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MGR/Anonymous « Gretsch Catalina Birch »
Published on 02/07/08 at 15:00I'm 52 and have been playing drums off and on since I was 10. My first set was a Slingerland Radio King, and like a first love it holds a special place in my heart. In my career I have played rock jazz and country. I don't have a preferance except that the people I play with have to want to play, and not necessarily be great, but really enjoy making good authentic music.
When my daughter experessed an interest in the drums we went shopping and found this Gretsch Catalina Birch shell pack in sunbusrt fade online at musicianfriend.com for $425. I never bought anything like that online before but I couldn't pass up a deal like that. Haven't seen it that low before or since.
I like just about everything about this set. It looks great and sounds great. It seems cliche when I say it sounds like sets costing hundreds more, but it really does, and itas looks and feels like a much more expensive set than it is.
There are only two things I don't like about this set: The 12 " tom has only 5 lugs each top and bottom instead of 6. This made tuning it a bit tricky, but it still sound great. The other is that the shells seem to be kind of soft and will dent if you bang your drums together, I would definitely recomend rim bumpers
Although this set is made in Taiwan or somewhere over there, the quality is 1st rate. The hardware is very strong, easy to adjust, and stays where you set it, even under hard playing. Once the set is tuned it sounds great, but a little ringy. That was easlily fixed with a set of damper rings, and now sounds awesome.
I would definately recommend this set for any level drummer. Even for beginners, It could very possibly be the only drum set you or your child would want to own.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
When my daughter experessed an interest in the drums we went shopping and found this Gretsch Catalina Birch shell pack in sunbusrt fade online at musicianfriend.com for $425. I never bought anything like that online before but I couldn't pass up a deal like that. Haven't seen it that low before or since.
I like just about everything about this set. It looks great and sounds great. It seems cliche when I say it sounds like sets costing hundreds more, but it really does, and itas looks and feels like a much more expensive set than it is.
There are only two things I don't like about this set: The 12 " tom has only 5 lugs each top and bottom instead of 6. This made tuning it a bit tricky, but it still sound great. The other is that the shells seem to be kind of soft and will dent if you bang your drums together, I would definitely recomend rim bumpers
Although this set is made in Taiwan or somewhere over there, the quality is 1st rate. The hardware is very strong, easy to adjust, and stays where you set it, even under hard playing. Once the set is tuned it sounds great, but a little ringy. That was easlily fixed with a set of damper rings, and now sounds awesome.
I would definately recommend this set for any level drummer. Even for beginners, It could very possibly be the only drum set you or your child would want to own.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com