Gretsch Broadkaster 4.5x14 Snare Drum - 60's Marine Pearl

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Gretsch Broadkaster 4.5x14 Snare Drum - 60's Marine Pearl
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.
I've always had a deep appreciation for vintage drums, particularly the classic Gretsch drums. With this one, I wanted to capture the spirit of one of the most revered Gretsch snare drums in history, the Max Roach Progressive Jazz snare drum. We took a Broadkaster shell and cut it down to a 4.5" depth - the shortest depth allowable by todays manufacturing - added a tone control muffler on the batter side and went with the Micro-Sensitive throw off. Topping it off, we added die-cast hoops in favor of the standard 302 hoops that modern day Broadkaster drums come with in order to make it as true to the original models as we possibly could. Finally, what better way to put the icing on the cake than to finish the drum with a 60's Marine Pearl Nitron finish? The result is a modern sound from a timeless classic.
FEATURES:
-Die Cast Hoops
-GRMTG5447 - Snap In Key Mount
-GRMTG5540B - Batter Side Tone Control
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