How It Works

Cymbal Swap is the only platform that allows you to try out a new cymbal to help you find and level up the sound of your drums. It can take years and/or a lot of money, buying new cymbals to see what types or sizes work best for your style of drumming. Cymbal Swap makes it easy to try out hundreds of hand picked cymbals!

Your Cymbal Swap rental period begins when the cymbal is marked as delivered and ends when your package is scanned in at an authorized shipping center. Make sure to get a drop off receipt to verify when you drop off your cymbal. 

Cymbal purchase prices are listed in the cymbal description page. You can purchase a cymbal through your account dashboard once you receive the rented cymbal. 

We understand that cymbals can crack under certain conditions. It’s important that you inspect the cymbal upon arrival and let us know if there is any damage. If you find a crack at any point, let us know. The first time you return a cymbal with damage, we send out a notice and if it happens a second time you will be charged 50% of the value of the cymbal. 

Hi-hats always come in a set and are considered as 1 cymbal rental. 

We use UPS ground for the majority of our shipments and fulfill orders Mon-Fri. Your cymbal will typically ship within 24hrs of your rental purchase. 

Depending on your location relative to Dallas, TX you should expect to receive your cymbal within 2-5 business days for in stock inventory. You will receive a shipment notification email with tracking information once your order is processed. 

Our minimum rental duration is 7 days, you may send back the cymbal at any point, but you will be charged for the full 7 day rental period. If you selected 14, 21 or 30 day rental durations you may return a cymbal and the prorated amount will be credited back to your account. 

Let us know and you should be able to take the cymbal to any UPS or UPS authorized shipping store to package and send back to us.

We don't necessarily trade cymbals, but you can offer up your cymbals to sell to Cymbal Swap through our sell form.  Include any relevant details about your cymbals, photos, and serial number (if applicable). If we are interested in the cymbal, we'll email you an estimate for a Cymbal Swap store credit. If you agree, we'll send you a prepaid shipping label to send us your cymbal. We'll further inspect the cymbal for damage and make sure the description you provided is accurate. We'll issue the store credit which can be used for future rentals & purchases. 

We love all kinds of cymbals! Go to our sell page and enter in your cymbal details & photos. If we like what we see, the cymbal is in good condition (no cracks, dents, keyholing, fleabites, etc.)  and it's not currently in our inventory, we'll offer a  Cymbal Swap store credit for future cymbal rentals & purchases.

Cymbal Swap is based in the Dallas, TX area.

We currently only ship to the lower 48 United States. 

Cymbals rented through Cymbal Swap are covered by our quality guarantee to be free of cracks, dents, fleabites, and keyholes. Used cymbals purchased through Cymbal Swap are sold as-is and are not subject to manufacturers’ warranty policies.