Paiste first pioneered color coated cymbals with COLORSOUND 5 in 1984 as a means for artistic expression during the time period when popular music became visual in music videos on television. In the 1990s VISIONS made an appearance, and in recent years certain Artist Inspiration models feature color coating - Stewart Copeland's Blue Bell Ride, Aquiles Priester's Giga Bell Ride and Danny Carey's Dry Heavy Ride. Throughout, the Color Sound finish was available for custom orders, including cymbals featured by international top artists Joey Jordison, Tico Torres and Paul Bostaph. With Color Sound 900 Paiste launches the latest incarnation in the color cymbal saga. Extensive research and design efforts have resulted in the most stunningly beautiful finishes: luminous translucent colors preserve the natural appearance of grooves and hammer marks and present a vibrantly radiant appearance. Notably, decades of experience have proven the Color Sound finish to be exceedingly tough and durable - the finish will not ever crack, chip or peel. Since: 2017 Alloy: CuSn8 Bronze, also known as «2002 Bronze» Colors: Black, Red, Blue and Purple. Applications: All volume settings - Live playing and recording - Entire range of music styles Sound: Warm, full, focused, with muted brilliance and flexible, giving feeling

- Weight: extra heavy
- Volume: loud to very loud
- Stick Sound: pingy

- Weight: medium heavy
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: clear, warm

- Weight: medium
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: medium
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: medium top / heavy bottom
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: compact

- Weight: heavy
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: medium
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: medium thin
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: washy, trashy

- Weight: heavy
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: thin
- Volume: medium low to medium loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: thin
- Volume: medium low to medium loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: heavy
- Volume: medium to very loud
- Stick Sound: pingy

- Weight: heavy
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: heavy
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: heavy
- Volume: medium to very loud
- Stick Sound: pingy

- Weight: medium thin
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: washy, trashy

- Weight: medium
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: medium thin
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: washy, trashy

- Weight: heavy
- Volume: medium to very loud
- Stick Sound: pingy

- Weight: medium thin
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: washy, trashy

- Weight: heavy top / heavy bottom
- Volume: medium to very loud
- Stick Sound: strong

- Weight: medium top / medium heavy bottom
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: crisp

- Weight: medium heavy
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: clear, warm

- Weight: medium
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: medium top / medium heavy bottom
- Volume: medium to loud
- Stick Sound: crisp

- Weight: medium top / heavy bottom
- Volume: medium low to loud
- Stick Sound: compact

- Weight: thin
- Volume: medium low to medium loud
- Stick Sound: washy

- Weight: thin
- Volume: medium low to medium loud
- Stick Sound: washy


