Brooklyn Series: Gretsch Drums Part 1
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Drummer Mark Schulman checks out the new Gretsch Brooklyn series drums for us at his recording studio in Venice, CA. Mark's resume includes drumming for such acts as Pink, Foreigner, Billy Idol, Cher, Stevie Nicks and Sheryl Crow. This is part one of a two part series.
Gretsch drums were born in Brooklyn, New York in 1883. They were proudly crafted in the vibrant city for the better part of the 20th Century. Brooklyn and Gretsch share an inseparable history that is part of American music history and folklore. It is a shared legacy that cannot be duplicated. Today, Brooklyn represents a renaissance community that vibrates with contemporary artistic expression, youthful innovation and passionate musical commitment. Gretsch Brooklyn series celebrates the rejuvenated Brooklyn city passion and spirit and expands on its distinctive shared American experience.
Proudly hand crafted in Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA, by a team of veteran drum builders, Gretsch Brooklyn has a sound that is at once recognizable and essential, yet distinctively reinvented. The Gretsch drum design team molded the Brooklyn series by combining classic Gretsch elements while infusing it with new attributes. They expanded upon traditional drum designs to shape a sound that retains fundamental Gretsch characteristics while projecting a fresh voice.
I don't get all the silly trolling with this guy. Mark is a solid drummer, and has played with some serious artists. Plus, he puts on a great drum clinic and will talk drums with you for hours. He is a drum-brother and need not be disrespected. Stop trolling on UA-cam and go practice.
right on Felix!
I go practice wit your mama
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To anyone questioning the sound... I work at a music store and Keith Carlock did a clinic at our store a few months ago and he played this kit and it really does sound this good
just seen him at the Connecticut drum show. awesome seminar! this guy is very inspiring. very refreshing !
We are offering 3 configurations right now. There is a 22/10/12/16, 18/12/14 and a 24/13/16. They are all available with or without snare. You can order individual add-on drums and build a kit so to speak but it isn't a custom system like our USA custom drums. The USA Customs are ordered as single units to "build" your kit.
All the comments about how the dude looks. How about: the kit sounds AMAZING!!!
andrewt248 Yeah..I own a Brooklyn and they do sound good, but here, they're triggered (miked to sound better)
I just bought a Brooklyn 5 piece in Tabasco satin and the 14x5 COB snare, paired up with my bosphorus plates and I'm ready to cut a record with my band and do some session work. Thank u gretsch for making the best drums! I own all of the lines (besides blackhawk) and these r my favorite! Cheers!
Holy smokes that was great!
Mark Schulman is the man! His instructional dvd is awesome
WOW, they sound awesome!
Hi Martin - Thanks for checking out the video. As you can hear in this video, the Brooklyn series would be great for that application. The drums have a solid tone and are very strong so they can project in loud situations. Mark Schulman uses a Brooklyn kit on tour with Foreigner. Any series in the Gretsch line will perform for you. Renown, New Classic, Catalina Maple/Birch... They are all great choices for rock music.
Very Gretschy.
Love the kit, but they are over egging the interview BIG TIME. I seriously doubt he's been playing the entry level kits with Velvet Revolver.
great sound
The model # is GB4160. It's a 5x14 Chrome over Brass Brooklyn snare.
I have one of these snares...it’s not as good as the maple..
F- - --g double pedal sucks. Why oh why do drummers of today think this is something special ? It used to be a badge of honor to not need that shit.
Some pretty chunky grooves brother. Bitchin kit.
Twenty Four people disliked this video; I'd have to say it was because of the scarf and caterpillar under the guys lower lip. other than that, everything else was pretty sweet.
I think the round badges are the best looking of all of your badges. I love my all mahogany Catalina Club kit that I bought. 14x20”; 7x10”; 8x12”; 14x14”; 16x16”. I also have the 18” kick for like a gong drum.
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Ok, the drums sound absolutely amazing but there's this thing all the drum companies doing all the time, you know: "Hello Mr. Famous Drummer. Here you'll play a bit of our drums. Say you're fckin amazed by how good they sound, how fabulous they look and say you've been looking for this particular sound for all your life and i'll pay you good." and we drummers have to stand watching 2 very bad actors pulling off their roles with the hope of getting a tiny bit of useful information & sound.
drums sound great..but watching mark interrupt this guy every two seconds is painful.
Thanks man!
he never shuts up, if he's not talking over the top of the guy with all the useful information, he's practically doing the same on the kit. Playing over the top of anything useful.
Im on a limited budget....How do the Catalinas compare w the Brooklyns
Sorry but we do not offer the Catalina Birch in White Marine Pearl.
This is our GB-E824-SM kit. 18x22, 7x10, 8x12, 14x16. The snare drum is a GB4160. It's 5x14 and has a Chrome over Brass shell. Sweet set up!!
a facc du cazz!!! che suono....bravo Mark
Traded in my SQ2 for a USA Custom. Best decision I have ever made.
Great job people!
What size is the scarf?
nice!
ahhhhh. lovely drums.... beautiful sound. Mark rocks
The Elton John of the drum world hahaha
He is a fabulous player but...ease up on the double kicks and the percussion barrage so I can hear the drums. ;) Great sounding kit! Every time I listen to USA Custom, Broadkaster and Brooklyns...I lean towards the Brooklyns. I can't pinpoint it but perhaps its because the toms don't get "lost" like Broadkasters (the vintage "thud" can get washed over live) and still retain a vintage sound. USA Custom doesnt sound as vintage to my ears...
Mark is one of my fav drummers and I so want a Gretsch kit to add to my collection!
scarves are everywhere! In the Namm 2013, every freaking drummer had a scarf on. lol
That vintage warmth comes from poplar wood used. I've always thought of it as a cheap wood, but when used right, it bring out the warm characteristics of maple or birch nicely.
Sweet scarf brah.
Someday the Brooklyn series will be my next kit. :)
I have been thinking that too!
Julie Birmingham
Life’s too short ...get it now. 🙂
The drums are tuned too slack. He should be playing bigger sizes.
But hey, he's talking shit,so can I get his coke dealer's phone number?
He's a terrible drummer to my ears.
Love the sound. Awesome job guys.
Have always been the pick of the Gretsch range, in my opinion.
Beautiful warm tone.
Great drums
What snare is that?
Got my Brooklyns a few months ago. An amazing sounding kit ! Love the open warm tone. A great choice !
I just got a deal on a Brooklyn series and it's the best buy I've ever made! The base is the most insane thing I've ever heard. I've always been a Yamaha guy (which for the record are awesome as well) but these are incredible. As a drummer for 15 years, take my word, Gretsch should be your next drum investment.
JoeDotPHP I'm out of friggin space with 3 kits, the largest is 20 pcs, the 20th was a block given to me as a gift by Santana's late Raul Rikow (congas) and timbale player Karl Perrazo.
I'm interested in more time with these and Slingerlands. There's not one, but TWO classic former drum factories within a short walk (Slingerland) and Ludwig on 1700 Damen, if I remember the address right. Both are condo buildings. I've shown the Damen building as a Realtor and I saw the other as an agent.
Well, the drums sound great... that's it. All the blablabla is just pointless.
They keep cutting each other off. So annoying. Drums sound fantastic, though.
Thank you. We appreciate your support and kind words. Great drum!!
I agree, just bought a 4 pc, 18x24, 9x13 and 16x16,6. in Satin Tobasco, 5x14 chrome snare, couldn't be more happy with the sound and the quality- great stuff, and more affordable than the USA's. Big sound which we need in our band, really drives the music.
But it's not selling , that's due to unfair prices
catalina maple still the best :)
Oscar the Gretsch. Is he "Gretschy"?!?
Where did you get your hair piece?
There is no doubt they sound warm, open and punchy and I think it's to do with the shell but also, and perhaps more importantly, the fact that the hoops are not die cast. I feel the shells just open up and breath a little more.
Neverokful The hoops look n almost sharp to me. I could easily see breaking a limb here or some irreplaceable sticks (HS1 Highlanders, pipe band maple sticks, almost as big as those Chong played in Up in Smoke...)
Thanks!! We appreciate it!
Thanks! Glad you enjoy them!
i would rather hear just the room mic, to actually know what these drums sounds like, i hate all the compression and eq. What do the brooklyns actually sound like? who knows
Love the Brooklyns and have the Brooklyn COB snare, but the maple sounds better.
You always wonder, however, how much the miking enhances the sound on different videos.
tht dude can play...and those drums sound awesome!!! the moral of this story iz: dnt sleep on gretsch baby!!!
Ever! 😎
@@gretschdrumsusa right on bro!!!
I am a small guy and I've always liked small kits with a big sound, this is one
1thess523 did you try Sakae Pac-D. love these drums almost as much as my Ludwigs.
He IS a fantastic drummer but he looks like he's got a load in his pants but can't stop to go to the bathroom. Or, is he trying to look cool for the cameras? I just think, "bathroom break, Mark!". Ha ha.
I just bought this exact kit. Same finish, same everything. AMAZING DRUMS!!!! I actually bought a set that Mike Johnston played for a clinic I attended last week. Best sounding drums I've ever played.
Gretsch drums are great. Even their cheaper models sound great too and are good enough to be used on professional albums for recording
Awesome drums, anyone that says they are not worth the money or you can get better from a semi pro kit are just bums that can afford a high end kit and a trying to to make them selfs feel good about having a shit kit
Amazing sounding drums! Unfortunately, I can't buy a new kit anytime soon....but when that day comes.....i think these are the ones!!
Clearly a drummer! Definitely not an actor! And the Gretsch-guy pretty much ruined the whole clip....
1:19 groovy moves..throwing and catching the sticks
+Had Enough Yeah, must have taken years of practice. I wish I can do that move someday.
But ya man heads is almost everything. Like the wood and stuff does matter but heads and tuning really shape the sound
Dan Klas Agree. I've taken inexpensive kits (Sakae Pac-D, saw the heads were the problem--not the kit itself, and wound up with a REALLY nice little kit that keeps up just fine with a Ludwig Bonham for...1/5th of the money. Just put coated Remos on, and you go...). You can mash 'em close to move fast, because they're small but they're powerful with a very nice tone. And the whole thing fits in a Taurus easy with lots of room for a full PA.
I can't say that about the Ludwig. It's a bear to move, as is with 20 pieces.
Love love love this guys dew! Reminds me of my 78 yr neighbor. Want dat noose alsO!!
What was he using for Pink and Cher, in the Gretsch line.
He has used pretty much every line we offer. :-)
gretschdrumsusa
I wonder if he really has a favourite...they are all good.
Sorry they sound dead
There's some historical REVELANCE to Brooklyn
Gee, those toms are warm..no wonder Brooklyns are so good.
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oh cool cool...another question.. would it be possible to order a catalina birch with a white marine finish?
HA! good times. I was at namm in 2006. Would love to go back. For some reason though, my sponsors don't rent booth's out at namm :(
When not close micd and tuned right they have a really strong fundamental note and a really unique voice, they take all of the tunings well too, trust me I put them through the ringer when it comes to alternate tunings.
That Gretsch sound.......Man😉👍
What kind of gretsch drum would you prefer that gets a very good and solid sound and its for rock music?
People dont half talk a load of bollocks about drums.
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Nice drums, Nice drumming.. Unbelievable..
Ahhh yes..... What a way to start the day with such a great sounding Gretsch kit!!!
Is that Sammy Haggar?
i came here because it looked like a grandma playing the drums.
I totally hear ya, but I think in some cases (like DW) the artists aren't paid to endorse a brand, they're just given the instruments for free and/or supplied with instruments when&where they need them, which IS a kind of payment, but if they're doing it just for the gear at least you know they actually want to play that particular gear. Even if they're paid for additional advertising-type stuff I still don't think it would be worth it for them if they don't actually like the gear.
Walter T DW stuff is getting REALLY expensive. I like their pedals, but I think the drums sound too fragile for the huge cash outlay.
Those sound tasty!
I am completely sold on these drums !!!!!!!!!!!! But now the silly question, what Gibraltar cymbal stands are being used in this video???? Any suggestions on cymbal stands if you are planning on putting the toms on them????? (Tube size, double braced, etc.) I have used Yamaha stands for 20 yrs.now and I am ready for a change.
coolrunnings1058 My days of heavy-a**ed hardware are over. I'm using Sakae. Light and slim.
These drums sound great! The price point is great too!
does anyone know if gretsch are making their own shell
Why does everyone become so wild over drum specs? Drum companies? Drum shells?
Does the sound of the drum come from the head or the drum itself? The shell doesn't produce the sound, it resonates the sound. People should be asking what kind of heads you have on that kit that make it sound so good!
fordsucks27 it's kinda both, I think. Heads are everything, but you need a solid and to me, a very alive kit with lots of sharp teeth. To me, that's Ludwig Vistalites. YES, a 26 kick is a bear to live with and harder to leash than a smaller kick. Overtones is your middle name.
I usually use Moongels but I'd rather rip off a limb than play on those stupid damping pads. Thank God I have great neighbors who love my playing. You'll get satanic overtones out of undamped Vistalites, that go with next to nothing else in recorded music history but Led Zeppelin. Or Moon.
Wood, is a big difference to plastic. Then the KIND of wood makes a difference. Any wood never forgets it used to be a tree, so that alone...
Sticks make a bigger difference to me than to most. I like large, massive maple pipe band sticks. They're very light, but they have a lot of mass, should you need it. On a small kit, with small drums, they can be clumsy. V-drums, it doesn't matter.
I can't imagine my kits with Evans. I can't STAND Evans heads. If I want to hear dead, I'll go to the cemetary.
Pedals, we all know Speed King are what the old guys used. They feel like cr*p and they're slow as hell. Like pushing water uphill. DW is better, but now there's an English company that gives DW a run for the money. They make an extremely responsive hat pedal.
Just my take. It'd be cheaper to get into horns, I don't think there's 8,500 different tones with horns. You don't switch 'em out between songs... My cymbals alone are thousands of dollars.
They are vintage emperors. Go to 4:00 it zooms in.
how much would a 4 piece cost? or is it a custom system?
How does he stay on beat like that? Shit is inhuman.
What heads are being used
Gretsch seems to be moving foward
The infomercial of drums.
Admit it.
We all thought this was Hyde from That 70's Show.
What snare is this?
Brooklyn COB
Great drums, incredible drummer.
where i can buy this drumset ?
What's the cymbal stand to hold 2 toms? ...
I wish i could afford the Brooklyn series D: Ohh well
Wayne Gretschy
I would love to hear JP Bouvet play those