Luigi Paraventi

Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium

Sound character: Fairly bright, full, forceful, clear. Medium wide range, clean mix. Fairly soft feel. Full, explosive attack with quick response. Multifunctional cymbal with full, strong crash sound and very effective, light, silvery ride character.

• 16"
• 17"
• 18"
• 19"
• 20"

Sizes: 18", 19", 20", 21", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light

Sound character: Warm, deep, brilliant, lush. Medium wide range, complex mix. Responsive, giving feel. Warm luscious crashes with swift fade. Airy, defined ping over wide multi-layered wash. Broad, musical, integrated bells. Multifunctional design to work well as both crashes and rides in medium low to loud settings.

• 18"
• 19"
• 20"
• 21"
• 22"
• 24"

Sizes: 18", 19", 20"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Heavy

Sound character: Bright, explosive, full, sparkling, warm. Wide frequency range, fairly clean mix. Even, giving feel with a powerful attack, sharp response and a nice sparkling fade. A strong, full, durable and cutting crash with radiant sound.

• 18"
• 19"
• 20"

Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium

Sound character: Rich, warm, lush, deep. Wide range, complex mix. Giving and responsive feel. Broad, warm open sound. Compact, lush chick sound. Extremely versatile hi-hat, perfectly suited for dynamic, articulated playing in a wide range of styles. “They are just chunky enough, but not overpowering. They are a little more chocolaty than the classic 602s”, describes Vinnie Colaiuta.

• 14"
• 15"

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.”

• 10"
• 8"

Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light

Sound character: Medium bright, full, silvery, breathy. Wide range, slightly complex, dense mix. Soft, giving, very responsive feel. A sturdy thin crash with a rich, cutting character. Perfect for patterned playing and filling sound spaces in minimal instrumentation.

• 16"
• 17"
• 18"
• 19"

Sizes: 14"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light

Sound character: Earthy, warm, dry, washy. Fairly narrow range, complex mix. Soft, giving and responsive feel. Depending on how aggressively you tighten the pair, they offer a range from dry, trashy hi-hat sounds to shattering, noisy-washy crash effects.

• 14"

Sizes: 13", 14", 15", 17"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium

Sound character: Medium bright, full, warm, brilliant. Wide range, fairly complex mix. Fast, responsive feel. Full, bright, energetic open sound. Sharp, full chick sound. The original, once patented, wavy bottom hi-hat design. The 17" version adds extraordinary boost, low end and crisp projection.

• 13"
• 14"
• 15"
• 17"

Sizes: 14"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Heavy

Sound character: Bright, metallic, rough, lively, raw. Wide range, fairly clean mix. Very responsive. Explosive, dirty crash sound. Agile China for strong, exotic accents.

• 14"

Sizes: 10"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Heavy

Sound character: Warm, bright, vibrating, piercing. Medium range, fairly clean mix. Hard, heavy and direct feel. Bright, piercing ping over a warm, powerful, glimmering bell sound. Versatile, heavy instrument for percussive effects.

• 10"