Gretsch Drums Catalina Maple 5 Piece Drum Set MCE825PT

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Amazing Sound!

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by AlcalaProject (capturedbyfire@hotmail.com) 6/11/2008 12:55:01 AM

Musical Experience: Professional Drummer 25 years
Style of music: Rock/Reggae/Hard Rock/Pop
Hometown Rio Rancho, New Mexico

I play a Catalina Birch kit and recently played the maple set up and I must say that using this kit live and in the studio is amazing...The tone and attack on this kit rivals high end kits...I get compliments on this drum kit and want to know how many thousands I paid for it and once I tell them the shell cost they loose their minds... I've played many kits over my lifetime and Gretsch seems to always come through... I play the Catalina Birch kit and I just got a hold of the maple kit must say the Maple kit just sounds amazing...The tone of the maple wood really makes this kit special. I use this kit live and in the studio and the sound engineers always have great comments about how great it sounds. I would suggest you purchase coated heads and tension (tune) the heads medium tight, basically mid-range to get a great sound out of them. The construction of this kit is flawless, nice and sturdy .The lacquer job on this kit is gorgeous, just amazing! With the right heads and the proper tensioning of the heads this kit rivals any kit in the 3-5 thousand dollar range... Trust me on this one, I can afford a more expensive kit but why would I pay that when you can get this one for less than 800 dollars and with the money you save u can buy new heads and hardware... If you want a pro sounding kit that looks expensive but at a ridiculous price this is by far the best kit to buy! Thanks to Gretsch for producing an amazing kit at such a low cost!

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11 found helpful, 2 found unhelpful.
great

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by nathan rassi 3/11/2008 7:01:04 PM

Musical Experience: drummer
Style of music: rock
Hometown atlanta

Great Drum set! Very good looking with a good warm sound. I would recommend this drum set to even the most expirienced drummers. Five out of five stars!

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50 found helpful, 42 found unhelpful.
Only 1 word...WOW

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by Jon 10/24/2006 1:04:20 AM

Musical Experience: 4 years
Style of music: metal, marching, ska
Hometown Los Alamitos

I just recently bought this set and all I can say is WOW. Excellent sound and great look. The only way I think you can go better is getting a 3,000 dollar DW...But if you want a moderate set thats great in sound and durablility - this is it.

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32 found helpful, 20 found unhelpful.
best sounding drums

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by D. Stokes 2/28/2006 11:02:31 PM

Musical Experience: drummer 23 years
Style of music: just about any kind
Hometown mississippi, for now

I have played on gretch drums before and they were the best sounding drums I have ever played and I have played everything from pearl to tama and I have been playing for 23 years. I would recommend grtech drums anytime.

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