Paiste Alpha 20" Flatride
Group: Rides
Type: Flatride
Size: 20 Inch
Series: Alpha
Weight: 2178g (Original Alpha), 2183g (1997 Serial Number), 2184g (3 Rivets, 1993 Serial Number), 2200g
Median Weight: 2184g (n=4)
Years of production: 1996 - 2010
Sound file: Alpha 20" Flatride
Alpha 20" Flatride
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Review: "Paiste is famous for its Flat Rides, and this new Alpha model is a worthy addition to that heritage. It's a subdued cymbal, producing a very clean stick sound with no build-up. It offered distinctly different tonalities when played near the hole, at mid-shoulder, or near the edge. I did notice an underlying "hum" when I rode the cymbal for an extended period of time, but I doubt that that hum would be heard in a live situation."
Review written by Rick Van Horn ("Product Close-Up - New Paiste Cymbals And Sounds", Modern Drummer, Jan. 1997, pp. 37-38)
Review: "The 20" Flat Ride was the real surprise, though, with a controlled, smokey, slightly silvery/sizzly, sound that still retained the overall brighter characteristics of the Alpha line."
Review written by Martin Patmos ("Paiste's Redesigned Alpha Cymbals - Updated Looks And Sound", Modern Drummer, September 2006, p. 35)
Artist/song where it can be heard: unknown
