger
Ramon Yslas, session great
Dave Weckl, session great
Brice Williams of Lady Antebellum
Joe Vitale of Joe Walsh
Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu
Kevin Ricard of Stevie Wonder
Nir Z of John Mayer, session great
Scott Kusmirek, ex Gin Blossoms
Tony Palermo of Papa Roach
Ash Pearson of 3 Inches of Blood
Daren Pfeifer of Hollywood Undead
Billy Powell, session great
Daniel De Los Reyes of Zac Brown
Chris Reeve of Filter
Other:
Richard Hughes of Keane used Sabian up until the late 2000s when he switched to Zildjian.
Johnny Dee of Doro Pesch used Sabians up until the late 2000s when he switched to Paiste.
Inferno of Behemoth used Sabians up until the late 2000s before switching to Paiste.
Tom Hunting of Exodus endorsed Sabian up until 2007 when he switched to Meinl.
Jaska Raatikainen of Children Of Bodom used Sabian from the late 1990s into the early 2000s when he switched to Meinl.
Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden used Sabians up until the early 1990s when he switched to Zildjian.
Deen Castronovo, ex Journey, used Sabian into the 1990s until the switched to Zildjian.
Carmine Appice was noted for his use of Sabians from the mid 1980s up until the late 2000s.
Steve Adler of Guns N'Roses used Sabians exclusively throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s.
Daniel Davison of Every Time I Die used Sabians up until 2015 when he signed on with Zildjian.
Stacy Jones of ]]Matchbox Twenty]] used Sabian up until the late 2000s when he changed to Paiste.
Ben Wysocki of The Fray endorsed Sabian up until 2017 when he switched to Zildjian.
Joey Jordison, ex Slipknot used Sabians up until the early 2000s when he switched to Paiste.
Vinny Appice of Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven and Hell used Sabian up until the 2010s when he switched to Istanbul Mehmet.
Robb Reiner of Anvil used Sabians up until the late 2000s when he switched over to Paiste.
Dana Burnell of Crimson Glory used Sabians up until sometime in the 2000s when he started using mostly Zildjian.
Hellhammer of Mayhem used Sabians up until the late 2000s when he signed on with Paiste.
Jurgen Reil of Kreator used Sabian up until 2011 when he switched to Meinl.
References
External links
- Sabian's official website
- Robert Zildjian Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2002)
- Willi Zildjian Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2002)
- Andy Zildjian Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2012)
Coordinates: 45°59′38.76″N 67°28′42.96″W / 45.9941000°N 67.4786000°W