Paiste RUDE series

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A friend of mine had some Rude hats. They sounded pretty good, kinda dark, until the top one broke. And he's not even a basher
 
In short:
rides = good
crashes, hh, splashes and chinsa = not so good

I've used most types of Rude cymbals. The rides and the ride/crash are very decent: dry, bright-ish, cutting.
Crashed are pretty dark and don't cut very well. Hi hats are OK a bit clangy for me. The "specialy" cymbals are ok. Not great....too heavy
You can get a good feel for the crashes by listening to any Black Flag recording with Bill Stevenson on drums (rides and hi hats were not Rude, but polite). His set-up consisted of 4 Rude crashes. Stewart Coplenad also used Rude crashes and rides, mostly on the road. But I think he may have used the rides in the studio.
 
I still use a Rude 17 and a Rude 18. They are good for a loud powerful crash and some crash/ride work. I prefer the 2002 crashes, rides and the sound edge hi hats though. The rudes don't really have that shimmer one would normally expect out of a cymbal. I just recently recorded them and in the piece I just used the two Rudes, a 2002 ride and the Sound edge hats. They sounded quite good. (AKG C1000 overheads, into ADAT)
 
Thanks. Yeah since I made this thread, I've tapped, bashed, and crashed on a quite a few RUDEs in stores and as part of demo kits. I'm not too thrilled with them. I do like the 20" crash/ride. I'm buying that one. But overall, I like the 2002's much better.
 
Yeah, the 2002s kick ass. I got an 18" Crash, amazing cymbal.
 
Greg_L said:
Anyone have any experience with these cymbals? I think I like em, but I'm not sure.
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I've got an original 22" Rude ride that I've had since 1981.
I love the thing for Rock and Metal; it cuts through ANYTHING. It's just a hair heavy for lighter passages, so I've got a 20" Paiste Signature Full Crash that I use for light riding as well.

I didn't like the Rude Crashes or Hi-hats, as I prefer thinner cymbals.



Tim
 
didnt joey jordison use RUDE's?

i was just under the impression they were thick as hell for hard hitters not wanting to crack cymbals, never heard em tho so i cant really offer any advice on sound!

really not a fan of jordison tho... think he's over rated
 
If Joey Jordison uses them, I'll be sure to never buy one.

Actually he does, and he also uses Paiste Signatures.
 
Joey is a great drummer, whether you like his bands or not. He has great technique & ability, and he's very selective on what to play when - a rare thing these days.
 
i dunno, imho i think he's just like travis barker.. fast..

while i really have no room to talk cause im no where near as fast as either drummer, if you slow down their grooves and beats and i can play pretty much all of em..

now some one like carter beauford.. i cant get my mind around some of his grooves no matter how i slow it down

to me that makes a great drummer. technical and groovy without having to be up your ass fast
 
Even that can be a little OTT in my opinion, I wish I had the kick-snare-kick-snare feel of Steve Jordan or Al Jackson (Not that either play Paiste RUDEs :cool:).
 
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