Paiste PST 5 China

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Very powerful, energetic china with wide musical application.

Medium bright, full, slightly raw and dark. Medium range, focused, complex mix. Explosive, breathy, shattering crash; fairly bright and trashy.

PST 5 cymbals are affordable cymbals with never-before-possible sound quality and pro-level looks. Paiste employs modern, hi-tech production techniques that transfer the spirit and essence of 70 years of hand-manufacturing into premium-quality, musical cymbals.

Paiste PST 5 China Features:

  • Weight: medium heavy
  • Volume: medium to very loud
  • Stick sound: fairly washy
  • Intensity: very lively
  • Sustain: medium long
  • Bell character: integrated

Paiste PST 5 China Specifications:

Cast or SheetCast
Cymbal TypeChina
Finish TypeLong
Gig Bag IncludedTraditional
Pitch DescriptionMed-Heavy
Sustain DurationExplosive
Tone DescriptionMedium
Weight18"

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Huge sound for a small cost.

This thing is awesome,whether you get either the 18 or 16,you wont be dissapointed.Paiste has proved once agian why there the best cymbal company on the face of the planet.The cymbal provides that explosive attack and quick response with that trashy dry sound that speaks for itself.This can take a beating and sounding the same through whatever you cab dish out.This china easily beats Zildjians low line of chinas as well as sabians.Dont be fooled by this price or the fact that its a low line cymbal,this is what low budget cymbals should sound like,semi- professional,which is all paiste ever provides to drummers on a budget-well worth your money-give it a try and you'll be coming back for more.

Reviewed by paiste4life101 on 10/4/2006 who plays Metal,Hard rock,progressive metal.All styles..

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paiste pst5 china!!

I went to Guitar Center looking to buy a not so expensive china. I asked the guy working what he recommended and he handed me the paiste pst5. I'm in love with this cymbal. My band plays lots of alternative and semi-hardcore kinda stuff and it fits perfect for the style. It sounds great during those driving break downs. It's also my first Paiste cymbal. I will definitely be buying more in the future. Overall...great cymbal for a great price.

Reviewed by Drum722 on 7/19/2007 who plays Alternative, pop/punk/hardcore.

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Awesome China

After cracking my 12" china I figured that I should move up to a nice 18". I was shocked to hear the power of this cymbal, and I am 100% satisfied with its quality, performance, and its sleek design. MUST BUY

Reviewed by metal4lifedude131 on 11/10/2006 who plays Alternative - Metal.

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good china

The pst5 is a good quality higher end cymbal. It is very loud and has a good trashy sound to it. I was hopeing when I bought this cymbal that ist would sound something like lars ulrichs oriental china. However it did not. But I do like the sound and every thing about it. It is the best cymbal I have had except formy zildjian a custom pack.

Reviewed by larsidoldrums342 on 3/19/2007 who plays Hard rock, Metal, thrash.

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O.K.

Well when I first purchased my 18" china i was excited to play it. It sounded great, like a 5 star cymbal, but i gave it a 3.5 The edge of my china bent after maybe a month of using it. It didn't affect my playing, but it looks bad. I don't reccomend this to hard hitters.

Reviewed by conkey drummer on 2/19/2007 who plays Rock.

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