Drum Kits

I thought I would give a rundown of my current kits.  Both of the kits here were purchased from LoDo Drum Guy.  If you are in or near Denver you should contact him.  He has lots of gear.

Gretsch Renown RN57

This kit is one that drummers usually love or hate.  The styling is said to be inspired by cars from the 1950s.  This one is in the Motor City Black color, which is a fancy way to say piano black.  The white chevrons are aluminum pieces that are attached to the shells.  My wife calls it the tuxedo kit.  

If you have ever played Gretsch drums you may know that the bass drums sound great.  The matching snare is probably my favorite wood snare that I own.  The die cast rims that came with the kits from this time frame (around 2014) help to dry out the sounds a bit and on the snare make for great rim shots.  

The batter heads on the toms are Evans UV2, and there is an Evans Genera HD Dry on the snare.  

Pearl MX Maple

This kit is from the 1980s.  The shells are maple and are very thick and heavy.  The finish is a white wrap.  This should be a 5 piece kit, but the 13 inch rack tom was missing when I bought it.  As you can see in the picture, I use the second mounting hole to hold my ride cymbal.  

With this kit being nearly 40 years old, the bearing edges could use a recut, and I hope to get that done in the next year.  Until then I am using Evans Hydraulic heads to help with tuning.