These venerable cymbals - developed during the 1960's rapid expansion of popular music - were faithfully recreated and re-launched by Paiste in 2005. Giant Beat cymbals offer the big, warm, brilliant vintage sound that takes you straight back to the roots of Rock.

• Since: 1967
• Alloy: CuSn8 Bronze, also known as 2002 Bronze 
• Applications: Soft to loud settings - Live and recording - Blues, Rock n' Roll, Beat Music, Rock, Country
• Sound: Bright and warm with a multilayered, full, dark, glassily splendid presence and a wonderfully loose, lively and big feel

16" Giant Beat

• Weight: medium thin top / medium heavy bottom
• Volume: soft to medium loud
• Stick Sound: defined
• Intensity: medium lively
• Sustain: medium
• Chick Sound: soft, tight

Sound Character: Mellow, warm, yet brilliant with a hissing shimmer. Medium range and fairly clean mix. Warm, light and woody open sound, paired with a well defined, soft chick-sound. A very classic hi-hat for multi-purpose application in different musical genres.