Somebody at my local music store offered me his Alpha Crash for 77$....
Still shiny and no crack....The logo's still there as well....
Just curious....anybody use Alpha ??
I know they're medium end cymbals....
Suggestion please.....
My Kit :
TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue
REMO Encore Heads....
Meinl Cowbell
16" Zildjian Avedis Thin Crash
16" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
20" Meinl Rakes Medium Ride
14" Paiste 3000 Rude Hi-Hat
8" PST-5 Splash
6" Meinl Classic Splash
10" WUHAN S series Splash
16" ZHT EFX
17" Stagg China
P122 Double bass pedal
Wheres drumbum at? Hes the alpha king
I'm guessing their rated as "gigging" worthy, as ive seen pro drummers with them, and they sound a lot better when they were re-vamped in 2006 (in my opinion, I know a lot of people like the old way)
Does the logo look like a triangle (the instrument) or does it have a circle, square, and triangle on it? The triangle alone is the new updated version of the alphas, the circle/square/triange is the old version of the alphas
How big is the crash anyway?
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Here the pic....
It have triangle square and circle.....
Thats means old series huh ??
So how is it ??
Does the old series doesn't sound as good as the new Alpha ??
My Kit :
TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue
REMO Encore Heads....
Meinl Cowbell
16" Zildjian Avedis Thin Crash
16" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
20" Meinl Rakes Medium Ride
14" Paiste 3000 Rude Hi-Hat
8" PST-5 Splash
6" Meinl Classic Splash
10" WUHAN S series Splash
16" ZHT EFX
17" Stagg China
P122 Double bass pedal
I think they sound a bit better. Go for it.
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I have that same crash. $77 is a very good price. That 18" is one of the few main cymbals I keep on my kit when I change configurations. It's excellent to ride on with a very nice, mellow wash to it. When you crash it, it cuts through everything and can be thunderous. I keep it along with a 16" Alpha Thin and a 16" Signature mellow as my main crash setup. They compliment each other very nicely.
It's a good buy. Go for it! If you don't like it, you'll definitely be able to sell it and get your money back or even make a few bucks...
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Okay...Thanks for the feedback everyone....
I think I'll buy it....
I have booked his cymbals, and I will take it next week....
My Kit :
TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue
REMO Encore Heads....
Meinl Cowbell
16" Zildjian Avedis Thin Crash
16" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
20" Meinl Rakes Medium Ride
14" Paiste 3000 Rude Hi-Hat
8" PST-5 Splash
6" Meinl Classic Splash
10" WUHAN S series Splash
16" ZHT EFX
17" Stagg China
P122 Double bass pedal
alphas are great for a great pric, steve asheim from deicide uses alphas
I was gonna mention Steve from Deicide but DMD beat me to it. Go for it totti!
Paiste Posse
14inch 2002 series Sound Edge Hi-hats
16inch and 18inch Signature series Fast crashes
20inch 3000 series Ride
18inch PST5 series China
Pearl Forum Series drum set
Pearl Chad Smith Signature snare(steel shell)
Tama Iron Cobra Chrome
RIP Frank - You will be remembered
I just bought it yesterday...
I'll post the pic as soon as possible...
It sounds awesome...Got it for 75 bucks....
My Kit :
TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue
REMO Encore Heads....
Meinl Cowbell
16" Zildjian Avedis Thin Crash
16" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
20" Meinl Rakes Medium Ride
14" Paiste 3000 Rude Hi-Hat
8" PST-5 Splash
6" Meinl Classic Splash
10" WUHAN S series Splash
16" ZHT EFX
17" Stagg China
P122 Double bass pedal
Here the pic...
My Kit :
TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue
REMO Encore Heads....
Meinl Cowbell
16" Zildjian Avedis Thin Crash
16" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
20" Meinl Rakes Medium Ride
14" Paiste 3000 Rude Hi-Hat
8" PST-5 Splash
6" Meinl Classic Splash
10" WUHAN S series Splash
16" ZHT EFX
17" Stagg China
P122 Double bass pedal
I have that same era Alpha 20" power ride and all new Alphas man these are some great cymbals!!!!
i have used paiste alpha for sometime now, and they have never failed me. i am a hard hitter and those alphas defenetly have held up there end of the deal, they have good limits, but are a little bit loud when you dont want them to be. over all a good cymbal for the price you are paying IMO. this picture is mine after a year of pounding
Last edited by DamageDrummer; 11-10-2011 at 09:21 AM.
Wow...
The repackage New Alpha....
Cool....
My Kit :
TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue
REMO Encore Heads....
Meinl Cowbell
16" Zildjian Avedis Thin Crash
16" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
20" Meinl Rakes Medium Ride
14" Paiste 3000 Rude Hi-Hat
8" PST-5 Splash
6" Meinl Classic Splash
10" WUHAN S series Splash
16" ZHT EFX
17" Stagg China
P122 Double bass pedal
Congrats totti. gotta love shiny paistes!
Paiste Posse
14inch 2002 series Sound Edge Hi-hats
16inch and 18inch Signature series Fast crashes
20inch 3000 series Ride
18inch PST5 series China
Pearl Forum Series drum set
Pearl Chad Smith Signature snare(steel shell)
Tama Iron Cobra Chrome
RIP Frank - You will be remembered
Thanks Andreew....
My Kit :
TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue
REMO Encore Heads....
Meinl Cowbell
16" Zildjian Avedis Thin Crash
16" Paiste Alpha Medium Crash
20" Meinl Rakes Medium Ride
14" Paiste 3000 Rude Hi-Hat
8" PST-5 Splash
6" Meinl Classic Splash
10" WUHAN S series Splash
16" ZHT EFX
17" Stagg China
P122 Double bass pedal
Alphas are the the shizzle dizzle yo!
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