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„Paiste is the best sounding cymbal in the world, and they can take a beating! Growing up all of my heroes played Paiste. So honored to be a part of the Family with Bonzo, Alex Van Halen and Stewart Copeland.“
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Biography
Emilio Navaira was born into music. He started playing drums with his father--Grammy Award winning and Tejano music legend--at age 15. Emilio toured throughout the country and Mexico drumming for his dad for 5 years. In 2011 He formed Ready Revolution with his brother Diego. They toured and shared stages with Cheap Trick, Hawthorne Heights, and Girl in a Coma among others. In 2015 The Last Bandoleros was formed. After signing with Cherrytree management and Warner Music Nashville they began touring the world extensively, touring and sharing the stage with Sting, The Mavericks, Los Lonely Boys, and Shaggy among others. Rolling Stone has called them “Country’s most thrilling new band. In 2023 Ready Revolution was reformed. Emilio is currently out on the road with Ready Revolution.
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Sizes: 18", 19", 20", 22", 24", 26"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Deep, dark, rich, brilliant, warm. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Even, balanced, very responsive feel. Pearly, wooden ping over a wide, deep, full wash. Big, swelling crash sound. Strong, articulate embedded bell. An ultimate classic sound, developed in 1967 during one of popular music's most revolutionary eras.
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Sizes: 14", 15", 16"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
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.
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Sizes: 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Full, silky, powerful, deep. Fairly wide range, fairly complex mix. Responsive, soft feel with powerful attributes. Somewhat papery stick sound with a glassy undertone over fairly dark and cloudy wash. Very versatile ride cymbal with good crash-ability for classic rock music applications. Developed in co-operation with the legendary "Van Halen" drummer Alex Van Halen.
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Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Silvery, breathy, transparent. Fairly wide range, slightly complex and dense mix. Soft shimmering and velvety feel. A light crash cymbal with a definite retro character suited for many styles in that music genre.
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