Tama have their own factory in china compared to Gretsch OEM lang.
Gretsch Catalina Maple Issues.
No.1 SHELLS. Inconsistent quality. When i bought mine 5 years ago. It took me 4 boxes to find a perfect set ofSHELLS
No.2 Check the 12in tom. Most of them are inconsistent in color. Palagay ko ibang kwarto ginagawa to kasi consistent from set to set.
No3. Drum hardware(Not the Gibraltar) Madaming bumigay mga lugs, tom arms, clamps loosen, and snare strainer.
that's 3 to name a few. Even JB can't deny that.
No. 3 is true, yung tom arms ng mid toms ko ay ngcrack, so steady lng cia hndi ko na ginagalaw baka lalong lumala, ewan ko kung naexperience din to ng mga gretsch catalina maple peeps, yung snare nya parang may "PONG sound" ewan hehehe, di ko alam tawag dun pero stock heads pa naman ang gamit ko. I'll take pics of crack tom arms need ko din kasi malaman kung san makakabili ng ganun just incase na bumigay na talaga ng todo. Overall okey ang gretsch catalina pieces, Actually hindi ko to sinasabi dahil eto ang gamit ko, I got band instrument rentals at yung mga drummer na gumagmit nyan mismo ngsabi na ang ganda ng tunog nung set kahit stock head lang ang gamit ko at syempre naka-muffle.
Here is some pics of crack mid tom holder, actually d ako nakasira nito ung 1st owner, Not a big issue naman sakin Hehe, just incase lang san nakakabili ng ganito? Sa JB music pa din ba? And magkano kaya?
Pahelp mga master kung san po nakakabili nyan.