Paiste Ride Program

I have enrolled in the Paiste Signature ride program, but so far I've only collected one.

It's not that I wouldn't love to have the complete collection ($$$$😲), but the one that I have does just about everything that I need a ride cymbal to do.

I have a Paiste Signature 21" Dark Full Ride. As primarily a Classic Rock/Hard Rock drummer, this ride works great for what I like to play. At the time I bought mine (2006-07), Paiste offered the Signature 21" Full Ride in a "Dark" and regular version. After having the chance to try them both out, I really loved both the body and the bell of the Signature 21" Dark Full Ride.

Although the Signature 21" Dark Full Rides are now discontinued, here's the original sound clip that used to be on Paiste's own website: Paiste Signature 21" Dark Full Ride This gives a little taste of what they sound like.

Hah, I only like the weird ones. I tapped a few Full rides in Atlanta Pro Percussion 25 years ago, bought the Dark Full instead. It is a great rock cymbal, on the heavier side. Darker than an A Ping but in the ballpark and a bit more crashable.

Dark Full is a great rock/prog pinger...

Agreed. :)
 
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Are you enrolled in the Paiste Signature ride program? Have you collected all 13 rides yet?

I admit I am a little behind. Only 4 so far.

The others I am after are the Bright, the Dark Dry, and the Heavy Bell.

Let’s see your roster
IMO you got the best ones - Sig-wise I have only had the Dark Full and Rough Rides. Still have the 20" Rough Ride - I use that one a lot.
 
Just 8 at the moment. I think I might have more hi-hats, lol.

18" 2002
20"2002
22" 2002
24" 2002
24" Giant Beat
22" Signature DE Mk1
22" Signature DE Mk2
22" 602 Medium

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Nice, I need to do some photos like this. Yeah, if we are enrolling in the ride program for every series, I have to add my 602s, Giant Beat, Big Beat, Stambul, and Dimensions. Jealous of those Dark Energies!
 
Pulling out all the Rides is not on my to do list, so here are mine...

2002 22"
PST 7 Universal 20"
Sound Formula Full 20"
Formula 602 Modern Essentials 22"

Mentions...
2002 Black Big Beats 20", 21"
Signature Symphonic 22" Medium-Heavy
 
How do you like the 20” Masters dark crisp ride?
I like it a lot. It doesn't have quite as much high dynamic volume as the brighter models of that size (to my ears) but it's probably not meant for heavy playing anyway.

I'd love to go a store and compare the 22" Dark- Crisp to the 22" Masters Dark Ride. They sound simiilar, but different on the sound sample website.
$$$ :oops:
 
I’ve got to give it up to Paiste’s advertising team - they always had the best catalogs/production literature. I had a mid-80s catalog (with Sound Creation New Dimensions and 602s, right before the 2000 and 3000 series were launched) that I used to obsess over. Beautiful photos and layout, with tons of interesting info about each model.
 
Paiste rides I've owned:
  • 20" 2002 Ride
  • 19" Formula 602 Heavy
  • 18" 505 Ride
  • 20" Formula 602 Medium Ride
  • 20" 2002 Ride (another)*
  • 20" 404 Ride*
  • 20" 404 Medium
  • 22" 505 Medium
* means I've still got it.
 
Just took my monthly delivery from the Paiste Signature Ride Program.

This month’s pie is a 20” Heavy Bell Ride. Man, she’s a real hum-dinger! The Paiste “Earth Ride”!

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(The ride I keep my log on is a 20” Dry Crisp)
 
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I like it a lot. It doesn't have quite as much high dynamic volume as the brighter models of that size (to my ears) but it's probably not meant for heavy playing anyway.

I'd love to go a store and compare the 22" Dark- Crisp to the 22" Masters Dark Ride. They sound simiilar, but different on the sound sample website.
$$$ :oops:
I just got the 22” version and it as you described. It isn’t meant for medium to loud situations, which is what I was hoping.
 
This month’s delivery came early. In the box was a 20” Signature Bright Ride. Out of the box right on to the stand and about to gig. No idea what it sounds like, will be a surprise!

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Well, that Bright Ride is a lot of cymbal. It is heavy and not very crashable. In a way, it is like a little nicer Rough Ride. It has more complex overtones that you would expect, and can really roar without much effort. It wasn’t really the right cymbal for the gig but it made me play very lightly and it floated over the band nicely. It really likes brushes. It will see some use on a big rock gig at some point.
 
You know we knew that ; ) taking that to gig cold* wow..

Bright first in SevSSet 17" 602 B20
then a Bright and Bright Medium in Sound Creation B20
I had Bright Medium 20 for awhile
*Alp reference High
 
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You know we knew that ; ) taking that to gig cold* wow..

Bright first in SevSSet 17" 602 B20
then a Bright and Bright Medium in Sound Creation B20
I had Bright Medium 20 for awhile
*Alp reference High
I never owned it but I played a friend’s SC Bright on some gigs. This Sig a bit heavier and more complex.

Hey, I figure they’re meant to be played, when the Paiste box shows up I wanna get it on a stand immediately and just happened to be headed to a gig so why not. Was also running the 20” Mellow so I had a nice contrast.

Very high in the Alps.
 
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I have owned quite a few Paiste Signature rides which I will try to list from memory :
Signature
20” Dry Ride
20” Dark Full ride
20” Dry Crisp ride
20” Full ride
20” Flat ride
20” Mellow ride

Signature Traditional
20” Medium
20” Light
20” Medium heavy (owned 3! )
20” Medium Light
22” Medium Light
22” Light

The truly outstanding models to my ear were the 20” Dark Full and 20” Mellow and the Traditional 20” Medium Heavy

That being said - I far preferred the Dimensions and 602s to the Signature models
 
I have owned quite a few Paiste Signature rides which I will try to list from memory :
Signature
20” Dry Ride
20” Dark Full ride
20” Dry Crisp ride
20” Full ride
20” Flat ride
20” Mellow ride

Signature Traditional
20” Medium
20” Light
20” Medium heavy (owned 3! )
20” Medium Light
22” Medium Light
22” Light

The truly outstanding models to my ear were the 20” Dark Full and 20” Mellow and the Traditional 20” Medium Heavy

That being said - I far preferred the Dimensions and 602s to the Signature models
I have some 602s, and a few Dimensions, love em all but the B15 just does something else for me. The 20” Mellow Ride is one I could never get rid of.
 
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