Cymbals

Rude is the first cymbal series without lathing featuring uniform thickness and sound engineering to compete with extreme mid-range frequencies and volume levels. They are constructed of CuSn8 Bronze, also known as "2002 Bronze", and have a medium loud to very loud volume. They are great for all players who need raw energy and extreme cutting power without sacrificing musical cymbal sound. Rude is raw, lively, bright, energetic, with he...

Introduced in 1971, Paiste 2002 was Paiste?s top quality cymbal featuring sounds for the new electrified music styles. The original 2002 line became legendary, creating a rich heritage of jazz, rock, fusion and country. In more recent years, the 2002 line has been expanded to accommodate changing music trends. With the introduction of the new Dimensions line, the expansion 2002 cymbals become sonically obsolete and have been discontinued. The ori...

Introduced in 1971, Paiste 2002 was Paiste?s top quality cymbal featuring sounds for the new electrified music styles. The original 2002 line became legendary, creating a rich heritage of jazz, rock, fusion and country. In more recent years, the 2002 line has been expanded to accommodate changing music trends. With the introduction of the new Dimensions line, the expansion 2002 cymbals become sonically obsolete and have been discontinued. The ori...

Full, righ, fairly bright, solid. Medium range, clean mix. Controlled and even feel. Very nice and sparkling stick sound supported by a breathy layer of wash. Perfectly balanced. A dynamic all around cymbal for many musical styles played at moderate level.

Weight: medium thin top / medium heavy bottom Volume: soft to medium loud Stick Sound: defined Intensity: medium lively Sustain: medium Chick Sound: soft, tight Sound Character: Mellow, warm, yet brilliant with a hissing shimmer. Medium range and fairly clean mix. Warm, light and woody open sound, paired with a well defined, soft chick-sound. A very classic hi-hat for multi-purpose application in different musical genres

PST 3 cymbals are made from a selected and especially sonorous brass copper based alloy. Thanks to the new production methods, these especially affordable cymbals achieve a new dimension in sound and quality.

This special Ride cymbal was created by Paiste's Sound Development team in collaboration with the legendary drummer Stewart Copeland, who has inspired an entire generation of drummers with his unique playing style as the driving force behind The Police, one of the most influential and groundbreaking rock bands of the past few decades. The introduction of this model coincides with the celebrated world wide reunion tour of The Police. The 22" ...

Since Nicko McBrain joined the British top metal band Iron Maiden almost 30 years ago, he has been respected worldwide as one of most celebrated and influential rock drummers. His long standing loyalty and dedication moved Paiste to honor Nicko with a special “Boomer” edition of the successful Alpha series, which will satisfy not only die-hard Nicko fans. Corresponding to Nicko’s professional touring set, Alpha Boomer Cymbals ar...

Medium bright, full, silvery, breathy. Wide range, slightly complex, dense mix. Soft, giving, very responsive feel. A sturdy thin crash with a rich, cutting character. Perfect for patterned playing and filling sound spaces in minimal instrumentation. Volume is soft to loud. Stick sound is washy.

These cup chimes have a bright, warm, full, brilliant tone with a wide range, and clean mix. They are soft, and extremely responsive with an explosive, shattering, glassy attack with modulating warm, full, long fade. They offer an exotic, very dominant center tone with lively, flanging over- and undertones. Well suited for upside down mounting over a ride bell.

Introduced in 1971, Paiste 2002 was Paiste's top quality cymbal featuring sounds for the new electrified music styles. The original 2002 line became legendary, creating a rich heritage of jazz, rock, fusion and country. In more recent years, the 2002 line has been expanded to accommodate changing music trends. With the introduction of the new Dimensions line, the expansion 2002 cymbals become sonically obsolete and have been discontinued. The ori...

Introduced in 1971, Paiste 2002 was Paiste?s top quality cymbal featuring sounds for the new electrified music styles. The original 2002 line became legendary, creating a rich heritage of jazz, rock, fusion and country. In more recent years, the 2002 line has been expanded to accommodate changing music trends. With the introduction of the new Dimensions line, the expansion 2002 cymbals become sonically obsolete and have been discontinued. The ori...