Running Wild
About
Paiste Artist Since
February 2002
Nationality
Germany
Main Affiliation
Running Wild
Other Affiliation
Victory
Website
www.michaelwolpers.de
„Everytime I hear the Paiste Sounds, they inspire me to try new things and make me wanna play all day long. The Cymbals are very musical, consistent, and you can mix the different lines without any problems. And you can always identify the PERFECT PAISTE SOUND. “
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
18" Signature Fast Crash
18" Signature Mellow Crash
13" Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hat Top
(discontinued)
13" Signature Dark Energy Hats Mark I Bottom
(discontinued)
10" PST X Swiss Hats Bottom
(regular)
10" Alpha Metal Splash
(discontinued)
8" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Splash
10" PST X Swiss Splash
20" Signature Dry Heavy Ride
(discontinued)
14" 2002 Wild Hats Top
(discontinued)
14" Formula 602 Classic Sound Edge Hi-Hat Bottom
(regular)
18" Signature Mellow Crash
12"/10" PST X Splash Stack
22" Masters Swish
18" PST X Swiss Thin Crash
Cymbals listed from left to right
17" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Crash
18" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
15" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Hi-Hat
10" PST X Swiss Hats Bottom
(regular)
10" Alpha Metal Splash
(discontinued)
8" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Splash
10" PST X Swiss Splash
22" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Ride
14" 2002 Wild Hats Top
(discontinued)
14" Formula 602 Classic Sound Edge Hi-Hat Bottom
(regular)
18" Signature Dark Energy Crash Mark I
12"/10" PST X Splash Stack
16" 2002 China
18" PST X Swiss Thin Crash
Cymbals listed from left to right
18" Signature Fast Crash
16" 2002 China
18" Signature Mellow Crash
14" Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hat Top
(regular)
14" Formula 602 Classic Sound Edge Hi-Hat Bottom
(regular)
12"/10" PST X Splash Stack
8" Formula 602 Modern Essentials Splash
10" PST X Swiss Splash
18" Signature Mellow Crash
16" 2002 China
20" Signature Dry Heavy Ride
(discontinued)
14" Signature Reflector Heavy Full Hi-Hat Top
(regular)
14" Formula 602 Classic Sound Edge Hi-Hat Bottom
(regular)
18" Signature Fast Crash
13" Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hat Top
(discontinued)
13" Signature Dark Energy Hats Mark I Bottom
(discontinued)
18" PST X Swiss Thin Crash
Videos & Pics
Biography
Michael started playing Drums at the age of 20. Before that, he was really into playing soccer. After a few years of practicing, things started to develop and he did a all kind of studio jobs, as you can see in the list below. Michael also had appearances on Frankfurt Musikmesse for Sonor in the years 2001-2003, and on the Paiste Booth in 2006, and did Clinics in the years 2003-2004 for both companies. In 2006 he hit the international scene with SOUL DOCTOR in Spain, Italy, France, Sweden and England, for example on some of the biggest Festivals, like "Sweden Rock" in 2007, "United Forces of Rock" in 2007, "Firefest" in 2007" and "Bang your Head" in 2006. Since then, he played at the 70.000 tons of Metal Cruise with Victory, and most of the big International Festivals such as Waken Open Air (2015 and 2018), the Czech Masters Of Rock, Sweden Rock again in 2017, St. Petersberg and Moscow, to name a few, with Running Wild.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, warm, strong, deep, silvery. Wide range, complex mix. Responsive, even feel. Warm sparkling stick sound over a wide, deep wash. Fairly quick, strong crash sound. Extremely dynamic and lively ride cymbal, suitable for numerous musical styles.
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Details
Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20", 22"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, warm, brilliant, shimmering, deep. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Quick response, fairly soft feel. Rich, strong crash sound with open low end and shimmering highs. Very versatile, responsive crash cymbal suitable for numerous musical styles.
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Details
Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark body, full frequency spectrum, brilliant highs. Very wide range, complex, pleasing musical mix. Immediate, sensitive response, strong attack, controllable spread, even, layered fade. This crash combines silky, soft qualities with energy and projection for an incredibly versatile application range. Also extremely well suited as suspended cymbals and for mallet rolls.
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Details
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.
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Details
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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