Gretsch Renown Maple

[Mette]

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Specs:
10" 12" 14" 22"
Cherry burst
14" DW collectors brass

Hardware: Mostly Yamaha

Heads: Remo Empereor Coated over and Evans g1 under.

Cymbals:
10" Sabian HHX Legacy splash
13" Zildjian A-custom Mastersound hi-hat
16" Zildjian K-custom dark crash
16" Zildjian A-custom crash
16" Sabian AAX china
22" Istanbul Mehmet ride
Meinl cowbell

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Welcome to our happy family. You have my exact set of drums. Gotta love the Gretsch. Very nice.

[bakerboy]

Love them!! If I could get a new kit right now, they'd probably be Gretsch Renowns. I'm in love w/ the 4-pc in Silver Slate Sparkle, although your finish is amazing looking also. I love all of the finishes on those drums.

What kinda sound can you get out of them? Are they pretty versatile?

[Mette]

Love them!! If I could get a new kit right now, they'd probably be Gretsch Renowns. I'm in love w/ the 4-pc in Silver Slate Sparkle, although your finish is amazing looking also. I love all of the finishes on those drums.

What kinda sound can you get out of them? Are they pretty versatile?

Hey, thanx for the kind words. I think it depends a lot on what heads you have on and the tuning of course. I have empereor coated wich I think is ideal for rock, but if you use, say, ambassador coated and tune them high they will probably be great for jazz too. So yes, they're very versatile. Although I would've picked different sizes for jazz.

[stasz]

Dang, renowns are popping up all over the place on drummerworld now. My setup isn't too terribly far off from yours. Nice stuff. We should start a club or something...

[Drumsword]

Awesome set...... I use Gretsch as well primarily. Although mine are catalina maples. :(

Very nice, Those will be my next set :)

[dot_Anthem]

That is one hot kit, I was trying one of these out at GC the other day, they sound amazing. What do you think of that DW snare?

[drumhead61]

Very nice looking kit...thanks for sharing....and Welcome to the FORUM

[Crusto 62]

Hey Mette, nice kit gotta love that gretsch finish, cherry burst - just beautiful. I like your posters too. Pulp Fiction - classic movie, Debra Harry - legendary rock chick, Pink Floyd - The Masters.

[Mette]

Thank you! :) I also have a beautiful poster of Jimi Hendrix on the wall, too bad it's not in the picture :). I just sold my Mapex Orion and now I'm looking to buy a Yamaha maple custom, but I will keep this kit. Can't really sell it :)

Hey Mette, nice kit gotta love that gretsch finish, cherry burst - just beautiful. I like your posters too. Pulp Fiction - classic movie, Debra Harry - legendary rock chick, Pink Floyd - The Masters.

[Mette]

That is one hot kit, I was trying one of these out at GC the other day, they sound amazing. What do you think of that DW snare?

Oh thanks! I love my DW snare.. very warm sound with a nice crack! Sounds great with both high and low tuning. I also have a Pearl piccolo brass snare.

[Victor_se]

:O Nice Set!!

Love the finish, that cherry burst just looks awesome..

is that a snare at the back on the photo?...that ringo starr like drum :P???

[Mette]

:O Nice Set!!

Love the finish, that cherry burst just looks awesome..

is that a snare at the back on the photo?...that ringo starr like drum :P???

Thank! Yes, it's an old Wesper-snare.. you can totally have it if you want.

[stasz]

Thank! Yes, it's an old Wesper-snare.. you can totally have it if you want.

Whoa. You're giving it away??? You know you can get some money for it right?

[Victor_se]

Whoa. You're giving it away??? You know you can get some money for it right?

Thank! Yes, it's an old Wesper-snare.. you can totally have it if you want.


Lol yea, but I think the shipping from Sweden to Mexico could cost more that the actual price of the snare xD

[Mette]

Lol yea, but I think the shipping from Sweden to Mexico could cost more that the actual price of the snare xD

Haha yes, I think so too

[oops]

90% a Gretsch Renown will be my next kit.

These pictures only serve to cement that in my mind. I love the finish, and on all acounts they are great sounding kits.

[Bram]

Lol yea, but I think the shipping from Sweden to Mexico could cost more that the actual price of the snare xD

Then I think you'd better ship it to Holland, that's much cheaper :-)

[henhog]

nice kit! i bet those coateds compliment the maple!

[Ainulindale]

welcome to the forum, and very nice kit, that red finish looks great, i think your gonna find a lot of Gretcsh fan's here at DW, guys are very passionate about these drums!