RARE MATT BETTIS DARK THIN COMPLEX Crash Ride 20” ONLY 1803 g Golden! AMAZING
Original price
$499.99
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Original price
$499.99
Original price
$499.99
$499.99
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$499.99
Current price
$499.99
- I can truly say I've lived a charmed life - I'VE WITNESSED MATT BETTIS IN THE DEPTH OF HIS CRAFT, and it was a beautiful thing to see, and he's a damn nice guy too.
- There are no little Matt Bettis minions in hair nets running around, machine-making cymbals on conveyor belts while Matt Bettis smokes cigars on his guided yacht. Each Bettis cymbal is crafted by him and in a world of mass production, his one-cymbal-at-a-time approach is a welcomed fresh breeze.
- A legend in his own time and this unique, golden Complex Dark Crash Ride 20" shows why.
- Signed by the man himself! Stunning Light Complexity. Beautiful wavy, deep hand hammering - very HHX looking.
- Weighing in at a beautifully THIN 1803 grams (one of the THINNEST Bettis cymbals I've seen) this hand-crafted 20" perfectly embodies the Light Complex Ride - or even Light Dark Crash Ride.
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A heavily Hand Hammered rounded over bell blends into fully-lathed plane with a golden hue. The edges are paper thin making this Bettis 20” extremely crashable and responsive.
- I believe this particular 20” is a strong edge - for a little bit more stick attack. Slightly upturned edge.
- Smoky stick attack gives way to a Dark Semi-Complex ULTRA warm wash that has a fairly broad spread but is anchored in darkness and the lower overtones.
- Not overly complex - more like dark, smoky and lush.
- Imagine a darker Paiste Traditional Light Ride - but if it was actually Hand Hammered. And a bit smokier. Part Paiste and part Sabian HHX.
- Here you go!
- 1803 grams makes it wonderfully crashable with a decent projection when fully struck at the edge.
- Amazing shape. No issues. Light patina. Stunning craftsmanship.
- It buoys the spirit to play something not mass-produced.