Formula 602
Medium Hi-Hat

Sizes: 14″
Weight: medium top, medium bottom
Volume: medium low to medium loud
Stick Sound: soft, slightly washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: medium
Chick Sound: full, crisp

Sound Character: Rich, warm, full, silvery with a light touch. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Soft feel, easy to control. Lively, responsive and warm open sound. Full, precise chick sound. Versatile hi-hat for medium loud settings, perfectly suited for studio applications.

Formula 602 Modern Essentials
Crash

Sizes: 16″
Weight: medium
Volume: low to loud
Stick Sound: soft, washy, slightly shimmering
Intensity: lively
Sustain: long

Sound Character: Full, warm, brilliantly shimmering, deep. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Quick response, fairly soft feel. Rich, strong crash sound with open low end and shimmering highs. A very versatile, responsive cymbal suited for many live and studio applications. Vinnie Colaiuta mentions: “They are nice and transparent. And as the cymbal gets bigger you really start hearing the warmth project a little more.”

Formula 602
Thin Crash

Sizes: 22″
Weight: thin
Volume: medium low to medium loud
Stick Sound: washy
Intensity: fairly lively
Sustain: medium
Bell Character: integrated

Sound Character: Silvery, breathy, transparent. Fairly wide range, slightly complex and dense mix. Soft shimmering and velvety feel. A light crash cymbal with a definite retro character suited for many styles in that music genre.

Formula 602 Modern Essentials
Splash

Sizes: 8″
Weight: thin
Volume: low to medium loud
Stick Sound: washy
Intensity: lively
Sustain: fairly short
Bell Character: integrated

Sound Character: Warm, airy, snarling, silvery. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a very responsive, explosive splash sound. Low tuned effect cymbal for lively accents in moderate volume. Well suited for hand-playing. Vinnie Colaiuta explains: “They are sweet, they are these kind of punctuation marks in the background.”