New Wine
About
„experience, consistency, defined sound, excellent finish, musicality, people work with love for what they do, that's Paiste for me.“
Setup
Biography
Alberto Vargas is a world-class, Grammy award-winning drummer and percussionist with extensive experience playing and recording in styles spanning the entire musical gamut. Since his initial launch into the professional circuit at the young age of 16, Alberto has gained many skills and acclamation performing with names such as Gloria Estefan, Tecupae, Kim Clement, Ron Kenoly, Guaco, Mermelada Bunch, Carangano and With widely popular Venezuelan band Voz Veis. Alberto went on to win a Latin Grammy for his feature on the CD “Como Se Llega a Belen”. He also has received Grammy nominations for his recording with Nino Segarra on the CD “De Nino a Nino” and with the band Tecupae. Alberto is currently an endorsing artist of Vater, Remo drum heads ,Paiste cymbals , Vertical snares, Rim riser, Big fat snare, CTM Monitors, and Gon Bops. He currently holds the Drum Chair for New Wine; the house band of King Jesus International Ministry. This is the largest Hispanic church in the Eastern United States and serves as a home to 25,000 people locally. In addition to which they also reach into homes of millions around the globe through their streaming praise and worship services via the internet and world-renowned cable networks such as TBN, Enlace, Daystar, and Word TV.
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Sizes: 20", 22"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky, breathy. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a quick response. Very well crashable. Controllable, peppery stick sound over a dark layered oriental, smoky wash. A ride cymbal that can easily be used in a small jazz club setting and flourish in other styles such as blues or country music.
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Sizes: 18", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Dark, warm, strong, exotic, sizzling, earthy. Wide range, slightly complex and dense mix. Fairly soft, responsive feel. Great for explosive, strong, dark accents. Complex, washy ride sound. A modern China cymbal with a wide spectrum for various musical applications. “The China is nearly smooth”, states Vinnie Colaiuta.
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Sizes: 10", 8"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Warm, airy, snarling, silvery. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a very responsive, explosive splash sound. Low tuned effect cymbal for lively accents in moderate volume. Well suited for hand-playing. Vinnie Colaiuta explains: “They are sweet, they are these kind of punctuation marks in the background.”
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Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, soft, warm, deep. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery feel, very responsive. Fine stick sound with hints of silver and wood over a broad, low-pitched warm, deep, multilayered wash. Wide, warm, full crash sound. Very lively, controllable. Multifunctional cymbal for refined ride playing and swelling, deep crashes. Also well suited for mallet playing mallets.
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Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery, soft feel with quick response. Rich, dark, mystical crash sound with tender clarity. Extremely lively cymbal for broad accents and crashes in intimate to semi-loud settings. Well suited for delicate ride patterns or mallet swells. «For those guys who really appreciate just having a cymbal that can do everything, the larger Dark Crashes can do anything. Very crash-able, and if you want to ride on them, they will give you all the ride patterns in the world.» - Gregory Hutchinson
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Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Dark, full, soft, multi-layered. Medium wide range, complex mix. Soft, responsive feel. Velvety sizzling open sound. Rich, dark chick sound. A sensitive hi-hat perfectly suited for light to medium heavy use within Jazz, Blues, Country and other acoustic music styles.
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