60s Gretsch Round Badge Kit - Five Ways

I bought a 60s Gretsch Round Badge kit and wanted to see what THE studio drum kit of all time was capable of. The results were terribly pleasing...
Drummer - Tim Reyland
Engineer - Mike Curtis
Recorded at CDS Studios
Session drumming enquiries - [e-mail]

[@tedfurlo2268]

Great playing! Great showcase! Thank you.

[@timreyland342]

Thanks dude! 🙏🏻

[@albertmerlew]

high tuned, open was just omggg i think this is the kit i need

[@timreyland342]

Everyone needs one!! 😍😍

[@SeanApplePie]

found this today 2023. Great playing and great sound man. Love it.

[@timreyland342]

Ah dude thank you 🙏🏻

[@sebuteo]

Great video! Love those different sounds/feels. Well done.

[@timreyland342]

Thanks man! Im so pleased with the kit!

[@StuartJrBarrett]

Great sounds and tuning

[@timreyland342]

Thanks man 🙏🏼

[@BadChizzle]

Reso heads for sure. After that… liked em all. Even the 80s drum machine hi hats n such. Ha ha… good stuff in the Cool vibe room!

[@NikZ3r0]

i played this loud on my big genelec speakers, drums sound huge!

[@timreyland342]

Nik Zer0 whey! Thanks man yeah they do project, whilst doing that natural slight muting that Gretsch drums do!

[@SKragseth]

Much appreciated!

[@georgekantzidis4103]

very good sound original from 60s good job both of you

[@timreyland342]

george kantzidis thanks George 🙏🏼

[@monkeyxx]

way cool, getting creative with it

[@starshiplazyboy475]

That was very cool. Well done.

[@timreyland342]

Thanks dude 🙏🏻

[@rolandhillmann7475]

Great Multitool !!!

[@jermss_]

beautiful drums and playing! love that space too!

[@timreyland342]

jermss thanks dude

[@samuelruivo813]

Hi Tim, great video! Can you listing snare model and cymbals too? Thank you very much

[@johnnymossville]

Dang, they sound so Gooooooood!!!

[@timreyland342]

Cheers dude, nothing better than a vintage G 😎

[@olahakansson5973]

Great playing man! I really like when you see one kit and different styles/feels...proves that mindset, tuning and groove is the most important thing...studio-knowhow to of course...but in the end...musicianship is the foundation not gear.

[@timreyland342]

Thanks man 🙏🏼 Yeah I really wanted to get stuck in and see which directions we could take the kit in, turns out there’s a reason so many studios have one of these in the cupboard!

[@tomkelsey2303]

I love it!

[@philipnestor5034]

Great playing and tuning. Is that kit a 22,13,16?

[@timreyland342]

Thank you! 🙏🏻 Yep exactly that

[@galleryofrogues]

Damn, you played so well on that last one you got copyright claimed! Good work! Your drumming and your drums sound killer.

[@timreyland342]

Haha wrongly accused! Cheers dude, that kit honestly blows my mind every time I get behind it! 🙏🏻

[@broughtupbythieves]

Great stuff!! How do you tune the drum so perfectly each time? Phantastico!

[@timreyland342]

Whey! Thanks!

[@jonreichsound]

Hi and well done mate ! Just to be sure, is the snare drum you use on the second example 1:11 the original "Gretsch Round Badge" from the 60's or another one ? Thank's for your help

[@timreyland342]

Thanks mate. It’s only the kick and toms which are 60’s round badges. That snare is actually a chrome over steel Gretsch Brooklyn from about 3 years ago and it is insanely good. Any preconceptions I had about steel were disproved with this drum!

[@jonreichsound]

@@timreyland342 Thanks for your quick reply ! It does sound insanely good :D Is that a 14x6.5 ? (Sorry I said 2nd example, but I was talking about the 3rd "Nate Smith" example but I guess it's the same snare drum you're using there)

[@timreyland342]

@@jonreichsound yep, that’s the one. 14 x 6.5 chrome over steel. I got given one to play on a gig from a backline hire company in Slovakia and I ordered myself one for the time I was back in the U.K.!

[@christawinquist3551]

Hey, love the hi-hat sound with the Brooklyn snare, especially on the 80's drum machine. What are all the cymbals you are using in this vid? Just found and brought home a Gretsch 1960s burgundy sparkle round badge 3 piece and I love it!

[@timreyland342]

Thanks dude! 🙏🏻 The hi hats were zildjian 14” quick beats in brilliant finish, I reckon from the 90s. The crash is a 17” A Zildjian which I believe is 70s. Congrats on the kit! Those 60s round badges are studio dreams 😍

[@richardhirsh4954]

Sonny Payne!

[@nathan13531]

nice

[@timreyland342]

Nathan Highland thanks man 🙏🏼

[@randomnerd659]

What drum heads were used in this video?

[@timreyland342]

Evans EQ2 on the bass drum and either coated emperors or clear pinstripes on the toms depending on the sound. Remo controlled sound on all snares

[@sloppy_hand]

what side is this kick drum? 22x? nice sound buddy!

[@timreyland342]

Thanks mate 🙏🏼 it’s a 22 x 14

[@dino_not_dyno]

What were the muffling techniques?

[@timreyland342]

So on the Phat one the snare was tuned super low then we threw a snare weight and a couple of moon gels on. Moon gels on the toms. On the 80s one we went for a Big Fat Snare Drum on the snare and a couple of moon gels on the toms. From memory everything else was either untouched or a small piece of moon gel

[@dino_not_dyno]

@@timreyland342 Thanks for explaining, Tim. Sounds awesome. Never even heard of those two dampeners. Appreciate the recommendation.