Hammerax
Hammerax
Hammerax is an American cymbal and percussion maker founded in 2006 by audio engineer John Stannard and based in Clearwater, Florida. The company is known for unusual, experimental instruments and a willingness to depart from traditional cymbal design, with several patented and patent-pending shapes in its catalog — multi-layered discs, cupped forms, and hybrid gong/cymbal constructions among t...
Hammerax is an American cymbal and percussion maker founded in 2006 by audio engineer John Stannard and based in Clearwater, Florida. The company is known for unusual, experimental instruments and a willingness to depart from traditional cymbal design, with several patented and patent-pending shapes in its catalog — multi-layered discs, cupped forms, and hybrid gong/cymbal constructions among them.
Product lines include the Liquicy series, a range noted for its dark, wobbling sustain; Ultraviolet, a brighter line covering splashes, crashes and hi-hats in sizes from 9" through 24"; and HellBell/HellHat, weighted for aggressive crash attack and pronounced bell tone. Alongside these Hammerax has released a long list of one-off and small-run designs with names like Bash, Crash Course, Slap, Snapshot, Super Collider, Spanky and the H Gong.
The brand has a small but high-profile artist presence in progressive drumming circles. Terry Bozzio and Tool's Danny Carey are among the players publicly associated with the company's cymbals.
Hammerax has 5 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Effects Cymbals, Concert Cymbals, and Crash Cymbals. Their gear is featured by 1 artist, with the strongest followings in Hip Hop and Funk / Soul. Notable users include Conor Rayne.
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