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Paiste 20 inch Giant Beat Crash / Ride Cymbal

20" Medium-thin Crash/Ride Cymbal
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A Crash/Ride with Vintage Rock Vibe

Get that vintage-vibed rock sound with the Paiste 20" Paiste Giant Beat cymbal. Based off of the original design from the 1960s, the Giant Beat cymbals give you a fairly dark sound with a warm presence. Ideal for styles from rock to pop to country and more, The Giant Beat is extremely responsive with a medium sustain. Its wide-range sound is perfect for sage and studio. Expand the depth of your kit with the Paiste 20" Paiste Giant Beat Crash /Ride cymbal.

Paiste - a tradition of innovation

Headquartered in Switzerland, Paiste meets the creative needs of drummers and percussionists with innovative cymbals, gongs, and bronze percussion instruments. Founded at the beginning of the 20th Century, Paiste lays claim to a number of cymbal firsts, including the first use of 8% bronze, the wavy-edged hi-hat bottom cymbal, the bell-less flat ride, unlathed hammered cymbals, color-coated cymbals, China cymbals with a downturned edge, and the invention of their Signature Bronze Alloy. World-class drummers such as Bill Bruford, Stewart Copeland, and Vinnie Colaiuta have long relied on Paiste cymbals to forge their signature sounds - and you can, too!

Paiste 20" Paiste Giant Beat Crash/Ride Cymbal Features:
  • A versatile cymbal that's perfect onstage and in the studio
  • Made from CuSn8 Bronze
  • Sound: Sizzly, washy
  • Sustain: medium
  • Volume: Soft to loud
  • Weight: Medium-thin
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Tech Specs

  • Type: Crash/Ride
  • Size: 20"
  • Weight: Medium/Thin
  • Material: CuSn8 Bronze
  • Sound: Dark
  • Volume: Low/Loud
  • Sustain: Medium
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 1018520

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Rated 5/5

Magic Sparkle Dust!

First experience with Paiste cymbals - very impressed. I saw this cymbal described as glassy and sensitive, and I think that's a good way to describe it. You know those crashes in Stairway to Heaven with that shimmer and magic sparkle dust? This is that!
Rated 5/5

paiste giant beat 20 inch crash ride

AMAZING SWEET sounds loud medium or mellow depends ON YOUR stick attack AND choice of sticks if YOU yearn FOR early who zepplin deep purple sounds buy this NOW sounds amazing FOR recording or live
Rated 5/5

Paiste Giant Beat are a Blast from the Past Pristine Highs with Warm Tones

Fantastic sounding Cymbal, a must for your collection when playing R&B Rock Soul Funk even Heavy Metal and Hip Hop even Country, This is a great sounding Cymbal, Some Drummers today are going for that retro sound and this is what a lot drummers are now discovering. Warm but true crash, which can even be used as ride, all in one. You can't go wrong with the Giant beat line, well worth the money, Paiste does not compromise when it comes to this cymbal line.
Music background: musician Percussion Drummer, Studio Independent
Rated 4.5/5

Versatile

This is billed as a multi-purpose cymbal, and that's exactly what it is. The same cymbal that functions as a silvery 2nd ride for a jazz tune becomes a dynamic rideable crash with a darker "BOOOSH" for rock. (Also sounds great with a swizzler chain.). Provides a brighter contrast to my dark, dry Sabian Big & Ugly ride while still being dark enough to blend in.
Music background: Live sound engineer
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