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  1. What a kit! Well done! Love the low tuning especially.

    One (slight) criticism: I understand we’re all watching someone else play the kit, but considering 99% of us at least play drums, this would seem the PERFECT case of audience perspective mixing. I kept getting distracted imaging playing the kit, and hearing those beautiful floors on the wrong side, and it would snap me out of it.

    Great vid as always!!!

  8. I have a Gretsch Catalina maple drum set I purchased about 3 years ago I was using Remo Ambassador coated on the on the tops and Remo Ambassador clear on the bottoms it sounded great the Tom's were very explosive wanted to try a two ply so I got the aquarium twos no power center those tuned medium blew my mind also another thing I'd like to mention since I never ever comment is I'm thinking about getting a bumper sticker that says drummers please adjust your tension spring what a big difference I feel like I've wasted a lot of time playing with my double kick pedal being too tight I had it almost all the way tight and which was very stupid I watched some videos and realized my pedal was way too tight I cranked it down to about 50% and I felt like I was just a totally different drummer and I felt so comfortable using my feet so my suggestion is loosen that spring LOL different drum heads give this great drum set different sounds sometimes I'll find myself going back to another set of drum heads that I had so I always keep my old ones depends on what kind of sound you're looking for but these drums are like a chameleon they'll fit in with everything

  9. i've been piecing together a Catalina maple set, just in case i need it for gigging, but i think my gigging days are behind me. at any rate, the toms sounded great with clear G1s on top and bottom. the kick was a different make, but the kick in the video sounds awesome. i def like that configuration. like Shane said: if you don't want to use it, leave it off the set. i also like that natural finish. maple looks classy on its own. i was about to get a set of DW collectors series in natural finish, but i found a great deal on a set with an exotic finish. they're absolutely gorgeous.
    my Catalinas have the red finish, i think they call it cherry (not the burst finish), but cherry is a species of wood, so i'm not 100% sure.
    i had extra Pearl ISS mounts so i used those, so i can't speak to the hardware on these drums, but i'm sure it works fine.

  16. The cherry burst finish Is pretty awesome looking. Also are the rims on here the same as the Renown series? Because they were what I was thinking about getting.

  20. Gretsch is one of those companies that doesn't make a bad sounding kit, at any price. They have a nice cohesion between their lines as well. Great video, per usual, and nice finish on those Catalina's!

  21. I've had a CatMap kit years ago and this is one of the upgrades I used(heads). The natural maple color is what I've always wanted…..now they come out with one🤦….I also have the bearing edges done on the snare and it really brought the snare quality up ….finished it off with cast hoops and pearl floor tom air feet…it was Awesome. Keep up the good work gents…

  22. Incredible deal! If I had somewhere to put them, i would have bought them yesterday. They sound great in both tunings, with both sets of heads. I probably would go coated for rack toms and clear on the floors, for the best of both worlds.

  24. That kit is amazing, I have both a gretsch USA Custom and a Catalina, Catalinas are probably the best value drums out there next to the stage custom. Tons of Configurations and shell layups you can really find a set to fit any style of music. also they're lightweight making them amazing gigging kits. I also love the new format of the videos, I enjoyed how the audio examples faded into the next talking sections, and some of the camera shots were very nice, defiantly has a way more professional vibe the others.

  29. Great choice of a great kit at a great price. I have a 2009-ish Catalina Maple 6 piece in the very limited red sparkle lacquer (really well done). I will echo that Catalinas can be a great kit for the money depending on the year. I think a few upgrades can really beef them up. I ended up doing S-Hoops on all the toms as a cheap halfway between triple flanged and die cast. G2s, Emperors or EC2s really shine on the toms and give a lower extension of tuning.

    Quick question though – the achilles heel on my Catalinas are the bearing edges. They were not done to a terribly high standard, there are some small chips and dings and spots where they aren't "true" but the bass drum reso side has a noticeable dip in the bearing edge where there's a permanent wrinkle unless I tune the head really high. Given that it's a gorgeous kit and sentimental (gift from the wife) would you recommend I try to get the bearing edges redone or just live with their little bit of gnarliness?

    Thanks for the video and the love for Catalinas!

  38. I have a high end kit by GMS with the same upgrade heads, and I have to say ,the maple Gretsch sound identical. I think you did it with this kit. The price at 1249.00 beats mine at 3k for just the shells, wow. You're going to make some people very happy this Christmas.

  39. 🤣superb editing!! This kit blows my brain. Looks amazing, sounds awesome. And that extra hole in t tom mount should b on all middle mount thingys (i have no idea what it's called). Its just a great idea. And…..merry Christmas to u all at DCP 🍻🤟🍗🎄🎉🇦🇺

  41. God I love these drums. They sound amazing, and look incredible. I jumped over to the link to see the price, and that's got to be one of the best values I've ever seen. GREAT price, and likewise on the head upgrade. Incredible drums for super short money, inho. Thanks Shane. BTW, that's the most I've ever seen you smile, so they must be great!

  42. Yup, I have this kit in satin deep cherry burst, to me it's a toss up which finish is more beautiful, haha. Both stunning finishes. I added a 13" tom so I even have a 4-tom setup. And a black Gretsch bassdrum head at the front from an old Gretsch Blackhawk set, which I think looks better than the standard white heads they now use. I can highly recommend the Catalina series, to me it sounds wonderful and "high end", especially with those Evans heads in the lower tuning (I have Remo clear Emperors which also work very well on this kit). For some reason I think you're supposed to use K Zildjians with a Gretsch kit though 😉 (probably because Gretsch was the official import company for K Zildjians early in the previous century). But seriously, the Meinl Pure Alloys sound beautiful as well.

  43. Looks like your Noble & Cooley Horizon kit. Way cheaper than a DW Design series. Stock heads high, meh. Evan's G2 low, nice ! Really liked the Cymbals too. If I was still gigging, I'd have bought this kit. Most people would think you're playing a 5k kit. And with better heads like G2's etc, no one can tell the difference.. See this is why you guys are #1. Y'all get it ! Another great demo.

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