Paiste pst 8 Cymbals

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VERDICT: Other than the prices, there
are few obvious signs of the PST8’s
budget status. It’s Swiss business as
usual – another superbly made and
quality-sounding set of Paiste cymbals.
BUILD QUALITY
PLAYABILITY
VALUE FOR MONEY
RATING
20" MEDIUM RIDE
Cymbal gives a bright stick
sound with a sympathetic
accompaniment of wash
PRICES
Paiste PST8 cymbals:
10", £56.95; 14" hi-hats,
£168.95; 16", £115.95;
17", £128.95; 18": £142.95;
20", £168.95; 22", £215.95;
Rock Effect Pack (10" Rock
Splash and 18" Rock
China), £189.95;
Universal Set (14" Med
Hat, 16" Med Crash & 20"
Med Ride), £429.95;
Rock Set (14" Rock Hat, 16"
Rock Crash & 20" Rock
Ride), £429.95
CAST OR PRESSED
Pressed
ALLOY USED
CuSn8 (B8) Bronze
FINISH
Refl ector (brilliant)
HAND OR MACHINE
HAMMERED
Both
COUNTRY OF
MANUFACTURE
Switzerland
DIAMETERS
AVAILABLE
10" to 22"
MODELS AVAILABLE
Splashes, crashes, chinas,
hi-hats & rides
SUITABLE FOR
Rock, metal, indie, pop
CONTACT
Korg UK
01908 304600
www.paiste.com
Essential spec
ROCK CYMBALS
Rock models have larger bells,
fl atter profi le and have had
more hammer blows
ALLOY
PST8s are punhced from rolled
sheets of bronze but the alloy is the
same as that used in 2002s
is the 22" Rock ride, whose deeper voice and
bigger presence gives it the authority of a
well-groomed nightclub doorman. The pair of
chinas (16" and 18" Rock) snarl and buzz
sharply in true china fashion. They’re not large
enough to offer much sophistication, but they
provide ample opportunity to pepper
proceedings with whiplash accents.
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