History:
Purchase: I bought this 5 piece shell pack (heads and tom clamps included) and Gretsch Maple snare at a local Guitar Center at a very good price...Shells for $1150 and snare for $230. I price shopped for an entire night online and could not find a better deal for a new Renown kit.
What I Like About This Unit: Wow... well this is my first Gretsch kit, and I must admit that "that great Gretsch sound" that the company seems to be known for is packaged into every square inch of these beautiful Maple shells (cherry burst finish...very pretty). My drum guy at the store said this is due in large part to the slanted 30 degree bearing edges that Gretsch cuts into it's drums that increase the contact area of the head to the drum, and adding more resonance to the shell...or something like that. I might have messed that up, but whatever the good folks at Gretsch do to these kits, they certainly are masters at it. This kit features an open, warm tone to it that is definetly at home in any rock or jazz setting and is without a doubt versatile enough for various other styles as well. Another noteworthy feature of the set is the spectacular sounding bass drum. This things got more punch than a boxer and resonates with a very smooth, deep end to it. By the way, Gretsch packages this shell kit with all evans professional drum heads...the bass drum batter features EMAD, which has been a very effective muffling system for my drum.
What I Do NOT Like About The Gretsch Renown Maple Kit /w Gretsch Maple Snare: That it cost so much...1440 (after tax)for four shells (sizes: 10", 12", 14", 22") and Maple snare...not to say it wasn't worth it because it definetly is.
Renown Maple Kit /w Gretsch Maple Snare Quality: Top notch Gretsch quality. Set up is super smooth...and the silver sealing inside each of the drums is definetly one of Gretsch's coolest trademarks...oh yeah and the GTS mounting system is top notch as well. It suspends the drum and doesn't penetrate the shell so you get the purest sound out of each tom.
Summary: The best purchase I have ever made in my life. Worth every penny...oh yeah not to mention Gretsch has definetly made a customer for life out of me.
Rating of this product: 5
This Gretsch Drums Percussion Review Submitted By: Mulcahy
Date: 2004-12-28
Gretsch Renown Maple Kit /w Gretsch Maple Snare Drums Percussion
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