Look at the difference between the Jammin Sam wrap on the snare and the og 1960's wrap on the floortom.

The new wrap is a little more vivid than the 1960's wrap but the color is really really close.

I'm going to polish and wax the ft at some point when I get closer to being finished. :cool:

On the left we have a 12,14,20 combo that will be finished in Tangerine Sparkle to match the ft.

On the right we have a 13,16,22 combo that will be Black Diamond Pearl.

Tangerine sparkle looks fantastic. Two really nice kits.

Thanks,

I have all parts and badges and lugs in separate boxes just waiting for the shells to be wrapped.

I also have a COB snare shell that needs some love. LoLoLoLo

Ugh! That's a lot of hardware to clean. Thinking about it makes me want to cry.

Those are going to be two awesome kits that should cover anything you need.

-Tim

That snare will reward you for what you have done. Sounds like it already has.

You're right.

It already has.

I was a little worried after all I've heard and read about Gretsch wood snares of the era sounding boxy or dry.

I don't know what I did but this snare rings pretty good.

I like the sound of it a lot.

It sounds better than the 58 super classic I have been playing on.

Maybe I'll put up a video or something. flower

What heads and snares did you use? I've had good luck with Evans Power Center Reverse Dot on the top and a Evans Hazy 300 on the bottom. Nice over tones when hit outside of the center dot and little to no ring when hit directly. You can't go wrong with Puresound 20 wires either. Gretsch did install 42 Superwide snares on this model, even though the beds were not that wide.

I just finished up a Gretsch 14 x 6 50's 3 ply, coated Ambassador on top (Fiberskyn on order), snare Ambassador on the bottom and Responso 20 wires. It has single flange COB "stick chopper" hoops with clips and sounds really open. The sound while playing is nothing like hearing it from 20 feet away. Great Gretsch Sound that is pure awesomeness to my ears. The cast hoops are known to possibly "choke" the drums. I think Gretsch snares are just a little more picky when it comes to tuning. Over tighten the heads and that's when they really start to become boxy and dry. Resist the urge to really crank down the heads and these drums sound wonderful.

Gretsch is making a steel "302" hoop that is styled after the old stick choppers, but are 3mm thick. This really cuts down on the stick wear, if your a heavy rim shot player. They are an in between to the cast hoops and the standard steel triple flange.

Please post some pictures when you get the first kit completed.

-Tim

I used the Aquarian American Vintage heads mainly because after taking measurements of the shell and thinking about the wrap, I was afraid my standard Remo coated ambassador wouldn't fit.

These heads are supposed to have a larger diameter hoop on them just for this purpose.

They fit pretty tight.

I can't imagine a smaller hoop fitting this shell. :D