New Paiste Twenty Custom Collection
Paiste's Twenty Custom Collection is a newly designed series whose cymbals create lively, dynamic sounds on the highest level of volume for a vast range of modern musical styles, from R&B and pop to alternative rock and metal.

Laboriously hand-manufactured from the traditional CuSn20 bronze, these instruments radiate powerful warmth and crystal-clear presence in a high class complex overall sound. Thanks to their glossy brilliant finish the Custom Collection cymbals draw attention on every stage.

Full Rides
From soft to heavy playing the 20" and 22" Full Rides respond with agility and sensitivity to any kind of stick attack and always keep their perfect balance of a meaty, deep wash and crisp stick definition. The voice of the Full Crashes in 16", 18" and 20" is rich, with an ideal mixture of warm, deep mid-tones and brilliant highs. Their dynamic sound spectrum ranges from soft and gentle to piercingly powerful.

The 14" Full Hats speak with constant clarity. This pair of cymbals is responsive and easy to control when played closed or open. The downright fat chick sound penetrates in all situations while being pleasing to the ears. Choosy drummers will also find two exciting effect cymbals in the snarling 10" Thin Splash and the explosive 18" Thin China.

Twenty Custom Metal models
Ultimate power and highest musical muscularity are found in the Twenty Custom Metal models. The ping of the 20" and 22" Metal Rides brightly and clearly floats above the dry and dark fundamental tones. The cymbal's giant bell cuts evenly through any extremely loud guitarist's thunder. Staying in the same high volume area as the Metal Rides the Metal Crashes in 18", 19" and 20" cut with a warm brilliant attack. With silvery brilliance, warm impact and extremely wide dynamics they meet the highest requirements of demanding Rock, Punk and Metal drummers.

The 14" and 15" Metal Hats cut through thickest walls of sound. Closed, the stick attack is clear and controlled, when opened the hats rumble and sizzle with immense energy and the chick sound stays precise and rich even in loudest situations. With the quick, penetrating 10" Metal Splash and the exotic roaring 18" Metal China the Custom Collection offers two uncompromising effect cymbals.

Please note that Paiste's new Twenty Custom Collection will be available as of September 2011.

40th anniversary of Paiste's 2002 series
When Paiste launched the series 2002 in 1971, nobody had anticipated that these cymbals would still capture their outstanding position 40 years later. Paiste was the very first cymbal maker to manufacture instruments of CuSn8 bronze in the 1960s. At this time rock music significantly evolved and enjoyed increasing popularity – it became really big.

The birth of Paiste’s 2002 series
Drummers asked for louder cymbals to keep up with the volume of amplified guitars. With the Giant Beat series, Paiste set a first milestone in 1967. But the music became more and more bombastic. Hard rock entered a period of prosperity and brighter sounding, more powerful cymbals were requested – the birth of 2002.

Legendary drummers like Ian Paice of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham or Rainbow warhorse Cozy Powell were contributing to the fact that 2002 cymbals quickly became the first choice amongst rock drummers. As classic and hard rock still inspire generations of people all over the world, the success of the 2002 series is still unwaning. As the only professional series made from CuSn8 bronze these cymbals are state-of-the-art today.

Paiste’s 2002 series today
Top drummers like Nathan Followill (Kings Of Leon), Alex Gonzalez (Mana) or Franklin Vanderbilt (Lenny Kravitz) let the 2002s sound in their music as powerful and refreshing as four decades ago.

Temporary two box sets offer
Celebrating the anniversary Paiste offers two box sets, each with a free 16” cymbal. The 40th Anniversary Classic Set consists of the best sellers 14" Sound Edge Hi-Hat, 18" Crash, 20" Ride and a free 16" Crash.

The 40th Anniversary Medium Set includes 14" Medium Hi-Hat, 18" Medium, 20" Ride and a free 16" Medium. This offer is effective from April 1st to June 30th, 2011.