| Yet another Paiste prototype ride | | | bluzman
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| Don't know if it stands out sound-wise, but it sure looks cool!
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| | malletjazz3
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| I definitely hear what you're saying, Phil - I hemmed and hawed for a bit before bringing the cymbal up to the cashier. It's not that it has that "instant ooh" factor that some cymbals have, but for me it's a "Goldilocks" instrument - a great blend of different elements, not too much in one direction or the other. It's so easy for cymbals to go too far one way or the other - to be too washy, or to be dry to the point of being sterile and clinical.
This one has wash, but it gets out of the way. It's an interesting blend.
I'm still getting used to it, but I suspect this cymbal is going to fit in like a set of New Beat hi-hats, or an Acrolite - it may not be jaw-dropping on its own, but in context, it simply fits. | | Message posted 80 days 2 hours ago | IP Logged |
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| malletjazz3
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| I'm up to 12, Duncan (not including an 18" A Zildjian crash that functions reasonably well as a light ride). I've come to the conclusion that there are some I don't want to sell, and the ones I do want to sell, nobody wants to buy - at least, for the prices I could get, it's not worth it for me to sell.
For instance, I supposed I could sell my 22" 2002 Power Ride, since I don't expect to use it very often, but it has a decent sized chunk cut out of the edge - which is how I got it for about $50 in the first place. I don't need $50 badly enough to warrant selling it.
Believe it or not, I have actually walked away from some ride cymbals for sale - there has been a very nice 22" Paiste Traditionals light ride for sale locally, but it doesn't offer anything I can't get from my 22" Agop. The ride shown in this thread, tho, is distinct enough from my other rides to warrant the purchase, IMO.
(Although, I could always buy the 22" Trad's and put some rivets in it...that'd make it different from the Agop! LOL)  | | Message posted 80 days ago | IP Logged |
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| | malletjazz3
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| | LOL, Billy - LOL.... | | Message posted 79 days 6 hours ago | IP Logged |
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drummer5359
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| Wow, thats nice. It makes all of my cymbals seem so...
Vanilla.
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We grow old because we stop playing.
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