Paiste Formula 602 22" Medium Ride
Group: Rides
Type: Medium Ride
Size: 22 Inch
Series: Formula 602
Weight: 2930g (preserial), 3001g, 3018g (1974 Serial Number), 3045g, 3046g (1974 Serial Number), 3100g, 3158g, 3129g (1982 Serial Number), 3142g (1981 Serial Number), 3148g (1982 Serial Number), 3176g, 3181g, 3188g, 3191g, 3192g, 3194g, 3200g, 3207g (8 rivets, 2014 Serial Number)
Median Weight: 3145g (n=18)
Years of production: 1963- 1994, 2015 - Present
Sound file: Formula 602 22" Medium Ride
Formula 602 Medium Ride
Formula 602 Medium Ride
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Review: "It is quite rigid and medium heavy, with perfectly-even lathing and all-over hammering both top and bottom. It has that smooth unfussy 602 look which is classic and timeless.
This new Medium version undoubtedly retains the sound of the much older 602s, but at 22" it is a couple of inches bigger and that much deeper and mellower. As such we prefer it and really feel it is worthy of the name. It is in fact a slight improvement on the originals.
There is no doubt there is an unbroken connection between the originals and this modern version. This is a versatile cymbal, but versatile in lower to medium volume ranges, so you can play jazz and rock with it, when you're looking for a pure, warm and precise touch.
It's a great chill-out cymbal, the stick definition is not too hard-nosed but hovers over a lustrous broad body without being disconnected. Likewise the bell is clear but not disembodied. A sweet and warm instrument, but in no way dull or insipid."
- Review written by Geoff Nicholls ("Paiste 602 Classic Sounds Medium Ride review", musicradar.com, April 27, 2016)
Artist/song where it can be heard: Carmine Appice, Steve Berrios, Ed Blackwell, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Billy Higgins, Paul Lytton, John Marshall, Sabu Martinez, Alphonse Mouzon, Tony Oxley, Michael Shrieve, Ed Thigpen, Joe Yuele
