[More Than A Shine - It's A Matter Of Sound: Neil Peart Speaks Up About Paragon Brilliant]

Neil Peart talks about Sabian's new Paragon Brilliant line of cymbal and how he assisted in its development in a recent article at Sabian.com:

The evolution of Paragon Brilliant is about more than spit and polish. It began with the pursuit of the openness and responsiveness of an older cymbal, right "out of the bag."

I have always found that brand-new cymbals have a certain "tightness," both in their physical response and in their sound, and it takes a few shows to play them in. Then they loosen up and start to "dance" on the stand, and the swell of sound from attack to decay would become smooth and open. ...

Thanks to Power Windows for the heads up.

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