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'''Review:''' "Both the medium light ride and the light ride exhibited a lush, golden spread, and both (especially the light ride) retained their stick articulation best with smaller-tipped sticks; larger tips accelerated their overtone buildup. Predictably, nylon tips brought out more high frequencies, and thus raised the speed/dynamic thresh-hold at which the harmonic undertow swallowed up the attack sound. Because this threshold is quite low in the light ride, I would recommend it only for lower-volume live playing, or for the studio, where its definition could be picked up even amidst a louder band's volume and/or the cymbal's own wash generated by harder playing.<br> | '''Review:''' "Both the medium light ride and the light ride exhibited a lush, golden spread, and both (especially the light ride) retained their stick articulation best with smaller-tipped sticks; larger tips accelerated their overtone buildup. Predictably, nylon tips brought out more high frequencies, and thus raised the speed/dynamic thresh-hold at which the harmonic undertow swallowed up the attack sound. Because this threshold is quite low in the light ride, I would recommend it only for lower-volume live playing, or for the studio, where its definition could be picked up even amidst a louder band's volume and/or the cymbal's own wash generated by harder playing.<br> | ||
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Because they are thin and relatively lightweight, the medium light and light rides seem to yield slightly to the impact of the stick, giving the impression that I was playing "into" them, as opposed to "on" them. The effect (which was minimal on the medium ride model) was generally pleasurable, although I felt like the light ride didn't facilitate fast stick work as well as a heavier, more rigid ride.<br> | Because they are thin and relatively lightweight, the medium light and light rides seem to yield slightly to the impact of the stick, giving the impression that I was playing "into" them, as opposed to "on" them. The effect (which was minimal on the medium ride model) was generally pleasurable, although I felt like the light ride didn't facilitate fast stick work as well as a heavier, more rigid ride.<br> | ||
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Hearkening back to the days when drummers used only a couple of cymbals for all their tonal needs, all of Paiste's Traditional rides—even the medium ride—proved quite serviceable as crashes. (In the case of the medium ride, this was despite its resilient stick sound.) Again and again their musical reply lured me to use them for incidental stick-shoulder punctuations in the middle of a swing pattern—a technique for which my own, thicker "medium" ride would severely punish all listeners. This cross-functionality stepped all over my preconception that Paiste cymbals are functionally one-dimensional."<br> | Hearkening back to the days when drummers used only a couple of cymbals for all their tonal needs, all of Paiste's Traditional rides—even the medium ride—proved quite serviceable as crashes. (In the case of the medium ride, this was despite its resilient stick sound.) Again and again their musical reply lured me to use them for incidental stick-shoulder punctuations in the middle of a swing pattern—a technique for which my own, thicker "medium" ride would severely punish all listeners. This cross-functionality stepped all over my preconception that Paiste cymbals are functionally one-dimensional."<br> | ||
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Review written by Rich Watson ("Product Close-Up - Paiste Line Traditional Cymbals", Modern Drummer, September 1997, p.42)<br> | Review written by Rich Watson ("Product Close-Up - Paiste Line Traditional Cymbals", Modern Drummer, September 1997, p.42)<br> | ||
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''' Artist/song where it can be heard:''' [[Paiste Bill Bruford#Bill Bruford|Bill Bruford]], [[Paiste Ndugu Chancler#Ndugu Chancler|Ndugu Chancler]], [[Paiste Mike Clark#Mike Clark|Mike Clark]], [[Paiste Jim Keltner#Jim Keltner|Jim Keltner]], [[Paiste Pat Mastelotto#Pat Mastelotto|Pat Mastelotto]] | ''' Artist/song where it can be heard:''' [[Paiste Bill Bruford#Bill Bruford|Bill Bruford]], [[Paiste Ndugu Chancler#Ndugu Chancler|Ndugu Chancler]], [[Paiste Mike Clark#Mike Clark|Mike Clark]], [[Paiste Jim Keltner#Jim Keltner|Jim Keltner]], [[Paiste Pat Mastelotto#Pat Mastelotto|Pat Mastelotto]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:45, 11 November 2024
Group: Rides
Type: Medium Light Ride
Size: 20 Inch
Series: Traditionals
Weight: 2100g, 2170g
Median Weight: 2135g (n=2)
Used Prices: $150 - $350 (median $245) n=18
Years of production: 1996 - 2007 (possibly later)
Sound file: Traditionals 20" Medium Light Ride
Traditionals 20" Medium Light Ride
Traditionals 20" Medium Light Ride
Paiste's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: "Both the medium light ride and the light ride exhibited a lush, golden spread, and both (especially the light ride) retained their stick articulation best with smaller-tipped sticks; larger tips accelerated their overtone buildup. Predictably, nylon tips brought out more high frequencies, and thus raised the speed/dynamic thresh-hold at which the harmonic undertow swallowed up the attack sound. Because this threshold is quite low in the light ride, I would recommend it only for lower-volume live playing, or for the studio, where its definition could be picked up even amidst a louder band's volume and/or the cymbal's own wash generated by harder playing.
Because they are thin and relatively lightweight, the medium light and light rides seem to yield slightly to the impact of the stick, giving the impression that I was playing "into" them, as opposed to "on" them. The effect (which was minimal on the medium ride model) was generally pleasurable, although I felt like the light ride didn't facilitate fast stick work as well as a heavier, more rigid ride.
Hearkening back to the days when drummers used only a couple of cymbals for all their tonal needs, all of Paiste's Traditional rides—even the medium ride—proved quite serviceable as crashes. (In the case of the medium ride, this was despite its resilient stick sound.) Again and again their musical reply lured me to use them for incidental stick-shoulder punctuations in the middle of a swing pattern—a technique for which my own, thicker "medium" ride would severely punish all listeners. This cross-functionality stepped all over my preconception that Paiste cymbals are functionally one-dimensional."
Review written by Rich Watson ("Product Close-Up - Paiste Line Traditional Cymbals", Modern Drummer, September 1997, p.42)
Artist/song where it can be heard: Bill Bruford, Ndugu Chancler, Mike Clark, Jim Keltner, Pat Mastelotto
