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.
Paiste 14″ Giant Beat Hi Hats Cymbals PGBTHAT14
Size 14″
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.
Paiste 15″ Giant Beat Hi Hats Cymbals PGBTHAT15
Size 15″
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.
Paiste 16″ Giant Beat Hi Hats Cymbals PGBTHAT16
Size 16″
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.
Paiste 18″ Giant Beat Crash Ride Cymbal PGBTCRR18
Sizes: 18″
Weight: medium thin
Volume: soft to loud
Stick Sound: sizzly, washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: medium
Bell Character: integrated
Sound Character: Mellow, yet cutting and powerful. Fairly wide range, slightly complex mix. A distinctive silvery breath over a big, soft layered wash. Very responsive and giving feel. A classic thin crash, perfectly suited for today’s new beat/pop/rock music
Paiste 19″ Giant Beat Medium Thin Crash Cymbal PGBTCRR19
Giant Beat
Sizes: 19″
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.
Paiste 20″ Giant Beat Crash Ride Cymbal PGBTCRR20
Sizes: 20″
Weight: medium thin
Volume: soft to loud
Stick Sound: sizzly, washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: medium
Bell Character: integrated
Sound Character: Mellow, yet cutting and powerful. Fairly wide range, slightly complex mix. A distinctive silvery breath over a big, soft layered wash. Very responsive and giving feel. A classic thin crash, perfectly suited for today’s new beat/pop/rock music
Paiste 20″ Giant Beat Thin Crash Cymbal PGBTTCR20
Giant Beat
Thin
Sizes: 20″
Weight: thin
Volume: low to medium loud
Stick Sound: washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: medium
Bell Character: integrated
Sound Character: Fairly dark, warm, breathy. Medium wide range, slightly complex mix. Soft feel; very responsive. A dynamic, full and velvety crash cymbal for a wide range of musical styles. Also well-suited for mallet applications.
Paiste 22″ Giant Beat Medium Thin Crash Cymbal PGBTCRR22
Giant Beat
Sizes: 22″
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.
Paiste 24″ Giant Beat Ride Cymbal PGBTCRR24
Sizes: 24″
Weight: medium thin
Volume: soft to loud
Stick Sound: woody, silvery, washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: long
Bell Character: integrated
Sound Character: Dark, rich, brilliant, warm. Wide range, slightly complex mix. Even, balanced and very responsive feel. Woody, silvery ping over a wide, dark and full wash. Opens quickly when crashed. The ultimate, classic beat ride sound.
Paiste 26” Giant Beat Ride Cymbal PGBTCRR26
The Paiste Giant Beat Cymbal Series dates back to the 1960’s when popular music culture was rapidly expanding and new innovative styles of drum playing and tones where emerging requiring a new generation of cymbals. Re-Launched in 2005 the Paiste Giant Beat series provides excellent quality vintage sounding cymbals that utilize traditional designs with modern construction techniques to create a high grade vintage cymbal range at an affordable price.
Specifications
Size: 26”
Weight: Medium Thin
Volume: Soft to Loud
Stick Sound: Clear, Washy
Intensity: Lively
Sustain: Long