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.
Applications:
Soft to loud settings Live and recording Blues, Rock n Roll, Beat Music, Rock, Country
Sound:
Bright and warm with a multilayered, full, dark, glassily splendid presence and a wonderfully loose, lively and big feel
15" Giant Beat Hi Hat Pair -
Weight: medium thin top / medium heavy bottom
Volume: soft to medium loud
Stick Sound: defined
Intensity: medium lively
Sustain: medium
Chick Sound: soft, tight
Sound Character: Mellow, warm, yet brilliant with a hissing shimmer. Medium range and fairly clean mix. Warm, light and woody open sound, paired with a well defined, soft chick-sound. A very classic hi-hat for multi-purpose application in different musical genres.
18" Giant Beat Crash -
Weight: medium thin
Volume: soft to loud
Stick Sound: clear, washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: long
Bell Character: integrated
Sound Character: 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.
20" Giant Beat Crash -
Weight: medium thin
Volume: soft to loud
Stick Sound: clear, washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: long
Bell Character: integrated
Sound Character: 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.
24" Giant Beat Ride -
Weight: medium thin
Volume: soft to loud
Stick Sound: clear, washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: long
Bell Character: integrated
Sound Character: 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.
