- Burnt Orange: One of a kind Gretsch 4-pc Burnt Orange Drum Kit with a 30x22" bass drum, 18x20" floor tom, 10x12" and 12x14" rack toms. Condition is very good with a few minor scratches, but no extra holes or cracks in the shells and the chrome is good condition. There is nothing like the sound of vintage Gretsch drums from the era.
The bass drum looks like a cannon and sounds huge!
I bought this kit 3 years ago from a fellow drum collector who said the extended 30" long bass drum had been custom built for one of the Gretsch family members. I have spent a fair amount of time over the course of the last 3 years trying to verify this story, through pictures and contacts, but I have never been able to verify this as a fact. I'm aware that Gretsch did build extended length bass drums at various times in their history, but I have never seen another 30x22" bass drum. Therefore my conclusion that the 30" in length bass drum is a one of kind.