Paiste Jim Keltner

Jim Keltner

Bands / Acts: Session Great, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Little Village
Paiste artist since: March '82
Styles: Rock, Blues, Jazz

Cymbal Setups

1987 (left to right) - Paiste Ad

• 3000 17" Crash or 3000 18" Crash or 3000 20" Crash or Formula 602 19" Thin Crash w/rivets
  
• 3000 14" Heavy Hi-Hat or Formula 602 14" Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• 3000 17" Crash or 3000 18" Crash or Formula 602 18" Thin Crash or Formula 602 18" Medium
  
• Formula 602 21" Heavy or 3000 18" Crash or Formula 602 18" Medium
  
• Formula 602 12" Paperthin over Formula 602 12" Heavy
  
• 3000 22" China Type
  
• 3000 14" Medium Hi-Hat or RUDE 14" Hi-Hat
  

1992 - Paiste Ad

• Sound Creation 14" Short Crash 2 as Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 14" Dark Crisp Hi-Hat
  
• Signature 16" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 17" Fast Crash
  
• Signature 18" Full Crash
  
• Signature 20" Full Crash
  
• Sound Creation 20" Short Crash
  
• Signature 22" Rough Ride w/rivets
  
• Signature 22" Thin China
  

1995 (left to right) - Paiste Ad

• Visions 16" Heavy Hi-Hat
  
• Alternates between Sound Formula 14" Crystal Crash, Sound Formula 16" Crystal Crash, Sound Formula 18" Crystal Crash, Sound Formula 20" Silk Crash Ride or Sound Signature 17" Fast Crash
  
• Alternates between Signature 20" Rough Ride, Signature 22" Rough Ride w/rivets or Sound Formula 20" Silk Crash Ride, Sound Formula 21" Silk Crash Ride, Sound Formula 22" Silk Crash Ride (21 and 22" are Prototypes)
  

1998 (left to right) - Paiste Ad

• Traditionals 14" Medium Light Hi-Hat
  
• Traditionals 18" Extra Thin
  
• Traditionals 22" Light Ride
  
• Traditionals 20" Medium Light Ride
  

2004 - Paiste Cymbal Guide

• Traditionals 14" Medium Light Hi-Hat
  
• Traditionals 18" Thin Crash
  
• Traditionals 20" Medium Light Ride
  
• Traditionals 22" Light Ride
  
• Traditionals 22" Medium Light Swish
  

2005 (left to right) - Paiste Ad

• New Signature 15" Dark Energy Hats Mark I
  
• New Signature 17" Dark Energy Crash Mark I
  
• New Signature 21" Dark Energy Ride Mark I
  
• Traditionals 22" Medium Light Swish
  
• New Signature 18" Dark Energy Crash Mark I
  

2009 (left to right) - Paiste Website

• Twenty 14" Hi-Hat
  
• Twenty 20" Light Ride
  
• Twenty 21" Ride
  
• Twenty 18" Crash
  

2020 (left to right) - Paiste Website

• Masters 16" Hi-Hat (Prototype)
  
• 20" Crash (Prototype)
  
• Masters 22" Dark Crisp Ride
  
• Masters 20" Dark Crash/Ride
  

2021 (left to right) - Paiste Website

• Masters 16" Thin Hi-Hat
  
• Masters 20" Extra Thin
  
• Masters 22" Dark Crisp Ride
  
• Masters 20" Dark Crash/Ride
  
  

Recommended Media

CD's

• Little Village - Little Village
  
• Notes From the Lost Civilization - Tonio K.
  
• From the Cradle - Eric Clapton
  

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