Paiste and Alex Van Halen Team Up To Create Big Ride
Paiste’s new 2002 24″ Big Ride was created by the company’s Sound Development team in collaboration with Van Halen drummer and founder Alex Van Halen. The 2002 Big Ride is based on the design parameters and character of the Giant Beat series, and its finish is vintage 2002 style. The cymbal is said to feature a full, silky, powerful, deep sound character and a sweet, glassy ping over a big, dark and misty wash. It’s also designed to be versatile and crash-able and to fit within Alex Van Halen’s identifiable cymbal sound. As a tribute to Alex’s collaborative effort in the creation of the cymbal, the label “Reverend Al’s Big Ride” and a modified rendition of the principal “exterminator” artwork for Van Halen’s 1984 tour have been placed on the cymbal. 2002 cymbals are entirely made by hand in Switzerland using traditional methods that have remained unchanged in over half a century.
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Source: Modern Drummer Magazine
