Gretsch Brooklyn Bop Kit | BEST GRETSCH DRUMS?!

[@that-avr-drummer]

I have a Brooklyn kit, but it's rock sizes, 10 12 16 and 22. I absolutely love the kit, blends in with the band perfectly!

[@thebetterdrummer]

I would love to hear what they sound like!

[@that-avr-drummer]

@@thebetterdrummer I'll record something soon and post it here

[@roybeckerman9253]

I’m a big fan of the Brooklyns. Their COB snares, would match your kit beautifully.. Very nice playing..

[@thebetterdrummer]

Thanks Roy, I need to get one!!

[@russellesimonetta9071]

I been playing drums since I was nine,, now I,m 70. Gretsch are are nice but I like the old school thin shell Slingerlands with the reinforcement ring. All maple! The most versatile drums ever. As for bop kits,, the 18" bass drum wasn,t so common back then.. 20" was the norm. I don,t like poplar or birch shells . But that's just me.

[@thebetterdrummer]

The slingerland drums sound great! I had a 1962 kit with a 20” bass drum for a while but got rid of it a few years ago!

[@bryanherward4679]

pretty sure re-ring Slings are maple/poplar/maple...like luddy's but with baseball bat edges...had a 13, 16, 24 kit,,,it was killer

[@russellesimonetta9071]

Umm, Slingerlands were all Maple since the 30,s !

[@Drumguy48]

Slingerland Drums were not all maple plies till the Gibson Nashville era. They were originally mahogany/ poplar/ mahogany with reinforcing rings, then also a version that as mahogany / poplar / maple (exterior) with reinforcing rings . They then had the 5 ply shells that were maple/ poplar with no reinforcing rings. The Gibson/Slingerland Nashville and Conway Arkansas had 100% maple plies made by Keller

[@Jazzrappcat]

Playing and the kit sounds really good. Another video about tuning would be really interesting. 🥁

[@thebetterdrummer]

Thanks dude! Thats a great idea... coming up in the next few weeks!

[@paulgiacalone4471]

Sound great , nice playing too

[@thebetterdrummer]

Thanks Paul! Great great drums... love them!

[@MindTheHeart]

Nice feel!

[@thebetterdrummer]

Thanks so much!!

[@cassiusle]

Which Istanbul ride is that? Sounds great.

[@joacoutvideotape]

do you have a video on how to tune this specific model? i want to make mine sound like this

[@thebetterdrummer]

The tuning video I just put out is using this drum set!

[@elithepitbulldog2209]

My fav gretsch kit is my 1979 stop sign badge 12 and 15 toms (yes a 15) and 18 kick Wouldn’t trade it for anything

[@thebetterdrummer]

Thats awesome, those kits from the 60's-80's were always coming in weird sizes... love 'em!

[@djevlhelvete]

@elithepitbulldog2209 Wow! I was just wondering about how a 12-15-18 combo would sound like and a few minutes later I found your comment. Do you have any video of the kit?

[@daveg5045]

I don’t think I will be back for your tuning vid

[@thebetterdrummer]

Hey Dave, thanks for letting me know! See you on the next one!!

[@thebetterdrummer]

After listening on my phone speakers, I agree, they don’t really translate to how they sound in real life… they’re tone/pitch is crystal clear in person

[@lightoftheworld7493]

Using a Ludwig snare with a Gretsch kit, is a sin.

[@arturkasza3176]

Great drums, and great playing. But, to my ear, the bass drum is out of style here. I gather we are only speaking about the three drums here, the snare drum excluded. Maybe it's because of the different needs and contexts. But the tom-tom and floor tom sound nice relatively high pitch and singing, jazz sound. But the bass drum sounds fat, meaty, punchy, no tone and singing quality, not jazzy at all. An upright bass might be obliterated by that sound (???). The matter of Power Stroke 3 with a port hole? I guess the drums can do jazz / funk / rock, but shouldn't the tuning be consistent for these different styles?

[@thebetterdrummer]

Hey Artur, thanks for the kind words! You’re totally right, I use these drums in many settings and keep the bass drum tuned that way for it to work in any situation.

[@peppertennis]

Porthole …nah man Rest of hit sounds nice Lose the porthole