Paiste
Paiste — Giant Beat Hi-Hat
Series Description: These venerable cymbals – developed during the 1960s' rapid expansion of popular music – were faithfully recreated and re-launched by Paiste in 2005. Giant Beat cymbals offer the big, warm, brilliant vintage sound that takes you straight back to the roots of rock.
Alloy: CuSn8 Bronze, also known as “2002 Bronze”
Size: 15-inches
Weight: medium thin top / medium heavy bottom
Volume: soft to medium loud
Stick Sound: defined
Intensity: medium lively
Sustain: medium
Chick Sound: soft, tight
Sound Character: Mellow, warm, yet brilliant with a hissing shimmer. Medium range and fairly clean mix. Warm, light and woody open sound, paired with a well defined, soft chick-sound. A very classic hi-hat for multi-purpose application in different musical genres.
Product details
- Format / Medium: Cymbals
- Format: 15-inches
- Series: Paiste Cymbals
- Dimensions: 15.0 × 15.0 × 0.0 in
- Weight: 79 oz
Hand-hammered in Switzerland by Paiste — the world's premier cymbal and gong maker since 1906.
Authorized dealer. Shipped insured, dealer-direct from Milwaukee, with worldwide delivery available.



