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Got a sweet deal on this guy. 22 (x17.5) x 18 floor x 14 rack. German-made Sonor Delite. Seems like they were owned by some LA studio guy. Creepy indecipherable signature on one of the heads.

My 70s Gretsch 13 16 24 / Craviotto snare

That's sick. I have such a soft spot for green sparkle

Good taste man! All Meinl traditionals?
btw, The player date kits are available in green sparkle also.

So jealous, so beautiful zrobb.
New superheaven stuff?

One more: Gretsch Renown Maple 13 16 24 piano white

DLDFUZZ wrote::thumb: Good taste man! All Meinl traditionals?
btw, The player date kits are available in green sparkle also.

thanks man. yeah all trad..love em.
i know.. back when i had a player date i was thinking about getting a sparkle kit but just went with the stain bc it was a little cheaper haha

Muff_Diver wrote:So jealous, so beautiful zrobb.
New superheaven stuff?

thanks! yep, just started pre pro yesterday

zrobb3 wrote:

DLDFUZZ wrote::thumb: Good taste man! All Meinl traditionals?
btw, The player date kits are available in green sparkle also.

thanks man. yeah all trad..love em.
i know.. back when i had a player date i was thinking about getting a sparkle kit but just went with the stain bc it was a little cheaper haha

One can`t go wrong with good traditionals for indie / rock / blues imo
I almost pulled the trigger on a honey laquer player date with bonzo bd.,
but my Renown got me hooked on Gretsch.

nice. gretsch renowns def sound good, i just haven't been vibing with a lot of kinda "modern" drum sounds

zrobb3 wrote:nice. gretsch renowns def sound good, i just haven't been vibing with a lot of kinda "modern" drum sounds

I don`t think the renowns had a modern sound.
What I like about the Gretsch is that the notes decay pretty fast
-that fits my playing
The Player Dates have a nive mellow tone to it, I like it also,
but never had the chance to try one, because you can`t find one
in the music stores over here.
From the videos I think the PD has a nice vintage Ludwig vibe...

DLDFUZZ wrote:

zrobb3 wrote:nice. gretsch renowns def sound good, i just haven't been vibing with a lot of kinda "modern" drum sounds

I don`t think the renowns had a modern sound.
What I like about the Gretsch is that the notes decay pretty fast
-that fits my playing
The Player Dates have a nive mellow tone to it, I like it also,
but never had the chance to try one, because you can`t find one
in the music stores over here.
From the videos I think the PD has a nice vintage Ludwig vibe...

maybe it was just the renowns i've played then.. might have been the heads on them too. pretty sure they were evans ec2's or something similar. not a fan

the PD's def have a more mellow vibe w/ softer overtones. i loved how they sounded by themselves, but had to sell em bc they just weren't right for my band in a live setting. i needed something with more attack. they def are in the same neighborhood as 60's luddys

What's your actual set - the white Ludwig?
Had the ec's only as resos for a while... I bet they affected the sound of the shells pretty much.
Hey, my maple craviotto sd is pretty loud with ambassadors - I like the sound,
just want get the volume down a bit. Maybe a powerstroke is the way to go?

DLDFUZZ wrote:What's your actual set - the white Ludwig?
Had the ec's only as resos for a while... I bet they affected the sound of the shells pretty much.
Hey, my maple craviotto sd is pretty loud with ambassadors - I like the sound,
just want get the volume down a bit. Maybe a powerstroke is the way to go?

try an ambassador x14 for snare batter. its a thicker ply but doesn't choke the drum the way the emperor x and ambassador x does. i've also had good experiences with the controlled sound coated, and just plain old emperor.

the white ludwig was my main kit for a while, but i just was always kinda worried about bringing almost 40 yr old drums on tour. so they just stay at home now and the c&c's take the beating haha

zrobb3 wrote:

DLDFUZZ wrote:What's your actual set - the white Ludwig?
Had the ec's only as resos for a while... I bet they affected the sound of the shells pretty much.
Hey, my maple craviotto sd is pretty loud with ambassadors - I like the sound,
just want get the volume down a bit. Maybe a powerstroke is the way to go?

try an ambassador x14 for snare batter. its a thicker ply but doesn't choke the drum the way the emperor x and ambassador x does. i've also had good experiences with the controlled sound coated, and just plain old emperor.

the white ludwig was my main kit for a while, but i just was always kinda worried about bringing almost 40 yr old drums on tour. so they just stay at home now and the c&c's take the beating haha

THX! I'll give the 14mils a try. (20 years of drumming and always used Ambassadors/G1or Aquarian single plys)