As Dom himself would say, “This is HUGE!”
SABIAN has honored Dom Famularo with the release of its 20″ HHX Dominator China. The cymbal is modeled on Dom’s personal Chinese cymbal. What you will find is that the edges are wavy — this was a result of from Dom hammering it all of the time. He called this pattern of play, “The Windmill.”
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
A quote on on instagram said this, and I can’t agree more, “Hand hammered by SABIAN, stick hammered by Dom!” Another quote said this, “If there ever was a cymbal to do those signature Dom swipes on, it’s this one!!”
ABOUT DOM
Dom was known as Drumming’s Global Ambassador. He traveled the world sharing, teaching and motivating drummers (and non-drummers I might add) like no other. He had been a SABIAN artist for four decades. He was committed to SABIAN and dedicated to the instrument, the product and the company.
ABOUT THE CYMBAL
What is so striking (no pun intended) about the 20” HHX Dominator China is the wavy appearance of the edges and the hand hammering over the entire surface. You will also see the bell has been left unlathed — it’s raw. The cymbal features a special lathing process, wavy edges, a raw bell and larger HHX hammering — all of which makes this 20” HHX Dominator “HUGE.” I especial like the classy touch that SABIAN has added on the underside of the bell — Dom’s actual signature. This cymbal has a sound so distinctive to Dom and sounds incredible. This absolutely is a cymbal you need to add to your collection. Visit www.SABIAN.com
I SAW THIS SOMEWHERE and IT’S WORTH INCLUDING HERE
His sensational drumming and brilliant communication skills earned Dom Famularo a reputation of being the world’s leading motivational drum set artist/educator.
Through history-making tours of China and the Far East, and with standing ovations to capacity audiences at virtually every major drumming event in Europe and the Americas, this vibrant performer from Long Island, New York, was renowned for delivering entertaining and awe-inspiring performances unlike any other.
Tutored by legendary greats Jim Chapin, Al Miller and Joe Morello, Dom combined the masterful techniques of the past with the parameter-pushing concepts of the 21st Century, for a highly creative and uniquely personal style of drumming. With hands powered by the famous Moeller technique and feet dancing through high-speed double-pedal bass drumming patterns he delivered performances that dipped and dived through dynamics and styles with energy and ease. Elements of Rock, Jazz, Funk, Fusion and World permeated his sound, while every stroke spoke to the inventiveness that made his drumming so exciting, entertaining and inspiring.
“My goal is to entertain and motivate, to inspire people to aspire” said Dom. “There is a tremendous freedom that comes with playing drums, and I want to inspire as many people as possible to discover the exciting opportunity for personal development and satisfaction of playing such a fun and enjoyable instrument. It’s all about having fun!“
Inspired by Dom’s windmill cymbal technique, SABIAN developed the Dominator cymbal. Check it out at the here.