SKU: HL.3710490
18-inches. Paiste
Cymbals. General
Merchandise. Hal Leonard
#1932618. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.3710490).
UPC: 697643115033.
18.0x18.0x0.103
inches.
Series
Description: Paiste first
pioneered color coated
cymbals with COLORSOUND 5
in 1984 as a means for
artistic expression
during the time period
when popular music became
visual in music videos on
television. In the 1990s
VISIONS made an
appearance, and in recent
years certain Artist
Inspiration models
feature color coating
– Stewart
Copeland's Blue Bell
Ride, Aquiles Priester's
Giga Bell Ride and Danny
Carey's Dry Heavy Ride.
Throughout, the Color
Sound finish was
available for custom
orders, including cymbals
featured by international
top artists Joey
Jordison, Tico Torres and
Paul Bostaph. With Color
Sound 900 Paiste launches
the latest incarnation in
the color cymbal saga.
Color Sound 900 cymbals
are based on the range of
models in the
concurrently launched 900
Series. While they
feature essentially
corresponding sound and
function, the color
coating causes a slightly
drier sound, shortens the
sustain a bit, and
results in a more focused
attack. Significantly,
the same flexibility and
giving feel as in the 900
Series is present.
Extensive research and
design efforts have
resulted in the most
stunningly beautiful
finishes: luminous
translucent colors
preserve the natural
appearance of grooves and
hammer marks and present
a vibrantly radiant
appearance. Notably,
decades of experience
have proven the Color
Sound finish to be
exceedingly tough and
durable – the
finish will not ever
crack, chip or peel.
Size: 18-inches Weight:
Medium thin Volume:
Medium to loud Stick
Sound: Washy, trashy
Intensity: Lively
Sustain: Medium Bell
character: Integrated
Sound character: Fairly
dark, energetic. Medium
wide range, complex mix.
Explosive, shattering
crash. Exotic stick sound
over a complex, trashy
wash. Assertive china for
exotic effects. While
Color Sound 900 feature
essentially the same
sound and function as the
900 Series, the color
coating causes a slightly
drier sound, shortens the
sustain a bit, and
results in a more focused
attack.