Paiste 18″ Giant Beat
These venerable cymbals – developed during the 1960’s rapid expansion of popular music – were faithfully recreated and re-launched by Paiste in 2005. Giant Beat cymbals offer the big, warm, brilliant vintage sound that takes you straight back to the roots of Rock.
Sizes:Â 18″Â
Weight:Â medium thin
Volume:Â soft to loud
Stick Sound:Â clear, washy
Intensity:Â lively
Sustain:Â long
Bell Character:Â integrated
Sound Character:Â Deep, dark, rich, brilliant, warm. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Even, balanced, very responsive feel. Pearly, wooden ping over a wide, deep, full wash. Big, swelling crash sound. Strong, articulate embedded bell. An ultimate classic sound, developed in 1967 during one of popular music’s most revolutionary eras.
