Paiste Signature 18" Mellow Crash

Group: Crashes
Type: Mellow Crash
Size: 18 Inch
Series: Signature
Weight: 1289g (1995 Serial Number), 1290g, 1295g, 1300g, 1300g, 1305g, 1313g, 1314g (2022 Serial Number), 1373g
Median Weight: 1300g (n=9)
Years of production: 1989 - ?, 2019 - Present
Sound file: Signature 18" Mellow Crash vs K Zildjian 18" Dark Thin Crash
Signature 18" Mellow Crash
Signature 18" Mellow Crash
Signature 18" Mellow Crash
Signature 18" Mellow Crash
Signature 18" Mellow Crash
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Review: "Among the other crashes, particularly good were the 16" Fast and the 18" Mellow, the former sounding almost like a big splash cymbal but with nice high end and an airy, clean sound, and the latter probably working well as a general-purpose crash— not overbearing, but with a healthy amount of overtones."

Review written by Adam Budofsky ("Paiste Signature Series Cymbals", Modern Drummer, Dec. 1989, p. 40)

Review: The name is very appropriate with this model. Not only is it pleasantly smooth, but it is dark, so much so that it outperformed a K Zildjian 18" Dark Crash Thin in this department. (See the video above for a comparison of these two.) I use this 18" a lot in my setup with great success, along with a couple of Fast Crashes. These two models go extremely well with each other, both in complimentary pitches, blending in with the music, providing a soothing sound perfect for the light rock that I currently play live.

Review written by Bluejacketsfan

Artist/song where it can be heard: Michael Baker, J.D. Blair, Gerry Brown, Danny Carey, Bobby Elliott, Nic France, Nigel Glockler, Tommy Lee, Nick Mason, Tony "Thunder" Smith, Joey Waronker, Paul Wertico, Danny Yamamoto, Joe Yuele, Dony Wynn