Paiste Metal Ride

Series - Sizes

• Alpha - 20" 22"
• Black_Alpha - 20"
• Twenty_Custom_Collection - 20" 22"

Description

Alpha

• Meaty, metallic, focused, dynamic. Fairly narrow range, raw mix. Heavy feel combined with a strong, glassy ping over aggressive, icy wash with subtle undertones. Perfectly suited for extreme volume.
  Weight extra heavy Volume medium to very loud Stick Sound crisp, piercing Intensity very lively Sustain long Bell Character penetrating, strong (1)
  
  

Black_Alpha

• Meaty, metallic, focused, dynamic. Fairly narrow range, raw mix. Heavy feel combined with a strong, glassy ping over aggressive, icy wash with subtle undertones. Perfectly suited for extreme volume. The Colorsound Coating adds bite to the attack, focuses the overtones and adds raw presence to the overall sound character.
  Weight extra heavy Volume medium to very loud Stick Sound crisp, piercing Intensity very lively Sustain long Bell Character penetrating, strong (1)
  
  

Twenty_Custom_Collection

• Full, glassy, penetrating, controlled, shimmering. Fairly wide range, clean mix. Heavy, yet comfortable feel. Bright ping over warm, deep, full, fairly dry wash. The perfect ride cymbal for fairly loud to massive rock music styles.
  Weight extra heavy Volume medium to very loud Stick Sound full, glassy, pingy Intensity medium dry Sustain medium long Bell Character separated, piercing (2)
  
  

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Information from:

1. 2009 PAISTE.com
2. 2011 PAISTE.com