Nick Mason's 20″ Paiste 2002 Crash on 'A Saucerful of Secrets'

That 20″ Paiste 2002 crash cymbal wasn’t just decoration — it was the main accent weapon for the noise section of “A Saucerful of Secrets.” Nick Mason used it to punctuate the band’s explosive dynamic shifts, the ones where the piece suddenly lurches from rumbling drones into near-freeform chaos. The crash’s bright, cutting attack was essential for cutting through the organ swells and tape loops in that middle movement