Paiste

What do Phil Collins, Bill Bruford and Carl Palmer all have in common?  Why it’s the Vintage Paiste 20” Heavy Ride of course!! And it’s no surpr...

The TRUE Classic Rock tone.  Super strong logos. Definitely one of the cleaner 40 year old 2002s!  Looks like it’s 6 months old!   And it’s a r...

Why the hell spend more money on the Re-issues when you can just GET THE ISSUES - not “RE” needed. And for less money too. Holy hell are these O...

Wow! Paiste made a DRY Ride.  Like they actually made a cymbal that’s DRY.  For real this time.  It’s not just labeled “Dry.” It’s actually dr...

This is an absolutely gorgeous sounding, unique Vintage Paiste - a very special sounding nearly 50 year old Paiste that no one else has like this....

Yes it’s true!  This little 10” Paiste splash costs $213 new.  And that gets you a stock photo and a guess at the tone! Well not chez Hazelshould...

Fan of Jeff Porcaro?  Well he was a fan of these! He played 2002 14” HEAVY Hihats in the late 70s and early 1980s - iconic Porcaro years.   And ...

Does Paiste even MAKE Signatures anymore? Short answer is yes, but it's not the complete answer. There used to be 30+ Signatures, now there are l...

Here’s an iconic sound!  Paiste 602 14” Sound Edge Hi Hats.  And these beauties have aged a decade! They are mellower than the stiff new ones bec...

Aaaaaaaaaalmost a FLAT RIDE, but with a pinch more body!  And this is one of THE CLEANEST and SMOOTHEST ones I’ve ever seen. It’s hard to conceiv...

Wow! It’s a Paiste Dry Ride.  For real this time. It’s dry.  Very hard to find FIRST YEAR Paiste Twenty MASTERS DARK DRY 21” Ride. Dont spend...

What I love about Paiste: they forged a 20” TWENTY CUSTOM BRILLIANT METAL CRASH. What I don’t love about Paiste: they made like 11 of them and the...

A rare standout in the Paiste catalog and they’ve never achieved this sound since: 1978 Vintage Paiste SOUND CREATION DARK SOUND EDGE 14” Hihats a...

Here’s an absolutely killer Paiste!  And it’s one that’s  very hard to find and had been long discontinued.   It’s dark and full and Paiste cle...

Super rare and hard to find famous Paistes right here! And they’re in great shape for being over 40 years old.   RARE and definitely NO LONGER M...

Damn!! Look at these!!  A pair of HIGH BELL Paiste 2002 PROTOTYPE Sound Edge Hihats.  Crazy!  The bell on the top cymbal is much higher and more...

Here’s a damn-near-impossible to find Vintage Paiste. And it makes a magnificent Light Ride too. Have a listen.  This is an excellent example of...

Damn!! Paiste just raised their prices!! This thing is $650 now! And they’re distributed by the diamond magnate DE BEERS family! Fortunately you n...

It worked for Dave Lombardo!! And many, many others!  This is the cleanest RUDE 3000 I have ever seen - it’s like a Time Machine to the 1980s!  ...

Here’s one of the cleanest 404s I’ve ever seen! It’s 40 years old. Crazy!  For many years the 404s were the THINNEST cymbals Paiste offered!! ...

Here’s a tone that’s instantly recognizable!  Vintage Paiste BLACK LABEL 2002 SOUND EDGE Hi Hats from the 7th year of production.  1977  Damn...

Imagine if Paiste made THIN 2002 Sound Edge Hihats… Well you don’t have to imagine anymore!! Apparently they did one day!  Have a look. Better y...

Extremely hard to find, Discontinued BRILLIANT Paiste Twenty Custom 14” FULL Hats. Paiste made these Hi Hats on a Monday and discontinued them by...

Here’s a damn-near-impossible to find Vintage Paiste.  This is an excellent example of Paiste’s love of experimentation to create new sounds. T...