Gretsch Broadkaster Unboxing

Thanks for checking out this video! If you enjoyed it, please consider giving it a thumbs up, leave a comment, and consider subscribing to my channel to stay up to date for regular video releases:
kzbin.info?...
Follow me around the internet here:
malonedrum
www.malonedrum.com
To reach out to me directly contact me here:
[e-mail]
Check out Cheesehead TV for the absolute best Packer takes across the internet:
@cheeseheadtv
www.cheeseheadtv.com
Use this link to shop at Sweetwater, and support my channel by doing so: sweetwater.sjv.io/5g0gxn
The backing tracks used in these videos are from Tim Baltes Drumless Tracks collection available here: slouxrecordingco.bandcamp.com
If you want to support my work and leave a tip on Venmo (@MikeMaloneDrum) or PayPal ([e-mail]), I’ll happily share my PDF transcription with you! Follow up with me at [e-mail] afterwards, and I’ll send it over to you.
#gretsch #Drums #unboxing

[@jcdrums2798]

unboxing a new drum, is the most beautiful day in the drummer life👍

[@malonedrum]

It’s up there!

[@xetradax2679]

I wish i could do that with my kid. but hoarders such as mike buy in bulk for keeping in a garage and inflating prices to unreasonable levels

[@kyronnewbury]

24x14 is my favorite kick size. Great low end and excellent punch. Going deeper only gets woofy

[@malonedrum]

All kicks should be 14” deep, unless they’re smaller than 18”

[@eprohoda]

Bonjour!Thanks, you did super , :)

[@malonedrum]

Many thanks!!

[@shawnsdrumcave]

Beautiful set!

[@malonedrum]

Thanks Shawn!

[@steverichdrummr]

Wow Mike, so much fun watching this one. Those drums are really beautiful, and I love all the love that the company surely puts into them. Fantastic, and I love the way the black beauty looks together with them.

[@malonedrum]

It's a great set of everything working well together.

[@gregwonhoff7161]

I just finished my day watching our 3 year old grandson, which my wife and I do 3 days a week. I hurried home to watch this unboxing, as I saw it was in my que this morning, but I didn’t have time to watch it until tonight. How fun and exciting that must be, finally getting a new kit after such a long wait. I went through this wonderful experience back in 1965 when I got a brand new Slingerland set that I bought with my saved up paper route money. That was a once in a lifetime experience, and I sure wish I could remember it better. Since then I have gotten 2 other sets, but both were used, but it was still exciting. Thank you for sharing this momentous occasion with all of us and take care, Mike.

[@malonedrum]

It was a fun time.

[@DrummerDanny76]

Those drums look awesome in that finish

[@malonedrum]

Agreed!

[@NotMyWar]

I bought a Gretsch Bell Brass a while back. Super well packaged.

[@malonedrum]

Great drum I’m sure!

[@NotMyWar]

@@malonedrum People say the Tama version is the best, but the Gretsch bell brass is one of the best sounding drums I've ever heard.

[@wilkinsnl]

Gave me shivers when he pulled the Kick drum out. Enjoy man, I love my Broadkaster. Unfortunately, I don’t play it enough.

[@malonedrum]

They are fantastic!

[@cheeseheadtv]

Nice job Mike - thank you!

[@malonedrum]

Carry The G(retsch)

[@destination_percussion]

love that finish! Congrats on the kit!

[@malonedrum]

Never one I'd personally lean towards, but once I saw, it swayed me!

[@michaelanderson2881]

The kit is beautiful and the excitement is palpable (and that logo is soooo retro cool!). Regarding the narrative starting around 4:15, in response to a recent video from Mapex at the 2024 NAMM show, I commented on one of their Saturn kits and mentioned I thought it was very nice but I'd made a firm decision to only consider kits where the toms mount directly on the kick drum. One of the marketing managers at Mapex responded personally and said that they are rethinking the virgin bass drum approach as so many people have told them they prefer their toms mounted on the kick. Just my two cents.

[@malonedrum]

Good to hear companies are listening to customers.

[@CampSwampy18]

Those are beautiful. Congrats & enjoy.

[@malonedrum]

They are!

[@baumawalt]

AN UNBOXING, YOU SAY.

[@malonedrum]

Yes sir.

[@terrydrums]

I just got my Broadkasters bop kit in December after many years of dreaming. Many thanks to Steve Maxwell in Chicago for making the dream come true. They are truly the Stradivarius of drums.

[@malonedrum]

How was the wait time working with Steve?

[@terrydrums]

That’s the best part: He had the exact sizes and finish I wanted (satin walnut) in stock! I was going to order them from another shop, which was quoted as 6-8 months. But, I was perusing Reverb one Saturday morning and there they were. I had them by the next Friday.

[@malonedrum]

@@terrydrums very lucky!

[@AstAMoore]

I myself am an 18-14-12 Gretsch guy, but this set looks absolutely gorgeous. With the bass drum this size, I think it would lend itself nicely to big band music. Would love to hear a demo of the set at some point. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@malonedrum]

I’m more comfortable on a set like you described as well.

[@BeardDuder]

Beautiful kit.

[@malonedrum]

I think so too!

[@karlvanbeckum9029]

Great unboxing vid! GO PACK!

[@malonedrum]

Go Pack Go!

[@brothermyke6523]

Nice to meet you Corey, Green Bay regardless.

[@malonedrum]

Ha!

[@arturofernandez6088]

Beautiful kit🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@malonedrum]

Thanks!

[@freethinksman4393]

Great video, Mike! Though I moved from Green Bay to New England in 1985 when I was 18, I am still a huge Packer fan. I also happen to have bought a new Broadkaster kit 5 years ago (22/12/16/ 6.5X14). It's the 135th Anniversary kit in Dark Emerald lacquer over ribbon mahogany. That makes Corey's the 2nd most beautiful Broadkaster kit I have seen. That 49ers game was great a disappointment as the rest of the season was a welcomed surprise. Can't wait for next season!

[@malonedrum]

Well said!

[@mariocaspar2340]

What a beauty 🥁☺👌🏼

[@malonedrum]

Thanks.

[@JakeStaffin]

Broadkasters are such exceptional drums!! Gretsch really puts a lot of care into their instruments, definitely worth the long wait!! Hoping some day to custom order either a Brooklyn, Broadkaster or USA Custom.

[@malonedrum]

I hope it works out for you!

[@prodrummerbill]

How are you not going to include a sound demo?! We need a follow-up video! 🤣

[@malonedrum]

Ha, no time, and I'd have to haul a way bigger rig up to Corey's, so with the blizzard incoming we didn't have time. One day, but holy cow, that bass drum 🫠🫠

[@MantareyvPR]

Nice

[@malonedrum]

Thanks

[@davidsuprenant2782]

Very nice

[@malonedrum]

Thanks

[@rkaylor5769]

Gretsch manufacturing and distribution are now owned by GEWA as of last week for those who don’t know.

[@malonedrum]

I'm aware, hopefully they can put in some practices and procedures to help with the efficiency of custom orders, but I suspect their influence will be greater one the mass produced import lines.

[@rkaylor5769]

@@malonedrum Import lines are still Hal Leonard. Gretsch has Sonor turnaround times. Pearl is two weeks, Ludwig is 60 days, and I’m not sure about Yamaha or DW.

[@malonedrum]

@@rkaylor5769 are you sure Hal Leonard is continuing their distribution? I asked an industry person last week and they said they weren’t sure about that side of it. Hopefully GEWA can help improve efficiency on any side of it.

[@rkaylor5769]

@@malonedrum It stands to reason Roland would dump Gretsch. They only wanted DW. That’s fine by me given Gretsch’s heritage. When Roland acquired DW, Gretsch was the one that concerned me because DW is moving in an entirely different direction, but Gretsch lives off their old-school legacy. Sonor, Gretsch, and Ludwig’s bread and butter…

[@sam-drums]

Why 15 months of waiting? Great sounding drums. Patented Gretsch. Thanks for sharing. Go UW Badgers.

[@malonedrum]

Small staff at the Gretsch USA factory, supply chain issues, and overwhelming interests is what I'd guess. It's very typical for Gretsch lately on custom ordered kits. It's not ideal, but it's not really their fault.

[@Nick_Barre]

My heart sank watching the pillow go into the bass drum and hearing "after getting the kick muffled ..." After attending a Keith Carlock clinic, I'll never muffle a kick again. Imagine getting a near $1,000 bass drum and not letting it ring. (No criticism, just observation).

[@malonedrum]

I love Keith’s sound, but I wouldn’t call it universal. I have nothing against muffling a kick, no matter the price.

[@atoms12123]

"A playoff run's worth of Carry the G" How many cans did you throw across your body back towards the TV at the end of the game?

[@malonedrum]

Ha, we'll he gave them to me before the first playoff game, so none there, and the last 2 minutes of the final game was testing me, but overall if you told me I'd get to watch this young team with a first year starting QB make it to the playoffs and play 7 excellent quarters of football against the two top teams in the NFC, I'd be quite happy. The future is bright.

[@adee2569]

Beautiful kit....too bad the Packers fell to the 9'ers!

[@malonedrum]

The future is bright, like a summer amber gloss, for the Green Bay Packers!

[@craigjohnchronicles2504]

outstanding. ....never been a fan of virgin bass drums.

[@malonedrum]

Agreed!

[@adrianrivera-negron8280]

Beautiful finish Mike ❤️‍🔥 what’s the snare?

[@malonedrum]

Ludwig Black Beauty

[@adrianrivera8032]

@@malonedrum The Usual Suspect 😅

[@FalconLaserbeak]

What were the goodies they packaged??

[@malonedrum]

Some postcards, decals, posters, and other old Gretsch goodies.

[@xetradax2679]

15 months wait? no, thank you.

[@malonedrum]

I agree it’s extremely discouraging to custom order a kit and wait that long, but I also can acknowledge the company is dealing with tons of set backs.

[@xetradax2679]

why you suggested him such kit? it is not for the person who "wants to get back to drumming". its an overly expensiv pro kit, way too over the board for a beginner.

[@malonedrum]

@@xetradax2679 I never said he was a beginner, he’s coming back to drumming after many years away. I agree that for a beginner, something more cost effective could be a great starting point. I also made him aware to a lot of other various choices, as well as the availability of custom and stock kits. I also believe, when you’re financially independent, you should spend whatever you want, and get what your heart desires if it will be inspirational to get you behind the drums to play more.