UNIQUE PROTOTYPE PAISTE HIGH DEFINITION 22” Ride 3122 g CLEAN DRY

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• What if Paiste made a Zildjian HIGH DEFINITION RIDE?
  
  
• Well apparently they did….ONCE.
  
  
• Look at this 22” MASTERS PROTOTYPE. 
  
  
• It has all the hallmarks of the ORIGINAL Zildjian K Custom 22” High Definition Ride - the one that had the same golden/brown lathing on the top and the underside.
  
  
• And at 3122 grams with a Raw bell underside - it has the similar weight and constitution as the Hi-Def Ride too.
  
  
• Clearly Paiste experimented with in their Masters Series - this 22” is Hand Hammered and has the complexity and alternating brown and gold lathing that the Masters Series explored.
  
  
• It’s actually quite Istanbul AGOP - ish. And that’s the void Paiste was filling with Master’s Series - complex Hand Hammered Turkish vibe - way less clean than what normally comes out of Switzerland.
  
  
• DARK. Medium Low pitched. Semi-dry terrific stick articulation on top with a controlled Hand Hammered complexity underneath. 
  
  
• The bell is remarkably solid and cutting - like a High Definition Ride.  Overall a bit more body than the Zildjian - this one IS Hand Hammered.
  
  
• With a Medium the Medium Heavy constitution this Prototype Paiste 22” commits to a well-defined attack projecting through a mix.
  
  
• Cutting. Articulate. Fairly dry - especially for Paiste. Terrific attack and projection.
  
  
• The Masters Series is awesome but they’re overall very thin and washy. 
  
  
• This is the counterpart you wish they offered.
  
  
• Paiste makes nothing like this 22” Dark Proto.
  
  
• No issues. Amazing condition. Looks perfect.