This DrumPickers listing is for a Paiste 20” Giant Beat Crash/Ride Multipurpose Cymbal that’s in mint condition and without the slightest flaw.
These venerable cymbals – developed during the 1960s’ rapid expansion of popular music – were faithfully recreated and re-launched by Paiste in 2005. Giant Beat cymbals offer the big, warm, brilliant vintage sound that takes you straight back to the roots of rock.
Alloy: CuSn8 Bronze, also known as “2002 Bronze”
Size: 20-inches
Weight: medium thin
Volume: soft to loud
Stick Sound: clear, washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: long
Bell Character: integratedt
Sound Character: Deep, dark, rich, brilliant, warm. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Even, balanced, very responsive feel. Pearly, wooden ping over a wide, deep, full wash. Big, swelling crash sound. Strong, articulate embedded bell. An ultimate classic sound, developed in 1967 during one of popular music’s most revolutionary eras.