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== Series - Sizes ==
 
== Series - Sizes ==
 
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* '''[[Paiste Dimensions#Dimensions|Dimensions]] - [[Paiste Dimensions 18" Light Ride|18"]]  [[Paiste Dimensions 20" Light Ride|20"]]  
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* '''[[Paiste Dimensions#Dimensions|Dimensions]] - [[Paiste Dimensions 18" Light Ride|18"]]  [[Paiste Dimensions 20" Light Ride|20"]]<br>
* '''[[Paiste Traditionals#Traditionals|Traditionals]] - [[Paiste Traditionals 20" Light Ride|20"]]  [[Paiste Traditionals 22" Light Ride|22"]]  
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* '''[[Paiste PST 7#PST 7|PST 7]] - [[Paiste PST 7 20" Light Ride|20"]]<br>
* '''[[Paiste Twenty#Twenty|Twenty]] - [[Paiste Twenty 20" Light Ride|20"]]  [[Paiste Twenty 22" Light Ride|22"]]  
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* '''[[Paiste Traditionals#Traditionals|Traditionals]] - [[Paiste Traditionals 20" Light Ride|20"]]  [[Paiste Traditionals 22" Light Ride|22"]]<br>
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* '''[[Paiste Twenty#Twenty|Twenty]] - [[Paiste Twenty 20" Light Ride|20"]]  [[Paiste Twenty 22" Light Ride|22"]]<br><br>
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
==== [[Paiste Dimensions#Dimensions|Dimensions]] ====
 
==== [[Paiste Dimensions#Dimensions|Dimensions]] ====
 
* Light and airy, yet full of projection, great for Jazz and beyond. (1) <br>
 
* Light and airy, yet full of projection, great for Jazz and beyond. (1) <br>
* Dark, sweet, airy, mellow. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Gentle, buttery feel, silvery ping over airy, medium dark wash. Versatile, complex ride or crash/ride for lower volume settings.  <br> '''Weight''' medium thin  '''Volume''' soft to medium  '''Stick Sound''' washy  '''Intensity''' fairly lively  '''Sustain''' medium  '''Bell Character''' integrated (3) <br><br>
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* Dark, sweet, airy, mellow. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Gentle, buttery feel, silvery ping over airy, medium dark wash. Versatile, complex ride or crash/ride for lower volume settings.  <br> '''Weight''' medium thin  '''Volume''' soft to medium  '''Stick Sound''' washy  '''Intensity''' fairly lively  '''Sustain''' medium  '''Bell Character''' integrated (3)<br><br>
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==== [[Paiste PST 7#PST 7|PST 7]] ====
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* Fairly bright, gentle, airy, sparkling. Fairly narrow range, clean mix. Quite soft feel. Warm, articulate, unintrusive bell sound. Full, strong crash sound. Agile, dynamic ride for acoustic music or applications in moderate situations. Also well suited for crash/ride patterns in rather loud styles. <br> '''Weight''' medium '''Volume''' medium (5)<br><br>
 
==== [[Paiste Traditionals#Traditionals|Traditionals]] ====
 
==== [[Paiste Traditionals#Traditionals|Traditionals]] ====
 
* The Light Ride is low pitched and has a soft, buttery feel to it. When riding it, the ping, being of a woody yet softly sparkling quality, melts into a complex, dark, somewhat smokey cushion of sound. It opens beautifully with the shoulder of the stick and fades quickly, making room for each stick stroke. The quick decay after strong crashes makes it easily controllable. The overall sound appearance is a dark cloud of sound that softly surrounds you. (2) <br>
 
* The Light Ride is low pitched and has a soft, buttery feel to it. When riding it, the ping, being of a woody yet softly sparkling quality, melts into a complex, dark, somewhat smokey cushion of sound. It opens beautifully with the shoulder of the stick and fades quickly, making room for each stick stroke. The quick decay after strong crashes makes it easily controllable. The overall sound appearance is a dark cloud of sound that softly surrounds you. (2) <br>
*  Dark, low, slightly trashy, sparkling. Loose frequency range, complex mix. Soft, buttery feel, very responsive and controllable. Great for supporting ride patterns with quick crash accents.  <br> '''Weight''' thin  '''Volume''' soft to medium  '''Stick Sound''' balanced, woody  '''Intensity''' medium lively  '''Sustain''' medium  '''Bell Character''' full, integrated (4) <br><br>
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*  Dark, low, slightly trashy, sparkling. Loose frequency range, complex mix. Soft, buttery feel, very responsive and controllable. Great for supporting ride patterns with quick crash accents.  <br> '''Weight''' thin  '''Volume''' soft to medium  '''Stick Sound''' balanced, woody  '''Intensity''' medium lively  '''Sustain''' medium  '''Bell Character''' full, integrated (4)<br><br>
 
==== [[Paiste Twenty#Twenty|Twenty]] ====
 
==== [[Paiste Twenty#Twenty|Twenty]] ====
* Silvery, full, sweet, low. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel, very responsive. Slightly papery and sparkling stick sound over a foggy wash. Very nice, dynamic ride for any application in lower volume ranges, including Blues, Jazz, Country, and acoustic or vocal oriented music. <br> '''Weight''' thin  '''Volume''' very low to medium low  '''Stick Sound''' washy, fizzy  '''Intensity''' open, lively  '''Sustain''' medium  '''Bell Character''' integrated, misty (4) <br><br>
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* Silvery, full, sweet, low. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel, very responsive. Slightly papery and sparkling stick sound over a foggy wash. Very nice, dynamic ride for any application in lower volume ranges, including Blues, Jazz, Country, and acoustic or vocal oriented music. <br> '''Weight''' thin  '''Volume''' very low to medium low  '''Stick Sound''' washy, fizzy  '''Intensity''' open, lively  '''Sustain''' medium  '''Bell Character''' integrated, misty (4)<br><br>
 
Return to the '''[[Paiste Cymbal Type #Rides|Cymbal Type Portal]]<br><br>
 
Return to the '''[[Paiste Cymbal Type #Rides|Cymbal Type Portal]]<br><br>
 
Information from: <br>
 
Information from: <br>
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#2001 PAISTE catalog
 
#2001 PAISTE catalog
 
#2009 PAISTE.com
 
#2009 PAISTE.com
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#2024 PAISTE.com

Latest revision as of 00:48, 14 October 2024

Series - Sizes

Description

Dimensions

  • Light and airy, yet full of projection, great for Jazz and beyond. (1)
  • Dark, sweet, airy, mellow. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Gentle, buttery feel, silvery ping over airy, medium dark wash. Versatile, complex ride or crash/ride for lower volume settings.
    Weight medium thin Volume soft to medium Stick Sound washy Intensity fairly lively Sustain medium Bell Character integrated (3)

PST 7

  • Fairly bright, gentle, airy, sparkling. Fairly narrow range, clean mix. Quite soft feel. Warm, articulate, unintrusive bell sound. Full, strong crash sound. Agile, dynamic ride for acoustic music or applications in moderate situations. Also well suited for crash/ride patterns in rather loud styles.
    Weight medium Volume medium (5)

Traditionals

  • The Light Ride is low pitched and has a soft, buttery feel to it. When riding it, the ping, being of a woody yet softly sparkling quality, melts into a complex, dark, somewhat smokey cushion of sound. It opens beautifully with the shoulder of the stick and fades quickly, making room for each stick stroke. The quick decay after strong crashes makes it easily controllable. The overall sound appearance is a dark cloud of sound that softly surrounds you. (2)
  • Dark, low, slightly trashy, sparkling. Loose frequency range, complex mix. Soft, buttery feel, very responsive and controllable. Great for supporting ride patterns with quick crash accents.
    Weight thin Volume soft to medium Stick Sound balanced, woody Intensity medium lively Sustain medium Bell Character full, integrated (4)

Twenty

  • Silvery, full, sweet, low. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel, very responsive. Slightly papery and sparkling stick sound over a foggy wash. Very nice, dynamic ride for any application in lower volume ranges, including Blues, Jazz, Country, and acoustic or vocal oriented music.
    Weight thin Volume very low to medium low Stick Sound washy, fizzy Intensity open, lively Sustain medium Bell Character integrated, misty (4)

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Information from:

  1. 2000 PAISTE ad
  2. 1998 PAISTE.com
  3. 2001 PAISTE catalog
  4. 2009 PAISTE.com
  5. 2024 PAISTE.com