Odd-Arne Oseberg
Platinum Member
I'll probably never agree that a drum is just a drum.
Can they all do the job? Yes, but we all have different tastes and the tone is worth it of you get it.
To me it's been clear that there are two models I like. Gretsch US Customs and Gretsch Broadkaster.
With the reason I'm working on a court case came also the reason I fell off the standard train of regular reasonable income. I choose therefore to focus on things I could do something about and put the money I did have into outdoor gear and certain long term health investments.
Eventually I'll get drums of all sizes in thse two models I like and then I'll more or less be done with the basic drumset thing. Not saying I'll never get something else and there's certainly a lot of other percussion I've been looking at.
Now, when I do gig for others, which is the standard thing as my own band plans are on the back burner, I generally play house kits. People don't mind. It's more or less expected. I generally just bring everything but the toms and BD. The kits are usually Stage Customs or some other Yamaha one step above from various eras. It's fine.
I have nothing against Mapex drum other than that I simply don't like the sound. It's not like I'm a total Gretsch fanboy either as I don't care for the Brooklyns at all. It's what I want, so as long as the price is within reach I don't care. Until then the Catalina's doing just fine for me compared to other things. I'll always have them. I'm not too semtimental about them and they are light and easy to carry. If I was getting a small bop kit on a budget I'd go up to a Renown and probably change the hoops, too. There's a joke to be had that almost each of my snare drums cost more than the rest of the kit, but that just speaks to how important snares are.
Can they all do the job? Yes, but we all have different tastes and the tone is worth it of you get it.
To me it's been clear that there are two models I like. Gretsch US Customs and Gretsch Broadkaster.
With the reason I'm working on a court case came also the reason I fell off the standard train of regular reasonable income. I choose therefore to focus on things I could do something about and put the money I did have into outdoor gear and certain long term health investments.
Eventually I'll get drums of all sizes in thse two models I like and then I'll more or less be done with the basic drumset thing. Not saying I'll never get something else and there's certainly a lot of other percussion I've been looking at.
Now, when I do gig for others, which is the standard thing as my own band plans are on the back burner, I generally play house kits. People don't mind. It's more or less expected. I generally just bring everything but the toms and BD. The kits are usually Stage Customs or some other Yamaha one step above from various eras. It's fine.
I have nothing against Mapex drum other than that I simply don't like the sound. It's not like I'm a total Gretsch fanboy either as I don't care for the Brooklyns at all. It's what I want, so as long as the price is within reach I don't care. Until then the Catalina's doing just fine for me compared to other things. I'll always have them. I'm not too semtimental about them and they are light and easy to carry. If I was getting a small bop kit on a budget I'd go up to a Renown and probably change the hoops, too. There's a joke to be had that almost each of my snare drums cost more than the rest of the kit, but that just speaks to how important snares are.