Win a Gretsch G-Tube Kit
November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Wake, thumpers, from your turkey comas, and click in this direction to win a drum set courtesy of DRUM! magazine, Gretsch, Sabian, Gibraltar, and Evans. The prize you’re clicking for is a Gretsch Catalina Mod outfitted in an exclusive G-Tube graphic finish. If you win the 4-piece kit, you’ll also take home a complete set of heads, cymbals, and hardware. That almost makes up for it being called the “Totally Tubular Giveaway.”
Gretsch Gear Out the Poop Shoot
July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
That is to say, there’s a bunch of new Gretsch stuff on the way.
First up is a high-end bubinga beauty in the Renown Purewood series. It’s a limited-edition shell pack (”limited” as in only 110 available worldwide), and it features six drums: a 22″ x 18″ kick, 10″ x 8″ and 12″ x 9″ toms, 14″ x 14″ and 16″ x 16″ floors, and a 14″ x 6″ snare. The shells themselves are 9-ply, 100% bubinga with a clear gloss finish. The damage: $3,850 retail.
More appealing to the cash-strapped among us is the latest in the Catalina Club Mod line. Featuring an exclusive G-Tube finish, the 4-piece shell pack comes with a 22″ x 20″ bass drum, 12″ x 8″ tom, 16″ x 14″ floor tom, and a 14″ x 6.5″ snare. The drums are made of mahogany, and that’s reflected in the price: $1,075 MSRP.
Still too many digits for your bank account? Maybe just settle, then, for one of these new Renown Purewood Rosewood snares. They are, as you astutely guessed, made of 100% rosewood, which we are going to assume sounds way bitchin’. The drums will be available in three sizes—14″ x 5.5″, 14″ x 6.5″, and 14″ x 8″—and will come outfitted with 30-degree bearing edges, die-cast hoops, 10 lugs (20 lugs for the 8-incher), and 20-strand snares. Respective prices are as follows: $770, $845, and $925.
Now to the drum porn:
Gretsch eBooks
June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Hmmm. In an effort to step into the year 2004, drum companies seem to be embracing the shit out of Flash-based e-readers. Check out Gretsch’s latest efforts: a 2008 catalog and a June news update. The latter includes a Q&A with Rob Bourdon that will kill 5 or so minutes of your life.
Gretsch Is Looking for the World’s Hottest (and Nicest) Unsigned Bands
April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Not to be outdone by Sabian, Gretsch is also sponsoring a contest for the best unsigned bands. At stake is a grand prize package that includes $20,000 in gear and a slot at Gretsch’s 125th Anniversary Concert in New York City. The details:
- The contest is open to unsigned and independent label recording acts from the United States, U.K., Canada, Spain, Germany, France, and Japan.
- Entries will be accepted from May 1 to May 31, 2008.
- Your band must submit an original song as an MP3.
- The content of your song submission apparently “cannot be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group or promote any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous,” which most likely means that no remotely interesting bands can participate.
[via Drummer Talk and Modern Drummer]
New Gretsch Gear
February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Celebrating its 125th year in business, Gretsch has introduced some fine-looking new drums, including this limited-edition snare in a Silver Mist finish. It can be all yours for $1,120. And if you’re a little short of sou at the moment, you could always try this.
