Paiste - a tradition of innovation
 
Headquartered in Switzerland, Paiste meets the creative needs of drummers and percussionists with innovative cymbals, gongs, and bronze percussion instruments. Founded at the beginning of the 20th Century, Paiste lays claim to a number of cymbal firsts, including the first use of 8% bronze, the wavy-edged hi-hat bottom cymbal, the bell-less flat ride, unlathed hammered cymbals, color-coated cymbals, China cymbals with a downturned edge, and the invention of their 2002 Bronze Alloy. World-class drummers such as Bill Bruford, Stewart Copeland, and Vinnie Colaiuta have long relied on Paiste cymbals to forge their signature sounds - and you can, too!
 
Paiste PSTX Swiss 16" Hi-hats Features at a Glance:
 
Alloy: CuSn8 bronze; MS63 brass/aluminum
Applications: Live playing and casual recording in an entire range of styles at all volume settings
Sound: Noisy, dirty, trashy, and exotic with an impure, highly focused chick sound