Paiste 2002 18" Crash

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2002 18" Crash
2002 18" Crash

Group: Crashes
Type: Crash
Size: 18 Inch
Series: 2002
Weight: 1312g (1979 Serial Number), 1318g (1978 Serial Number), 1323g (1979 Serial Number), 1329g (1979 Serial Number), 1340g (1980 Serial Number), 1352g (Black Label), 1368g (1979 Serial Number), 1372g (1974 Serial Number), 1374g (1976 Serial Number), 1401g (1975 Serial Number), 1401g (1977 Serial Number), 1405g (Black Label), 1424g (1975 Serial Number), 1425g (1980 Serial Number), 1432g (Red Label), 1435g (Black Label), 1446g (2015 Serial Number), 1450g (2019 Serial Number), 1462g (Red Label), 1462g (2018 Serial Number), 1469g (Red Label), 1470g, 1473g (2022 Serial Number), 1476g (2023 Serial Number), 1483g (1987 Serial Number), 1483g (2011 Serial Number), 1485g (1995 Serial Number), 1486g (2019 Serial Number), 1487g, 1490g (2002 Black Label Re-issue), 1492g (2007 Serial Number), 1496g (1976 Serial Number), 1497g (1993 Serial Number), 1499g, 1504g (1976 Serial Number), 1504g (2007 Serial Number), 1508g (1994 Serial Number), 1520g (1985 Serial Number), 1542g (2025 Serial Number)
Median Weight: 1473g (n=39)
Years of production: 1971 - Present
Sound files: 2002 18" Crash
2002 18" Crash
2002 18" Crash
2002 18" Crash
2002 Crashes 15" - 16" - 17" - 18" - 19"
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Review: This might be THE most AMAZING crash ever. It's a classic Paiste crash, and I have yet to hear a negative comment about it. I've owned it for a couple of years. I bought it along with the 20" ride and the 17" crash.
This is, like the other original 2002s, a great, GREAT rock crash. Paice stuff, Bonzo stuff, Porcaro stuff, Wilk stuff, you name it. But this is, like most current 2002s, also very versatile, and can be used in both heavier and lighter music styles than rock.
The stick sound is very FULL and WASHY. To me, this is exactly what a crash cymbal should sound like. I don't think it's particularly bright or dark. In my opinion, this is the CuSn8 version of the Signature full crash. It's not much left to say about the stick sound. Oh and it's GREAT. I recommend ALL drummers to check this one out.
The bell sound is bright. Not a separated character compared to the rest of the cymbal. I actually love the bell sound, but I never use it. This is a CRASH!!
Overall: Simply AMAZING, FULL, WASHY, versatile crash that should be included in all Paiste setups. A gem.

Review written by Viktors

Review: Well there has been a lot of reviews about this crash so I'll just add something, this crash sound so beautiful that if you hit it right and close your eyes you'll hear how it draws complex lines with the sound. It's like if the sound follows a path, very musical. It nothing like any cymbal I've heard before.

Review written by Chewaz

Review: THE 2002 Crash - This is what all drummers require in their setup. Warm, full-bodied, shimmery, bright, and cutting. This can be used in any style. This can even be used as a ride in jazz settings in small settings. I recommend this crash as anyone's 1st Paiste. If I were going to take one cymbal with me on a deserted isle, this one would be it!

Review written by Bluejacketsfan

Artist/song where it can be heard: Don Alias, Barry Altschul, Thor Andreassen, Carmine Appice, Erich Bachträgl, Alex Bally, Carmine Appice, Rod De'Ath, Alex Bally, Pete Barnacle, Barriemore Barlow, Frank Beard, Andy Beirne, Alvino Bennett, Steve Berrios, Hartwig Biereichel, Barry Black, Klaus Dieter Blahak, Art Blakey, Amaury Blanchard, John Bonham, Fred Braceful, Fran Breen, Freddie Brocksieper, Bill Bruford, Mark Brzezicki, Chuck Burgi, Roy Burns, Rune Carlsson, Scott Carneghi, Michael Carvin, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Jim Chapin, John Chester, Christian "Chypo" Cheype, Jon Christensen, John Coghlan, Phil Collins, Pierre Courbois, Mark Craney, Curt Cress, Brian Davison, Graham Deakin, Donald Dean, Michael Derosier, Jacky Devenais, Michael Di Pasqua, Ivan Dominak, David Dowle, Aynsley Dunbar, Düde Dürst, Wolfgang Ekholt, Sheila Escovedo, Dominique Nono Esnault, Olaf Estienne, Jean-Francois Fabiano, Tom Farnell, Sherman Ferguson, Siegfried Fink, Al Foster, Evert Fraterman, Vladimir Furduy, Joe Gallivan, David Garibaldi, Bruce Gary, Jerry Gaskill, Mel Gaynor, John Gilston, Bob Goldman, Tomas Goldschmidt, Alain Gozzo, Charles Guedj, Jean-Pierre Guichard, Trilok Gurtu, Beaver Harris, Albert Heath, Don Henley, Jon Hiseman, Heinrich Hock, Ronald Howden, Ralph Humphrey, Lex Humphries, Tapani Ikonen, Huub Janssen, Oliver Johnson, Kenney Jones, Julius Kovács, Craig Krampf, Matt Laug, Joseph Laux, Hans-Peter Leopold, James Levi, Udo Lindenberg, Dave Lombardo, Leroy Lowe, Paul Lytton, Tony Mann, Maurice Mark, John Marshall, Mingo Martino, Nick Mason, Pat Mastelotto, Fritz Matzka, Nicko McBrain, Steve McCall, Roy McCurdy, Jürg "Güge" Meier, Harumi Misawa, Herwig Mitteregger, Pierre Moerlen, Keith Moon, Rod Morgenstein, Christian Morin, Kevin Morris, Don Moye, Sunny Murray, Kenneth Nash, Mark Nauseef, Heinz Niemeyer, Mani Neumeier, Makaya Ntshoko, Joe Oberdanner, Fritz Ozmec, Andy Parker, Jan Pijnenburg, Jerzy Piotrowski, Jeff Porcaro, Portinho, Cozy Powell, Eddie Prévost, Prairie Prince, Percy Proeve, Fritz Randow, Dannie Richmond, Arnold Riedhammer, Bill Rieflin, Alex Riel, Aldo Romano, Dom Um Romão, Jacques Rondreux, Bobby Rondinelli, Phil Rudd, Paolo Sburlati, Terry Silverlight, Chris Slade, Don Sleishman, Warren Smith, Janos Solti, Ron Steen, John Stevens, Alonzo Stewart, Mike Stoffner, Fredy Studer, Tohru Suzuki, David Teegarden, Ed Thigpen, Chester Thompson, Paul Thompson, Brian Tichy, Adrian Tilbrook, Soul Toul, Robert Townsend, Curt Treier, Laco Tropp, Mick Underwood, Paul Varley, Edward Vesala, Nick d'Virgilio, Alan Vitous, Chad Wackerman, Ian Wallace, Hans Waterman, Harold White, Terry Williams, Pick Withers, Eliot Zigmund