Best Gretsch Drums 10"x7" TT Catalina Club BS Alternatives

Based on 1 reviews

I got this with the 2up2down kit and I love it! I prefer a pretty fat sound although without a ton of ring and it was super easy to get that, I use a clear remo emperor on the batter side and the stock head on the reso and it was a breeze to tune (im usually pretty bad at tuning too). The hardware is superb quality and feels totally rock solid and the shells themselves are just amazing, top all that off with an awesome finish and it's a great kit for a great price. I was skeptical of going with drumcraft as they're relatively new and don't yet have the years of reputation to back them up but I'm so glad I did in the end. I got a high end kit for the price of an intermediate kit and I love it. And I know this sounds like an advertisement but I'm just a normal...

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I bought an AQ2 kit as a spare kit to trash around and was so blown away by the sound of it, I decided to buy more parts for it to be able to mix and match into 2 small kits or a larger kit for prog duties. I have no complains about the AQ2 series for the price, however, it doesn't get 5 stars as the hardware is not as solid/dense/high quality as I'd like. But then again, brilliant for the price. IMO the shells compete with the Mapex saturn shells line (although they are not hybrid), and the hardware kinda competes with the Mapex Mars lines.

Based on 2 reviews

Was looking for a maple 10" tom, something that could work with a Mapex Orion kit. Scoured the internet but to no-ones surprise there wasn't a whole lot of used Orion 10" toms circa 1999 around Sweden. To cut things short; ran out of time with studio booked, took a flyer on this and it actually sort of works (with a lot of tweaking in the mixing). Lacks the tone and sustain of a more expensive drum but with this price, its hard to argue. (Played a whole kit of Catalina also and its a good budget-option) Would recommend it for beginner/mid level players.

Based on 3 reviews

Overall this is a really good tom expansion for my practice kit. Can't say much about how it sounds as I've put on a silent mesh head. However, having said that there is one major problem I have with the tom. The tom arm mounting. Unlike the old Pearl Export 8" tom I have from 15 odd years ago which came with the ISS tom mount, the one that comes with Export toms these days causes the two lugnuts that hold it in place to come loose a lot more frequently. So instead of the vibrations from the tom travelling through the rim, into the tom arm as with the ISS mount, the vibrations are travelling through the rim into lugnuts holding the mount and then the tom arm. So you'll have to be tuning the tom every, single, time you sit down and play. If you want it to hold it's tuning better,...