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That Ludwig keystone kit is gorgeous.  I'm partial to the Gretsch Renowns, otherwise.  My daughter had a set we bought from a surly, it was fantastic but ultimately just a little too big for her at that age.

Agree- love that color.

But I’ve been on an orange sparkle kick for the last few years. I finally need to just do it.

I’ll add this - I haven’t set my drums up in 4 years.
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Jesus Christ guys, ask and you shall receive. Thanks much for all the feedback.

jimmy, how am I supposed to play yyz on a 3 pc shell? Kidding. Not married to 4 pc shell at all. It just happens to be what I’m used to from my Yamaha electronic kit that I’ve been doing training on. I’m fortunate not to be too terribly constrained by budget, etc so it feels like a why not. That said, i am completely open to downsizing and know that third Tom isn’t going to make or break something sounding good. 

That cherry renown set that runge posted on the last page and the burnt orange one that rip posted on this page are both calling my name alone with the first pearl set I posted. Just trying to understand the differences between them and why the one with a snare is the same price. Are the stock gretsch snares good?

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To my recollection, Gretsch uses a different shape bearing edge than most manufacturers.  If true, that's probably some of the tone difference, along (of course) with basics like drum size/depth, wood choice(s), bracing, # lugs, etc.  

Can you go play a few different brands at some stores?  I imagine something will speak to you.

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Ya gretsch uses a 30 degree bearing angle vs most other manufacturers using 45 degrees…..the 30 degree supposedly creates a softer initial attack and a warmer sound. I have the 14x6.5 renown rn2 snare in burnt orange and it’s a great, solid sounding maple snare. 

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55 minutes ago, sidis said:

Jesus Christ guys, ask and you shall receive. Thanks much for all the feedback.

jimmy, how am I supposed to play yyz on a 3 pc shell? Kidding. Not married to 4 pc shell at all. It just happens to be what I’m used to from my Yamaha electronic kit that I’ve been doing training on. I’m fortunate not to be too terribly constrained by budget, etc so it feels like a why not. That said, i am completely open to downsizing and know that third Tom isn’t going to make or break something sounding good. 

That cherry renown set that runge posted on the last page and the burnt orange one that rip posted on this page are both calling my name alone with the first pearl set I posted. Just trying to understand the differences between them and why the one with a snare is the same price. Are the stock gretsch snares good?


I think they offer bundle configurations at times and a snare could be included. When I bought my burnt orange sparkle renown kit the matching snare was not included….but I called Sweetwater directly and they offered me a smoking deal with the snare (and the 10” rack tom as well). Performance wise, you will not be disappointed…..but having said that, I could see someone omitting it and possibly getting another snare all together….say something of a metallic shell flavor. There’s really not a right or wrong answer. 

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10 minutes ago, rungeflash said:

Ya gretsch uses a 30 degree bearing angle vs most other manufacturers using 45 degrees…..the 30 degree supposedly creates a softer initial attack and a warmer sound. I have the 14x6.5 renown rn2 snare in burnt orange and it’s a great, solid sounding maple snare. 

Is the bearing angle measured from the vertical plane or horizontal?

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17 hours ago, topochico said:

I was looking for links to add Lone Star Percussion to potential purchase locations. They apparently closed in Oct 2022. WFT. 

No shit?! Ya that’s unfortunate and surprising…..but this music business is really crowded with retailers. 

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1 minute ago, G650 said:

Is the bearing angle measured from the vertical plane or horizontal?

I would think it’s measured from the vertical plane….at least looking at pics of some of my drums (I have a yamaha tour custom maple snare with a 45 degree for comparison)

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Just now, rungeflash said:

Well shit…maybe that is horizontal reference?! I flunked geometry lol

Lol. Yeah that's horizontal. I always assumed vertical myself but how you described Gretsch made me start wondering

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