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New Gretsch Catalina Maple
The new Gretsch Catalina Maple series includes new innovative and sleek hardware designs. Each component is designed for functionality, performance and style. The overall result is a great sounding Gretsch drum set that is ergonomically improved and has a fresh, contemporary design aesthetic.
Hardware
The mounting hardware includes round “gas cap” bass drum mount plate, ultra low profile GTS mounting system, reduced-mass tom mount brackets and new single and double tom holders. Both tom holders include a post hole for a 7/8" cymbal tube post (not included). The ball/socket 12.7mm L-arms provide positioning freedom and a secure hold for stability. Gretsch T-Wing screws and bolts are included on all fittings for drummer-friendly feel and rubber isolators have been added to the die-cast bass drum claws to help keep bass drum hoops looking new. To complete the balanced design aesthetic, a new black/gold Catalina Maple round badge is included on all drums.
New Catalina Maple Features
The new Gretsch Catalina Maple series includes many drum features that have made Catalina Maple series a popular choice among drummers. The shell is a 7-ply Gretsch-formula maple shell with 30-degree bearing edges and natural shell interiors. Bass drums include telescopic bass drum spurs matching maple wood bass drum hoops. Toms/snare feature 2.3mm triple flanged hoops. All drums are fitted with Remo drum heads, including coated batters and clear resonant on toms/snare and clear bass drum batter head with muffle ring. The white Gretsch bass drum logo head includes muffle ring. New lacquer finishes include Satin Deep Cherry Burst and Walnut Glaze, along with new wrap finishes Aqua Sparkle and Black Bronze Sparkle.
Features
- 16x20" Bass Drum, 7x10" & 8x12" Rack Toms, 14x14" Floor Tom, 5.5x14" Snare Drum
- Configuration is same as CMT Cat Maple - tom mounts on BD's
- Gretsch-formula 7-ply maple shells
- 2.3mm triple-flanged hoops
- 30-degree bearing edge
- New Gretsch bass drum mount plate
- New low-profile GTS
- New tom holder design with cymbal holder
- New low-profile Grestch tom bracket
- Round Catalina Maple Badge
- Bass drum claw with gasket
- "T-Wing" Wingnut
- Remo Drumheads
- Color: Satin Deep Cherry Burst
dstaudy
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2019
Got this for our church and we love it. The satin finish is gorgeous and overall it sounds really nice. It is a smaller scale kit compared to other set ups. It works really well for us, but know that everything is just a little smaller on this. My only real complaint is the snare drum it comes with, it is not very crisp and sounds way too boomy for my tastes. We played around with it a lot muting it and adjusting the snare but we never got to a place where we loved it. Fortunately we had another snare leftover from our previous kit that we really liked so we're just using that one. Could just be a personal preference thing on the snare, but that was the only thing I didn't love with it.*Tip for a Clean Bass Head Port*I wanted a ported bass head but I liked the Gretsch head and didn't want to go buy another one. We took a really wide tomato juice can and heated it up on a stove and then pressed it through the head. It worked really well, it produced a very clean edge, and only cost us $0.75 vs a new bass head.
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