Got the Broadkasters out of storage

Try with an unported head. It presents a bit of learning curve given tuning and technique adjustments. Nothing like it though.
 
Square said:
Try with an unported head. It presents a bit of learning curve given tuning and technique adjustments. Nothing like it though.
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Oh I've tried that, it came from the shop with an unported head. At one time I had the sales person play on it in their cymbal iroom (iisolated by 2 patio sliding doors) and every snare in the adjacent room would rattle with every hit.... stand in fron and it litterally flaps your pants!!!

It's tons of fun for drum geeks such as I (and a few of youse) to enjoy, but I can't picture on wich material I'd need that sort of rumbly ridiculousness ;-)
 
Guys and gals,

after playing on this kit for a few hours over the last couple days, I can say with confidence that my love for Gretsch (and this particular kit) has been properly re-ignited.

Man! Sometimes I get stuck in a tuning or a playing rut and it's been easier for me to just switch to another kit than to find solutions to fix what's wrong. The novelty (even if from a not newly bought but from a taken out of storage kit) sometimes is enough to make "stale" stuff seem fresh again.

When you own more than two kits, sometimes you run the risk of having one kit fall out of the rotation/be sorta forgotten. That is a signal most of you take as a "sell it" message. I don't. Each one of my kits has some emotional value beyond pecuniary.

Seems like this time around the BK has something to offer that I was ready to hear, IDK, am I being too philosophical here?

Anyhoo, I'm glad I've had a long period without playing them. A time during wich my skills in tuning, recording and playing taking both into account has expanded by a good margin. I feel like I can explore more of what the big BKs have to offer.

And I'm really loving what I'm hearing.
 
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DamnSingerAlsoDrums said:
Yeah I have a love/hate relationshiip with 24's. nothing quite compares to the feeling of pushing tons of air but I play more stuff where I need sonically "compact and nimble" as opposed to "Big and Boomy".

This particular kick can be "earth shaking" pretty easily. You get tons of slap and tons of extra low to sub-sonic rumble. Fantastic if that is what you want, but clarity, punch and articulation ain't its forte ...

It takes a lot to control a 24 indeed, but for some reason, this time around I've struck a good balance between a good pedal feel and the differnce in rebound (compared to smaller sizes. Playability is noticeably improved.
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If you lived close we could grab a beer..ive got lengthy letters from Andy Newmark on the subject of 22 vs 24. It was relieving to know that someone of his caliber and background related so strongly to my views on the two from A to Z. Your love hate line is what Andy talked about.
 
Bozozoid said:
If you lived close we could grab a beer..ive got lengthy letters from Andy Newmark on the subject of 22 vs 24. It was relieving to know that someone of his caliber and background related so strongly to my views on the two from A to Z. Your love hate line is what Andy talked about.
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My views on the 24 and a fondness for funky playing are probably the only two things I have in common with the great Andy Newmark, sheesh, such a giant: one of the best-feeling player ever,
 
DamnSingerAlsoDrums said:
After almost 2 years stashed away in the garage. They were waiting for me in all their crimson sparkly splendor.

I treated them to new heads for the toms (coated Emps over clear Ambos)
And a new Emad for the kick.

Here they are under mic for a fun cover of "Cut the white" by Palm Palm.

Just for you @jda ;-)

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Amazing sound on those tubs… especially the kick and the fat snare. great groove too!
 
Square said:
Awesome. I’d like to know where you got the “snare rack” that’s in the corner.
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A little off-topic but the Ikea VITTSJO shelves are the right size to hold snare drums. Not perfect, but pretty good. If you use a separator between drums, you can get two snares per shelf.
 
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DamnSingerAlsoDrums said:
after playing on this kit for a few hours over the last couple days, I can say with confidence that my love for Gretsch (and this particular kit) has been properly re-ignited.
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I feel the same way about my Gretsch. I've got a Purewood Renown in african mahogany, and it is simply the best sounding kit I've ever heard. It's the big "rock" sizes kit that they only made 60 of: 24x16, 14x6.5, 13x9 and 16x16.

Like you, I recently pulled it out of the closet where it's been for most of its life (I bought it in 2008, or so) and it's been such a joy to play again.

Unlike you (I assume) I'm planning on selling it. I just don't use it enough. But even more than that, I'm really shocked by how huge and heavy they are. Guess I'm getting old, but I don't see me ever taking them out of the house again. Too much work.

Seeing your video, I realize that I should really make one to post on here, before I part with them.
 
criz p. critter said:
I feel the same way about my Gretsch. I've got a Purewood Renown in african mahogany, and it is simply the best sounding kit I've ever heard. It's the big "rock" sizes kit that they only made 60 of: 24x16, 14x6.5, 13x9 and 16x16.

Like you, I recently pulled it out of the closet where it's been for most of its life (I bought it in 2008, or so) and it's been such a joy to play again.

Unlike you (I assume) I'm planning on selling it. I just don't use it enough. But even more than that, I'm really shocked by how huge and heavy they are. Guess I'm getting old, but I don't see me ever taking them out of the house again. Too much work.

Seeing your video, I realize that I should really make one to post on here, before I part with them.
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Renowns are awesome drums. I definitely can believe those african Mahoganny do sound great.
 
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