I'm on the process of buying any and all I can come across on Reverb and ebay. LOL! Always loved these cymbals. Had them as a kid and always regretted not hanging on to them or having better technique back then. Cheers to you!

I had them. Paper thins , etc.

This brand type is so rare😱

Also I believe by 2006-2007, Nicko was using a prototype of what would become the Signature Reflector Powerslave Bell Ride- you can see it in the Matter of Life And Death "making of" DVD from 2006 and the Download 2007 footage

Nicko used a 22" Signature Power Ride from around 1990 - 1993 (No Prayer tour thru A Real Live Tour), with an additional 20" Signature Power Ride from 1990 - 1991.

Great explainer! I used to own a V2 21" Dry Heavy and ended up replacing it with a V1 21" for a great deal (thanks GC!) While I love them both, the V1 is just a much more articulate cymbal. Neither are truly "dry" in the way that most modern drummers imagine a "dry" cymbal sound. The lower fundamental and slightly more controlled overtones of the V1 strike a unique tonal balance, whereas the V2 to me always sounded very similar to a Power Ride.

What snare wires are on the bottom?

*I own the K Custom Dark series, 8", 10", 12". All of them have a quite dark and soft sound. Highly recommend for acquiring!*

I had Platinum set back in the day and I now have a full set again. I have: 10" Splash 12" Splash 14" Rock Hi-hats 16" China Boy High 18" Medium Crash 18" Rock Crash 19" Rock Crash 21" Rock Ride

I had a platinum china and the finish flacked off! That was the last time I played or looked for a platinum cymbal. If Zildjian would pull their collective heads out of their assess and offer brilliant finishes on all their A line again, as I loved that highly polished finish!

Saw another video on Lars Ulrich's old setups. I guess he used the platinum crashes to record Justice and Black album (medium crashes?), but he was using Sabian AA hats in the studio.

Absolutely love the content man, thank you for putting this all out there.

Thanks for the post, I now know more about them. I have a new set of 14" Platinum hi hats tucked away that I picked up at a flee market in Orange County for $30.00 in the mid 90's.

The Standard ones sound like what I want my drum samples to sound like, Brass with Bottom, the Platinum ones sound like what they do sound like, eq'ed. You can really hear the difference on the HiHat, the first cymbal hits were not too far part but the difference became noticeable as the demo went on. Definitely a noticeably brighter Cymbal.

PING RIDE WITH THE GONGISH CRASH

My friend had a complete set of platinum cymbals. They all broke within 6 months! We called Zildjian and living in Mass. they had us drive down to the factory in Norwell. After inspecting the damage they immediately offered a set of Regular brass finish A & Z cymbals without question. Our whole time at the factory was about 1 hour. So, clearly they knew of a problem to make replacements so quickly at no cost.

sounds like that snare has been flooded with reverb .....long tail reverb !!!

Heavy full hats?

I’d like to see a video of you playing all of the platinums!

They sound just about the very same. What's the big fuzz about that?

That hi-hat sounded _nice_

Cheers for the shout Sean! Great video and info as always.I have one of the 1989 22" Dry Heavies and I'll take it to the grave. It's a beaut! Danny Carey used one on "Aenima". A great example of the 2nd generation version is Josh Freese on A Perfect Circle's "Thirteenth Step". He used a 2nd generation 21" Dry Heavy on that album.

I have 40 of them. It's best to remove the clear coat. Also, never stack them on top of each other, without a plastic bag between each one. Nickle plating.

Do you think they just decided it was easier to add the colorsound coating to make it dry rather than the extra hammering? The first cymbal is easily the best

The powerslave is like a combination of the sound creation bell, and the bright ride

Didn't like the Sound Creation. Others are fantastic!

That bright ride in a 22 would be deadly!

Love Nicko's cymbals. I think the X factor and Virtual XI played with 2002 Power ride 22

Nice sounding drums!

Looks and sounds good!!

No nylon bead soundings?

Wow, you fu*ING suck.

thanks for sharing your Amazing collection of Paiste beauties. All sound good, many sound great, have a few of them.

The crash would make an excelling hi hat top

Good metal ride here.

What alloy is Sound creation>? I read Phil Collins used combo of Paiste sound creation with 2002's..

The 80’s truly was the age of excess

Me want Mellow Crash.

Rose wood if she could !! 😁

nice very nice and musical ❤❤🙂

my dad has the 20" version and it's one of the most brutal rides i've ever heard

Excuse me, do you still have this? I'd like to buy it.

I have 2 of them. One of my favorites!

This is my first time seeing the 14" splash and 14" crash/ride. It's really unique... I hope you try using it as a hi-hat. It looks interesting.

yep, it sounds like trash. 🍻

you should use them as hihats

I just bought these on ebay. They sound awesome!

Its super nice. Being a Zildjian guy, i think the 18” Zildjian oriental china trash is the absolute king, but i appreciate this ones look and sound.

I seem to prefer power rides. Less wash and a clear, nice ping.

Cool! I have a 22" Rude 3000 China. Another rare beast.