22" Paiste 602 Dark Ride 3360 grams from 1977

22" Paiste 602 Dark Ride 3360 grams from 1977

Serial numbers: # 704711 from 1977, made during the transition between 602 Series and Sound Creation

Condition : Excellent, no issues, logos well visible

"Development: The dark ride was Fredy Studer's brainchild.
From a 2022 interview: "I told Robert since the first half of the seventies that Paiste needs a darker sound which would hopefully turn on Jazz drummers. So far they were not attracted to Paiste because the sound was too bright and too clean for them. To be honest, I came up with the idea for the 22" Dark ride because I wanted to have a cymbal like that for myself! I bought many different records for Robert and the two of us were spending nights (including beer and good red wine) listening to many Jazz players and their cymbal sound (like Tony Williams, Steve Gadd, Al Foster, who became a Paiste endorser later on, Elvin Jones and many more). This helped Robert to understand what sound I was talking about."
Jack De Johnette is also credited with early development or as a "beta tester"." (from the 22" Paiste 602 Dark Ride WIKI page)

Heavy hammering on this one, the cymbal produces a dark, warm, and balanced tone with smooth, glassy qualities

That is why there is another concept behind Sound Creation: There is no general sound character of the line, as it is a collection of absolutely individual sounds.
Sound color, type and overall feeling of every Sound Creation cymbal is defined by its name.

The sound of the cymbal was influenced by jazz drummers like Tony Williams and Elvin Jones, and it became an essential part of Al Foster’s iconic sound

Here is accurate history video about the development of this legendary cymbal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFc3IC9Rz4Q

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