Paiste RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
Group: Crashes
Type: Crash/Ride
Size: 18 Inch
Series: RUDE
Weight: 1701g (2023 Serial Number), 1728g (2023 Serial Number), 1730g, 1732g (2014 Serial Number), 1739g (Original RUDE), 1739g (1982 Serial Number), 1741g (1988 Serial Number), 1742g (1986 Serial Number), 1744g, 1744g, 1746g (2007 Serial Number), 1749g (2nd White Label), 1770g (1982 Serial Number), 1770g (2003 Serial Number)
Median Weight: 1742g (n=14)
Years of production: 1980 - 1985 as RUDE, 1986 - 1993 as 3000 RUDE, 1994 - 1999 as 2002 RUDE, 1999 - Present as RUDE
Sound file: RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
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RUDE 18" Crash/Ride
Paiste's Description: <<< - >>>
Review: LOUD. Very bright and quite earthy, this is probably the heaviest crash in the market. Does not open up like a crash should but it will definitely cut. It had a lot of cut but I overplayed it due to its lack of explosiveness hence I cracked it well before its time, I was still a beginner (and a teenager) at the time though. I would like it back now.
Review written by Carlostomy
Review: Very loud, as everyone knows. Not so much you cannot just use it lightly. Not very loud as a ride, but a nice heavy crash. Long sustain, builds up and just keeps going. Not for anything but loud music! Has a very "gongy" sound, not your "typical" classic crash sound by no means!
Review written by ROMAN
Review: RUDE Crash/Rides tend to be more about volume than tone,and this one is no exception. It is loud, no doubt about it. This isn't a cymbal that blends well with cymbals of lighter weights. It really needs to be surrounded with heavy friends. My 18" Crash/Ride was in the 3000 series, and it was a dark sounding cymbal. Crash/riding will result in a big, powerful wall of sound. One-dimensional, but a great companion to deep toms and huge concert halls. This is for those looking for a piercing cymbal crash with a long sustain capable of cutting through stacks of amplifiers. This cymbal comes with guts, all you need to provide is the ear plugs.
Review written by Bluejacketsfan
Review: I have the 17 and 18 inch, the 18 a little darker, and the 17 cutting as ****, both can be rode to have a full sounding crash. Great cymbals, just slightly heavy for my taste. If you want something with a little less sustain and that takes less effort to get the full sound of the cymbal out, check out rude thin crashes.
Review written by kadnar24
Artist/song where it can be heard: Tommy Aldridge, Rick Allen, Charlie Benante, Terry Bozzio, Stewart Copeland, Danny Gottlieb, Myron Grombacher, Joey Jordison, Tommy Lee, Dave Lombardo, Nicko McBrain, Larry Mullen Jr., Marky Ramone, Scott Rockenfield, Gina Schock, Michael Shrieve, David Silveria, Chris Slade, Alex Van Halen
Special thanks to Manuel Persiani for sharing a picture of his 3000 RUDE. Grazie mille!
