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Rare DARK SMOKY COMPLEX MATT BETTIS 21” Crash Ride ONLY 2408 g CLEAN

Original price $569.99 - Original price $569.99
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$569.99
$569.99 - $569.99
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  • 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 guilded 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 Dark Complex 21” Ride a testament to his craft!

  • Signed by the man himself under the bell! 

  • And this particular Matt Bettis cymbal is Hand Hammered all over the place! It’s amazing. Look at that bell! 

  • ULTRA HAND HAMMERED. 

  • Weighing in at a perfect 2408 grams this hand-crafted 21” plays like a Smoky DARK Thin Crash Ride Sizzle. 

  • Organic, smoky stick attack gives way to a VERY Dark Complex warm wash that lives in the low end magnificently. 

  • Imagine a Paiste Traditional Light Ride - but DARKER, more organic sounding - as if it was actually Hand Hammered 50 years ago. 

  • Well, here you go! 

  • 2408 grams makes this 21” unbelievably crashable! This could even BE a Crash Cymbal if it didn’t sound so great as a Ride. 

  • Plays like a THIN! 
  • Three cluster rivets give this exquisitely crafted 21” a smoky rain-on-the-roof Sizzle. 

  • Amazing shape. No issues. Golden hue light patina just forming. 

  • It buoys the spirit to play something not mass-produced. 

  • Every strike of this beauty reminds you that Matt is a master who has a love of the art and the craft.