Gretsch Drums Catalina Maple 6-Piece Shell Pack With Free 8" Tom Deep Cherry Burst

This set is awesome, sounds great and very versatile and very fun to play on. Only issue is i was never given the right tom mount for the 8in tom from the store which should have been included and was told to buy a cheap cowbell arm which is barely holding up the tom

I got to say I've been jumping between Tama, Pearl, DW, pdp, and many more and this kit is by far the best one I've played in, however the reason I give this a four star is because the heads that came with it are very poor quality. In the first week I had this kit I broke six heads, replace the heads otherwise best kit at it's price point

Currently I teach drums at Guitar Center so I'm lucky enough to try many kits and this has everything and then some. The best thing is getting a 7 piece kit that can go from a full-on rock kit to a stripped down jazz kit- with TWO floor toms! The tom mounting can take a bit of practice since, if it is locked into the position you want when you let go of the tom it tilts bc there is a "free floating" design. If both toms are mounted on the kick the mounting is fine, if you use just the left tom it puts stress on the kick mount that could cause an issue since it seems to be plastic, so I just took it out and mounted it on my cymbal stand. A turn-key used to tighten the tom to the stand though somehow bent to a 45deg angle?? it still works but I have no idea why it bent. Seems by reducing costs the strength of metals used is reduced also which lead to bends or worse, shear off.

I use this product at my church. The color and sound fits just right!

There is not one bad thing I can say about this kit. Throw some Remo Coated Ambassador heads on her and she'll rival the sound quality of a $5k Pearl Reference, Yamaha Recording Custom, Tama Star or Sonor SQ1. You get the point...you get so much quality in these shells for under $1,000 it's almost comical. If you are just starting to get into the drums, or you are a professional drummer playing large venues, there is not a better valued drum set on this planet. With or without mics, these drum shells SING!!!! I complement these drums with mix of high end Zildjian K, A Custom Crashes, Splashes, Sabian HH/HHX Evolution Ride cymbals, Crashes, and Wuhan Trash Cymbals. I would put the sound quality of my Gretsch Catalina Maple and my cymbal setup against any high-end drum/cymbal combo and I'll still be $3,000 less then any of them. Get one, put some quality Remo or Evans heads on her, match her with high end cymbals (Zildjian K/A Custom or Sabian HHX Evolution, Paiste are over priced and overrated) and you'll be floored and wanting to play every day just to hear her sing.

Impressed with the construction of kit.....looks so amazing....sounds good for school venues.....need to replace heads for rock type music.....inwhich I knew when purchased this set.....so far happy with purchase rob and chris from guitar center monroeville pa.... great guys that helped and robs knowledge in percussion amazing....