Paiste 2000 Colorsound 18" Power Crash
Group: Crashes
Type: Power Crash
Size: 18 Inch
Series: 2000 Colorsound
Weight: 1580g (1986 Serial Number), 1588g (1986 Serial Number), 1644g (1987 Serial Number)
Years of production: 1986 - 1995
Sound file: 2000 Colorsound 18" Power Crash
2000 Colorsound 18" & 20" Power Crashes
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Review: Mine is heavy - 1644 grams - and it has a full sound, somewhat attenuated by the colorsound coating. If a "cleaner" crash sound is desired these colored Paiste cymbals would be a great choice, as the coating "squashes" some overtones and volume. If I could compare this crash to anything, it'd be a Sabian Sound Control, at least in a way. Perhaps a better way of explaining the sound would be to say that the coating takes it "down" one weight class. So a Power Crash in Colorsound coating would sound more like a "regular" finished Crash cymbal, and so forth.
I also find that coated cymbals such as these don't blend well with the non-coated ones, unless the latter are thinner.
Review written by Bluejacketsfan
Artist/song where it can be heard: Terry Bozzio, Scott Rockenfield