This listing is for a Paiste 18” 3000 Red Label Crash Cymbal that’s in excellent to mint condition and is a professional level cymbal in a brilliant reflector finish. This cymbal sounds amazing and is in excellent shape with no cracks or keyholing.
The Paiste 3000 line of cymbals is An extension of the classic 2002 sound, the 3000s were given added strength in the middle to low frequency range, enabling it to compete better with mid-range heavy Rock guitar sounds.
Innovation: Employing a new (at the time) lathing on a B8 alloy, it looks like the lathing carried over to the new "Signature" series in 1989.
Alloy: CuSn8 (Also known as "2002 Bronze")
Quality: Professional
Offered as: 3000 Regular Finish - 3000 Reflector
Production: 3000 series cymbals feature a ribbon lathing, also used on Signature cymbals.
Applications: 3000 series cymbals can be used in many applications, from live to studio.
Users: Tommy Lee, Cozy Powell, Tico Torres, Stewart Copeland, Ron Tutt
Sound: Generally the same brilliance as 2002, but with added lower frequencies, they sound larger and not as clean; very explosive, extreme volume, particularly in 3000