GRETSCH Drums thread

[vhinming]

yan yung lumang catalina sir, yung NEW catalina maple 30 degree bearing edges, 7ply lahat shells at mini GTS Suspension Mounts, anyway thanks for the reply.  

I think you're refering to this sir,..
bagong dating lang sa JB nakita namin si sir homer (dreamtheaterfan66)

around 74k 7pcs na! with hardwares na yata yun

[revelaxionz09]

yan na nga yun sir vhinming, salamat sa info. 

[sandythedrummer]

Inside scoop about Gretsch Catalina Maple.

Kaman seized the production of previous Catalina Maple Kits manufactured in China because of the overwhelming complaints worldwide against their quality. Catalina Maples now are made in Taiwan. Better quality but a bit pricy..

[kawayan_strat]

yan yung lumang catalina sir, yung NEW catalina maple 30 degree bearing edges, 7ply lahat shells at mini GTS Suspension Mounts, anyway thanks for the reply. 

I'm from Iloilo bro,kaya hindi ko alam yung bagong presyo.hehehe Isa pa,gitarista kasi ako.

[revelaxionz09]

Inside scoop about Gretsch Catalina Maple.

Kaman seized the production of previous Catalina Maple Kits manufactured in China because of the overwhelming complaints worldwide against their quality. Catalina Maples now are made in Taiwan. Better quality but a bit pricy..

ahh i see. sa TAMAdrums naman kahit made in china ok naman quality ng products nila. btw ano mga kalamitang issues ng mga previous catalina maple bro sandy?

[sandythedrummer]

ahh i see. sa TAMAdrums naman kahit made in china ok naman quality ng products nila. btw ano mga kalamitang issues ng mga previous catalina maple bro sandy?

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.

[otepandrew]

Yep discontinued na...ang target ko ngayon is yung Catalina Club Mod or Catalina Club Rock...at mas coll yung black edition nyang Renown '57 

nice! very nice    idol ko si vic mercado eh kaya naging trip ko na rin talaga ang gretch drum kit ganda ng kit mo sir

[igerc]

share ko lang po ang kit ko: 

Gretsch Catalina Ash Liquid Black Wrap with Black Nickel Hardware.. i was convinced to get the convinced because of this thread...

[muziquero]

share ko lang po ang kit ko: 

Gretsch Catalina Ash Liquid Black Wrap with Black Nickel Hardware.. i was convinced to get the convinced because of this thread...

Nice kit sir!.. Magkano mo nascore to?..

[plitipiw40315]

I think you're refering to this sir,..
bagong dating lang sa JB nakita namin si sir homer (dreamtheaterfan66)

around 74k 7pcs na! with hardwares na yata yun

20% off yung New Cat. Maple + Hardwares.. 

[deaths]

Sir i'm planning to buy Gretsch Catalina maple snare and napakinggan at napanood ko na halos lahat ng reviews sa internet. pero gusto  kong malaman sa mga gretsch catalina maple snare users ung durability, sound at ang rating para sa inyo. mas maganda kasi kung makakuha ako ng advice sa mga personal na drummers na gumagamit ng snare.

[musicianurse28]

Sir i'm planning to buy Gretsch Catalina maple snare and napakinggan at napanood ko na halos lahat ng reviews sa internet. pero gusto  kong malaman sa mga gretsch catalina maple snare users ung durability, sound at ang rating para sa inyo. mas maganda kasi kung makakuha ako ng advice sa mga personal na drummers na gumagamit ng snare.

Sir, wala pong binebentang Catalina Maple Snare only. Renown Maple meron, pero Catalina wala. Unless 2nd hand na binebenta.. Maganda yun Catalina Maple snare equipped with Evans G1 coated or Evans Genera Dry sa batter.. Evans Hazy 300 naman sa reso.. Pero sir depende pa rin kasi talaga sa gagamit yan eh.. Sa pagtono niya at pagpili nya ng mga batter at reso heads.. Upgrade upgrade lang sir, kahit sa hoops.. Baka mahanap niyo hinahanap niyong snare sound

[deaths]

opo sir, salamat sa advice ou tama target ko tlga 2nd hand

pls avoid partial text speak - mod

[mrsticky]

sir what can you say about the blackhawk set, sale kasi sa JB 50% upto jan 16 eh, plan on buying sana mid entry kit pero di pa kaya budget.

[vandal]

Sir i'm planning to buy Gretsch Catalina maple snare and napakinggan at napanood ko na halos lahat ng reviews sa internet. pero gusto  kong malaman sa mga gretsch catalina maple snare users ung durability, sound at ang rating para sa inyo. mas maganda kasi kung makakuha ako ng advice sa mga personal na drummers na gumagamit ng snare.

i stopped using the snare of the Catalina two months after i bought the set way back in 2007. i find the snare of the catalina maple to be the weakest among the pieces of the kit. wala halos snare bed (or wala nga ata) kaya ang hirap i-tono ng maayos. the sympathetic vibrations of the wires were also more of a problem compared to different snare drums. normal lang magkaron ng snare buzz, pero mas malala ng konti yung sa gretsch. the sound was still too thin for my own taste as well kahit pa napalitan ko na yung stock batter and reso drumheads and after trying various tunings. bagong snare drum ang isa sa mga una kong binili noon dahil di ko talaga magustuhan yung tunog nung snare ng catalina.

these are just my opinions, though. as always, different strokes for different folks pagdating sa tunog. durability-wise naman, nasa pag-aalaga mo na yan.

[plitipiw40315]

i stopped using the snare of the Catalina two months after i bought the set way back in 2007. i find the snare of the catalina maple to be the weakest among the pieces of the kit. wala halos snare bed (or wala nga ata) kaya ang hirap i-tono ng maayos. the sympathetic vibrations of the wires were also more of a problem to compared to different snare drums. normal lang magkaron ng snare buzz, pero mas malala ng konti yung sa gretsch. the sound is still too thin for my own taste as well kahit pa napalitan ko na yung stock batter and reso drumheads and after trying various tunings. bagong snare drum ang isa sa mga una kong binili noon dahil di ko talaga magustuhan yung tunog nung snare ng catalina.

these are just my opinions, though. as always, different strokes for different folks pagdating sa tunog. durability-wise naman, nasa pag-aalaga mo na yan.

i couldn't agree more with your post bro, i used my 14x5 cat. maple snare for marching sounds, then later sold it.. 

[ishen006]

i stopped using the snare of the Catalina two months after i bought the set way back in 2007. i find the snare of the catalina maple to be the weakest among the pieces of the kit. wala halos snare bed (or wala nga ata) kaya ang hirap i-tono ng maayos. the sympathetic vibrations of the wires were also more of a problem compared to different snare drums. normal lang magkaron ng snare buzz, pero mas malala ng konti yung sa gretsch. the sound was still too thin for my own taste as well kahit pa napalitan ko na yung stock batter and reso drumheads and after trying various tunings. bagong snare drum ang isa sa mga una kong binili noon dahil di ko talaga magustuhan yung tunog nung snare ng catalina.

these are just my opinions, though. as always, different strokes for different folks pagdating sa tunog. durability-wise naman, nasa pag-aalaga mo na yan.

same with may catalina snare, what i did is, bumili ako ng bagong reso head(single ply, 7mil yata yun, basta hindi sya yung kadalasan na manipis na snare reso head) and new snare wires(Giblartar), i tuned the reso head lower than the batter head( parang nasa C or B yung batter at around A yung reso) before putting the new snare wires, and that killed the irritating buzz. kapag masyadong thin, or ma buzz na ang tunog ng snare drums, icheck mo muna si snare wires kung may loose na wire, yun ang indicator na kailangan mo na syang palitan.

[remla02]

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.

[puck]

Good morning po mga sir. Maitanong ko lang, may fake ba or imitation ang Gretsch drums? Yung badge kasi ng Catalina Maple ko may "Made in China". 2nd hand kasi bili ko nito. Yung sa JB kasi, sticker lang naka lagay na "Made in China"

Salamat po.

[ishen006]

i think yung mga china made na Gretsch poor ang quality kesa dun sa mga galing Taiwan. Six yrs old na yung Gretsch kit ko, so far sa snare wires lang ako nagka problema.

@ sir remla02, sa JB po sir may mga nabibiling ganyan, 

[remla02]

Good morning po mga sir. Maitanong ko lang, may fake ba or imitation ang Gretsch drums? Yung badge kasi ng Catalina Maple ko may "Made in China". 2nd hand kasi bili ko nito. Yung sa JB kasi, sticker lang naka lagay na "Made in China"

Salamat po.

Wala pong fake na gretsch catalina maple sir, and old series nya ay made in China but not fake, and ngaung gretsch catalina maple ay made in taiwan, maki2ta nyo sa tom holder magkaiba sila.

[puck]

Wala pong fake na gretsch catalina maple sir, and old series nya ay made in China but not fake, and ngaung gretsch catalina maple ay made in taiwan, maki2ta nyo sa tom holder magkaiba sila.

Ahh ganun po ba. 21k lang kasi kuha ko nito with 3 piece zbt set at gibraltar hardwares.

[puck]

Totoo ba gumawa ng imitation ang JB or yung employees nila? Sabi kasi ng kapit bahay ng kilala ko, may pinagawa siya na kit sa JB at tinakpan lang ng Gretsch stuffs. Eto po yung thread at pics. Ano po masasabi nyo mga master.

http://www.istorya.net/forums/music-and-movies/152402-for-sale-gretsch-broadkaster-series-rare.html

[remla02]

Ahh ganun po ba. 21k lang kasi kuha ko nito with 3 piece zbt set at gibraltar hardwares.

Serious Sir? Sa JB mo nakuha yung gretsch na yan? Kasi yung akin nakuha ko ng 38kPHP with ZBT zildjian pero 2nd hand lang, mejo na-aware ako dun ah, pano ba malalaman kung peke? Ako kasi no idea basta JB music eh tiwala akong orig, i have the official receipt from the 1st owner na JB music nya nabili yun.

[plitipiw40315]

Good morning po mga sir. Maitanong ko lang, may fake ba or imitation ang Gretsch drums? Yung badge kasi ng Catalina Maple ko may "Made in China". 2nd hand kasi bili ko nito. Yung sa JB kasi, sticker lang naka lagay na "Made in China"

Salamat po.

hindi po ako "Gretsch Expert" pero AFAIK walang "FAKE" na gretsch kit.