Paiste Signature 15" Fast Crash

Group: Crashes
Type: Fast Crash
Size: 15 Inch
Series: Signature
Weight: 776g, 778g (2002 Serial Number), 779g (2003 Serial Number), 784g, 794g (2023 Serial Number), 794g (2024 Serial Number), 807g (2024 Serial Number), 807g (2024 Serial Number), 814g (2022 Serial Number), 826g
Median Weight: 794g (n=9)
Years of production: 1999 - Present
Sound file: Signature 15" Fast Crash
Signature 15" Fast Crash
Signature 15" Fast Crash
Signature 15" Fast Crash
Signature 15" Fast Crash
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Review: "The new Signature Series 15" Fast Crash responds instantly and decays almost as quickly. I've always appreciated the way 15" cymbals can serve as a bridge between a splash and larger crashes, and this one performs that function quite nicely. Typical of thin cymbals, the low-profile Fast Crash's fundamental pitch is low, and its warmth comes out beautifully when struck very lightly, or with mallets. But it doesn't take much of a whack to draw out this cymbal's full overtone blend, and its glassy highs remain in musical proportion with the lows over its entire dynamic range. A word of caution, though (which would apply to any thin, 15" cymbal): Once you reach the Fast Crash's moderate volume ceiling, no amount of muscle will push it into power/thrash territory. This cymbal "speaks" beautifully, and it will "shout" briefly and effectively, but long-term "yelling" should be delegated to larger, thicker cymbals."

Review written by Rich Watson ("Paiste Cymbals "Mixed Bag"", Modern Drummer, November 1999, p.41)

Artist/song where it can be heard: Tommy Aldridge, J.D. Blair, John Gardner, Jimmy Paxson, Terry Silverlight, Paul Wertico