Matt Nolan Custom Cymbals

I’ve been noticing quite a few new cymbal companies popping up the past few years but a name that has been continuously brought up to me is Matt Nolan. I had the pleasure of meeting Matt at NAMM 2011 and try out some of his cymbals.  Now let me first explain something about Matt’s cymbals…They are all hand forged.

Matt’s cymbals are as much a work of art visually as they are beautiful sounding cymbals. He makes the full gambit of cymbals, crashes, rides, hi hats, orchestral, and cup chimes but he also makes “out of the ordinary” creations such as his 24” NuBat CymBat, and the up and coming InfiniTri Triangle. At NAMM, he had a cymbal/gong with the Pork Pie logo on it (he was sharing a booth with them). He even makes bronze cow bells!

Another point about Matt’s cymbals is that the bells of the cymbals are not pressed, he hand hammers the bell into the cymbal. These are truly custom, handmade cymbals that sound incredible.  Matt is putting the artwork back into making instruments because not only are they incredible sounding cymbals, they are visually beautiful to look at.

The ONLY negative to Matt Nolan Custom Cymbals is that they are a little expensive. Not so much that they are three or four times as expensive as major companies but about what you would expect for a custom, handmade cymbal.  A 16 inch Bronze Dark Crash 1137g cymbal runs about $328.00. Higher end price (Paiste Signature maybe) but not stupidly overpriced like custom drums can get.

Matt cymbals are definitely worth looking at. I nearly bought one from him at NAMM, the ONLY reason I didn’t was because my wallet said no. Someday, I WILL own a Matt Nolan custom cymbal.

I give Matt Nolan Custom Cymbals a 9 out of 10.

Check out his cymbals today!

www.mattnolancustomcymbals.com