Paiste Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat

Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat Pair

Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat Top Hat

Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat Bottom Hat

Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat Pair, 1981 and later

Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat Top Hat, 1981 and later

Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat Bottom Hat, 1981 and later

Group: Hi-Hats
Type: Dark Hi-Hat
Size: 14 Inch
Series: Sound Creation
Weight: Top: 1146g / Bottom: 1316g

Top: 1147g / Bottom: 1280g

Top: 1154g / Bottom: 1278g (1982 Serial Numbers)

Top: 1162g / Bottom: 1290g (1979 Serial Numbers)

Top: 1170g / Bottom: 1268g (1981 Serial Numbers)

Top: 1178g / 1360g (1978 Serial Numbers)

Top: 1179g / Bottom: 1263g

Top: 1184g / Bottom: 1328g (1983 Serial Numbers)

Bottom: 1352g, 1405g (1979 Serial Number)

Years of production: 1978 - 1984
Sound file: Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat
Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat
Sound Creation 14" Dark Hi-Hat
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Review: Spoiler Alert - These are the same hi-hats as the Sound Creation 14" Dark Heavy Hi-Hat. To cut a long story short, in the early 1980's, there was a name change, due to Paiste adding Dark Medium Hi-Hats to the series.

These hats are terrific. They have a great "chick", warm sound, and extremely versatile. It's not clear why Paiste decided to make this model so heavy - and the same could be said for the Dark Ride in this series - but they did. They're not dark in the same way some other companies make their dark cymbals, but they're dark in the "Paiste way". If you see a set of these, or the aforementioned Dark Heavy hats, I think you won't be disappointed. (That is, unless you need hats that are so dark that they get lost in the mix)

Review written by Bluejacketsfan

Artist/song where it can be heard: Erich Bachträgl, Pierre Courbois, John Engels, Pierre Favre, Al Foster, Danny Gottlieb, Alex Riel, Joel Rosenblatt, John Stevens, Fredy Studer, Ed Thigpen