Another which kit thread but just Gretsch.
Look at a kit like this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gretsch-Cat...969?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4852773f21 ) which is so nice and offers all the toms you could want in a finish I love.
Then, marketing and advertising and the stuff you read here takes over and you see a kit like this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gretsch-Bro...912?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d019029e0) and think you need it.
I am a firm believer, even though I have only been playing for 3 years or so, that maybe 75% of the sound of a kit is tuning and heads not the shells. I think both of these have the same bearing edge details (30 degree gretsch) so it just comes down to the wood and hardware.
Is there a big difference between the shells and hardware? Help me understand. Do I need to spend another couple grand to feel satisfied? I dont think so but dont know enough to be sure since I have never played the Brooklyn (I own and love my catalina rock and catalina maple kits).
As a side note, I would love a kick ass sounding 20" kick with at leat 2 up and 2 down from Gretsch- is there such a thing in a stock formation without custom orders?
Look at a kit like this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gretsch-Cat...969?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4852773f21 ) which is so nice and offers all the toms you could want in a finish I love.
Then, marketing and advertising and the stuff you read here takes over and you see a kit like this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gretsch-Bro...912?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d019029e0) and think you need it.
I am a firm believer, even though I have only been playing for 3 years or so, that maybe 75% of the sound of a kit is tuning and heads not the shells. I think both of these have the same bearing edge details (30 degree gretsch) so it just comes down to the wood and hardware.
Is there a big difference between the shells and hardware? Help me understand. Do I need to spend another couple grand to feel satisfied? I dont think so but dont know enough to be sure since I have never played the Brooklyn (I own and love my catalina rock and catalina maple kits).
As a side note, I would love a kick ass sounding 20" kick with at leat 2 up and 2 down from Gretsch- is there such a thing in a stock formation without custom orders?