Beautiful Gretsch Broadkaster shell pack in 60's Marine Pearl. These drums were used at the Monterrey Jazz Festival in September 2023 and are in near new/mint condition. Different Remo heads were used during the festival and original, brand new factory heads have been installed. We are an authorized Gretsch dealer and these drums carry a full manufacturer's warranty. Sizes are depth x diameter:
Rack Toms - 7" x 10" & 8" x 12"
Floor Toms - 14" x 14" & 16" x 16"
Bass Drums - 14" x 18", 14" x 20" & 14" x 22"
Includes three double tom holders with plates mounted on the bass drums.
New, these drums would be $9983 if ordered from Gretsch. Get them here for a #smokindealyo
Feelin' spicy? We have the matching 5.5" x 14" snare listed as well. Chk chk check it out!
From Gretsch:
From the 1920s through the 1950s, the Gretsch flagship drum set was the legendary Broadkaster Series. It featured a thin, three-ply shell and produced what was to be, “That Great Gretsch Sound.” Today, in the Gretsch Drum Factory in Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA, with the help of advanced drum-making techniques, the Broadkaster has returned, bringing with it all of sonic brilliance of its namesake.
Broadkaster shells are made with a North American maple/poplar/maple formula. Each shell includes an interior-ply scarf joint that supplies added structural integrity to thin, musical shells. Like all USA-made Gretsch drums, shell interiors are finished with classic Gretsch Silver Sealer. The shell is hand finished with the exclusive reverse roundover bearing edge, which allows greater surface contact between the bearing edge and drumhead. The result is tone that is incredibly deep and warm.
Broadkaster toms and snare drums are outfitted with Gretsch’s “302” 3.0mm, double flanged steel hoops. These hoops are similar to “Stick Chopper” hoops used in the 1950s, but are constructed from a heavier gauge steel to stand up to today’s more assertive playing styles. The 302 hoop helps create a more open tone than a die-cast hoop and adds ambient overtones to the overall tonal characteristic.
Like its legendary predecessors from the 1950s, today’s Broadkaster faithfully produces warm, dense and punchy tones. Thanks to the modern manufacturing advances and finishing technology, today’s Broadkaster has even greater dynamic response and sonic presence than the originals.
