PAISTE Signature Dark Energy 17'' Mark I Crash

Medium weight
Soft to Loud sound
Pronounced and crisp stick sound
Lively and easily controllable intensity
Medium sustain

A fusion of darkness, energy, projection and brilliance. Very wide range, complex musical mix. Responsive feel, easily controllable. Woody, silvery spanky ping over crunchy, thriving wash. Extremely versatile and flexible ride for wide-ranging application in modern blended music styles.

Mark 1 tends to be a bit quieter, darker and drier. This manifests itself in the overall sound character and in particular in the bell and ping sound.

Paiste Signature Dark Energy Mark 1

"Signature Dark Energy"
Forged from bronze specially developed for cymbals, handcrafted from start to finish by highly skilled Swiss craftsmen and designed and executed according to uncompromising sound concepts. Signature Cymbals are instruments of unsurpassed quality for the discerning drummer's quest for personal creativity and musical excellence.

The Signature Dark Energy Series are used when the sound needs to be from soft to medium volume, or during live performance and recording, as well as in jazz, swing, blues, Latin, R&B, pop, country or moderate rock. The Signature Dark Energy series is also ideally suited for acoustic and classical music.

Signature Dark Energy Series tones are dark, complex, warm, crisp, and rich with emphasis on control, projection, balance, and comfort for an outstanding playing experience.