[rfininen]

I am thinking about purchasing a set of Gretch Catalina birch drums. Has anyone had any experience playing this set? Please give me your comments.

Rick Pittman

[shazaam]

I think one or 2 people here have a gretsch setup. From peopel I've seen with a gretsch setup, all is good. I know I'd like one.

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[Church Drummer]

I own the set and I'm extremely happy with it. I like the tone of the drums they are well built, I like the hardware. If you have any specific questions I'll try to answer them, but so far I've been very happy with the set.

[rfininen]

Thanks guys for your comments. I've played sonar, yamaha and pearl before. I really liked the tone of the pearls, but I also liked the punch of the yamaha for rock-n-roll playing. since I haven't played in a gig situation in years-I am not ready to put thousands of $$ into a set yet. I believe I played on a Gretch set back in the 70's once, but not enough to remember them well. I intend to play blues and some Motown R and B stuff. I have an opportunity to pick up a 6 piece set of Gretch Birch with hardware and cymbals for a great price, so I am very interested in all opinions about Gretch drums.

Rick

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[Church Drummer]

If you have a chance to pick up a used full set at a great price (as you say), I would go for it. Even if you decide they aren't the set for you after you've played them a while, you can probably upgrade the shells and get a decent trade in, or sell them outright for a little more.

[rfininen]

Thank you for your comment on the Gretch purchase. I got the exact response from my guitar player friend in San Diego California. I currently own a set of Roland V Drums along with a Roland SPD-6 percussion pad. I plan to incorporate them with the Gretch setup.
This is a great forum. There wasn't anything like this when I began playing drums. There weren't any forums like this when I stopped performing in 1987.
I find this very helpful to me trying to return to actively playing. The technology in percussions and drumming has advanced, so I'm trying to catch up. I am not known as a fancy or exciting style drummer. I'm especially known for being a solid rhythm drummer.

Again Thanks
-Rick

[mouse]

solid rhythm drummer.

The best kind.