These cymbals, developed during the expansion the popular music the 1960s, have been relaunched by Paiste in 2005. Them cymbals Giant Beat have a large, warm and bright vintage sound that will take you directly to the rock roots.

The alloy
CuSn8 - 92% copper, 8% tin
The Giant Beats are manufactured with the famous bronze alloy CuSn8 of Paiste, best known as bronze of 2002. Paiste had been experimenting with the alloy since the early 1960s, but the Giant Beats were the first cymbals marketed with this alloy.

By the end of 1950 the amplified music required the use of a new alloy because the new styles produced much more volume. In 1963, Paiste showed that 8% of bronze was ideal for these requirements and has used this alloy for decades in many of its cymbals high-end.

About Paiste
Paiste has been doing more than a century cymbals for all kinds of drummers. Its manufacturing system is special and the alloys used in the most of his cymbals are  unique and exclusive. for this reason it is easy to distinguish cymbal You stopped.
Artists like John Bonham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tommy Aldridge, Ian Paice or Steve Jordan from an amazing list, have entrusted their sound to Paiste