Merlin5
Gold Member
Hi guys. I've started seriously thinking about buying a new kit. I currently play a Yamaha 9000 RC in cherrywood from the 1980s and they've been my everyday gigging kit for years and years. They still sound great but I'm bored of the look of them and I really don't want power tom sizes anymore. I mostly gig with a 12 and 15 tom and the kick is a 20. I have an 8 and 10 too but rarely use them. I want something new and fresh looking with a vintage pearl wrap. So I'm considering this Gretsch Renown.
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How good is the tone of the shells? Coming from a warm Birch kit would I be happy or disappointed with the Renown? In other words, although the Yamaha is very old, would I be going from a top tier shell down to a mid range shell? I looked at the Brooklyn but the price is crazy for just 3 shells.
By the way, I was just looking at the Pearl President Deluxe in Ocean Ripple. That blue finish is absolutely stunning, I was nearly sold on getting it for that alone. But would I be right in thinking the president is basically mutton dressed as lamb in that the luan shell is cheap wood and puts it more like Catalina Club territory and therefore overpriced?
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Gretsch Drums Renown Maple Standard -VP
Drum Set New Renown Maple, Standard model, RN2-E8246, Drum shells: 7-Ply maple, 30° Bearing edge, Tom toms and floor tom drumshells have been treated with Gretsch Silver Sealer on the inner sections of the shells, Chrome-plated drumshell hardware,...
How good is the tone of the shells? Coming from a warm Birch kit would I be happy or disappointed with the Renown? In other words, although the Yamaha is very old, would I be going from a top tier shell down to a mid range shell? I looked at the Brooklyn but the price is crazy for just 3 shells.
By the way, I was just looking at the Pearl President Deluxe in Ocean Ripple. That blue finish is absolutely stunning, I was nearly sold on getting it for that alone. But would I be right in thinking the president is basically mutton dressed as lamb in that the luan shell is cheap wood and puts it more like Catalina Club territory and therefore overpriced?