Paiste 2002 Cymbals

GEARREVIEWS
Paiste
2002 Cymbals
OCTOBER 2005 RHYTHM 087
ESSENTIALS
PRICES
Hi-hats £244-£353
Rides £230-£319
Crashes £134-£230
Splashes £91-£134
Chinas £134-£230
CONTACT
Paiste Trading EU
GmbH, Gorch-
Fock-Str. 13
D-24790 Schacht
Audorf
Germany
Telephone
[phone]
Website
www.paiste.com
From £91| The Paiste 2002 range’s status is
legendary, but does the current line-up uphold
its reputation? Jordan McLachlan investigates…
A
s far as classic cymbals go,
Paiste’s 2002 line is up there
with the best of them. First
introduced in 1971, the typically
powerful, ballsy 2002 tone has been
much admired by rock players in
particular ever since. Today the series
is an extensive one; alongside the
‘standard’ options are some interesting
instruments, particularly in the ride
and crash departments. The extent
of the range is such that a full review
of each and every model is impossible
in the limited space available to us.
But that’s no matter, as for the
following piece, we have decided to
focus on a selection of our highlights
from the current crop to give you
a fl avour of the many and various
strengths of the 2002s, 2005 style.
Decisions, decisions
Rather than choosing a handful of
metals at random, I ended up picking
out a good cross-section of 2002 rides
for comparison, a group of the Rock
cymbals and a set made up of some of
the more diverse members of the clan.
Perhaps the easiest group to get to
grips with is to be found on the Rock
branch of the 2002 tree – in as much
as there are no funny names like Crush
ride or Flanger splash to fathom (we’ll
come to those two later).
Distinctive by virtue of their heavy
hand-hammered marks, the Rock
range does very much what it hints at
in its title. In short, the instruments that
fall into this sub-series are clean-toned,
big-lunged types that will power most
medium-to-heavy bands. But that’s
not to say these are all muscle and no
class. The 14" Rock hats are full-bodied
and loud, but surprisingly fl exible
thanks to a sensibly-balanced upper
The extensive 2002 range
features some interesting
instruments alongside its
more standard options.
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