Gretsch USA Customs Whoa! Testing these has been a blast!
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- Whoa! Testing these Gretsch USA Customs has been a blast! Evans UV1’s all around. My last day with them tomorrow 😢
Sizes:
Bass Drum - 22x14
Snare - 14x6.5,
Toms - 10x7, 12x8, 14x14, 16x16
@gretschdrumsaustralia @gretschdrums @evansdrumheads @promarksticks
Probably the first Gresh kit that I’ve actually enjoyed the sound of you nailed it
Yeah this kit was a ripper. Not sure what year it was made but it had square badges.
The algorithm brought me to that Swish. Amazing drums, ofc. But those Paistes just...float.
Ha ha no way. I love that cymbal! Thanks for checking it out! 🙏
@@GlennWilsonDrums kidding...but dang man that sounded like the perfect ride on top of the perfect kit.
Thanks man 🙏
That's my dream kit right there. Sounds great!
Mine too 🤩 Thanks 🙏
great playing and also great recording!
Thanks Andy! Much appreciated 🙏
Great way to show the dynamics of the kit!
Cheers 🙏
Excellent tone. I love the shallower rack toms paired with the deeper floors. Just the right amount of decay on the rack toms so they get out of the way and the floors bring beef! Perfect sounding kit, nice choice on the 421's on the floor or any tom for that matter
Hey thanks 🙏 I’m about to run my Brooklyn kit through this logic session. It will be interesting to hear how they compare 👍
The Gretsch USA Custom, Brooklyn, and Sonor Vintage, which I own, are the most standout kits to my ears.
Never heard a Sonor vintage. I think they are pretty rare here in Oz.
Now that does sound like a blast! and those floor toms are no joke. When's your next "can I get that sound"?
Totally agree. I was going to try Nightwatchman, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Beautiful tones...on everything. Nice signature sound you've developed.
Thank you kindly Carlos! 🙏
Tell me I'm crazy, but I'm getting a similar sound out of my Sonor SQ1s. I've got UV2s on top and UV1s on the botom. Tuned low, like big marshmallows of death. To me like like a cross between old Tama Superstars, Gretsch and Iron Maiden Piece of Mind. Of coarse I use Paiste, because they make everything taste better. Cheers. Love the vids.
I know exactly what you mean and you’re not crazy 😊 I’m trying really hard to get out of the way of myself and my default sound/tuning. Partially achieved here. Oh and Paiste ❤️ since 92! 👍
you're not crazy . any high end drum set will sound amazing and be "head flexible" even cheap can go along way under mics. It sounds stellar, and he is great, but brands... not the biggest difference.
@@morbidmanmusic Yeah totally agree.
Maybe the best drum sound of all time
@@morbidmanmusic I have to say when it comes to brands having owned like 10 different brand kits until I heard and played a USA custom nothing sounds like USA custom! They play themselves, cut like nothing else, sing at any tuning range, they are he warmest most full sounding drums ever and they never die at all no matter the room! The other kit I hit and was floored with was a sonor SQ2, imo nothing I ever played sounded or felt like those two kits the Sonor feeling and sounding similar to the Gretsch in everything I said but the difference was the Sonor was a bit more thuddy while the Gretsch resonated more with a more musical note. Yeah you can make any high end kit sound good and mid range kit for that matter but nothing is going to have that boom, warmth and response of that Gretsch USA drum especially the Jasper shells being they were thinner then the new USA’s.
Omg
… where it all started 😊
Wow! Phantatsic. I´m not a Gretasch dude but this soudns great. And i like that fact that the kick is 14" deep! Way better to record with superb sound!
Thanks man! 🙏 Right back at you. Your videos sound great 👍
These sound amazing. Beautiful playing too. I have a USA Custom too and am getting loads of sympathetic residents from the 16” floor tom, when I hit the 22” bass drum… have you got any words of wisdom please 🙏 🔥
Hey thanks Alex 🙏 Hard to say as it could be many things. Things I would try first, make sure they are not close to each other in pitch. I know it sounds strange but if you crank up the kick drum and have a really flappy floor Tom they can end up pretty close to each other in pitch. Also try tuning the reso head on the floor Tom a bit higher than the batter (if you haven’t already), this can sometimes help. Better yet, post a clip so we can check it out 👍
@@GlennWilsonDrums thanks mate that’s all good advice. I think I need to do more tuning between them both. It’s in rehearsal studio, so I have to pay money for every hour Im with it. I’ll look at these ideas next time I’m in. 👌
Great stuff! Have you ever shared your recording rig/outboard gear?
I don’t think so, no one has ever asked. Would that be useful?
That would be great! I just see a bunch of EQs and am curious. No worries I’m really just curious as to what you use. Thanks for responding!
UV1’s all the way around… that kit sounds amazing. Are you tuning batter and reso to the same tension or?
Thanks! Reso is slightly higher in pitch..
What batter heads on the toms? They sound absolutely killer. Thanks in advance.
Hey thanks! All batter heads are Evans UV1's, not that old either.
@@GlennWilsonDrums Thanks Glenn. I had a set of those heads on a Brooklyn kit a few years back and got a great sound out of them. They never wear out either! lol
@@banditY2K You are so right! Very durable and I don't think they are compromised because of that either. Great sounding heads.
@@GlennWilsonDrums Good choice. In my opinion, UV1s make this kit sound fuller than with Ambassadors .
What series Paiste’s? Beautiful wash.
Thanks 🙏 These are all Paiste Masters except the hats which are vintage 602’s.
Beautiful playing and tone. Can I please ask what the ride is? And size? Awesome job! Do you play professionally? Sorry new to your channel.
Hey there! Thank you. The ride is actually a 22 Paiste Masters swish. Yeah I’ve always played drums. Currently on the musical Wicked here in Sydney and session in my studio 👍
@@GlennWilsonDrums thanks for the reply! Love that ride sound! Also, how you choose the notes you did for the tom tuning was great. All toms sounds amazing but the 10 and 12 toms are really in the sweet spot! Do you tune by ear? Have you thought about doing a tuning video, if you haven’t already? Thank you again.
Cheers 👍 I use a drum dial to get the heads roughly in the right place but I don’t tune to notes or anything. There are so many drum tuning videos out there. I honestly wasn’t sure if anyone would be interested?!?
@@GlennWilsonDrumsthanks! Would you mind a few more questions? If not, can you please tell me models and sizes of other cymbals in video? And, that triplet lick you do at 1:15 is amazing! Would you mind sharing the sticking?
@ruanddu Sure thing. The main ride is a Paiste swish masters 22. Over the hi hat is a dark masters crash 20, and on the other side near the floor Tom is a dark crash ride masters Paiste 20. The high hats are 14 inch Paiste 602s vintage. That fill is RLRLRL - RllrrL - Rll. The Rll at the end makes the fill roll over the bar! Let me know if that helps! 👍 Thanks for checking it out.
Man how can you afford all these kits?
I can’t ha ha. I hired this kit for a weekend from a local back line company. It’s the only video I got to make with it. All my other drums were sold to buy the Gretsch 🤷♂️
@@GlennWilsonDrums Great playing ! I have a 1986 Gretsch USA {bought new}, Incredible sound... and every year it keeps getting better !
@@silverwing5706 oh nice! Hang on to it man, totally agree… they get better and better 👍