Gretsch Catalina Bop finish exclusive to Sweetwater

[mtarrani]

I am a fan of the Catalina bop kits (I know there are others here who are not.) For those who are in the market for a inexpensive kit in a cool color this may be a viable choice:

Gretsch Drums Catalina Club CT1-J484 4-piece Shell Pack with Snare Drum - Emerald Green - Sweetwater Exclusive

4-piece Mahogany Drum Kit with 18" Bass Drum, 12" Rack Tom, 14" Floor Tom, and 14" Snare Drum - Emerald Green

www.sweetwater.com

That said, I own a few Catalina kits of different vintages, and at one time owned a Sonor AQ2 in bop sizes. I personally think the AQ2 is a very superior kit with a nominal difference in price. But they don't have it in that cool Gretsch green

 

[bigbonzo]

There are quite a few folks that like the Catalina Club:

Gretsch Catalina Club

For those of you who own the Gretsch Catalina Club drums. I am considering a set. Do you like them? Are you satisfied with them? What are their strong and weak points?

www.drumforum.org

 

[dustjacket]

Really dig that color a ton, throw a fiberskyn on the front and it would look extra slick but $900 is too much.

 

[RBagg454]

I am a fan of the Catalina bop kits (I know there are others here who are not.) For those who are in the market for a inexpensive kit in a cool color this may be a viable choice:

Gretsch Drums Catalina Club CT1-J484 4-piece Shell Pack with Snare Drum - Emerald Green - Sweetwater Exclusive

4-piece Mahogany Drum Kit with 18" Bass Drum, 12" Rack Tom, 14" Floor Tom, and 14" Snare Drum - Emerald Green

www.sweetwater.com

That said, I own a few Catalina kits of different vintages, and at one time owned a Sonor AQ2 in bop sizes. I personally think the AQ2 is a very superior kit with a nominal difference in price. But they don't have it in that cool Gretsch green

I love my Catalina kit.

 

[mtarrani]

Really dig that color a ton, throw a fiberskyn on the front and it would look extra slick but $900 is too much.

$900 is the new $699

 

[gretschdrummer]

Reduced to 749

 

[bpaluzzi]

Reduced to 749

And includes the Fiberskyn!

 

[wutfinancial]

There needs to be more green kits out there. Tama used to make killer green kits. Simon had the british racing green, Lars & Stewart had the green sparkle. You can count on ludwig for the bonham green sparkle, but otherwise doesnt get the love it deserves without spending some green.... boo!

 

[drummer]

Really dig that color a ton, throw a fiberskyn on the front and it would look extra slick but $900 is too much.

Right now Sweetwater has it for $749 and they also give you a Fiberskyn bass drum logo head

 

[Jazzhead]

Earlier this year when I was looking for a compact and relatively affordable kit, I came across this kit with this finish on sweetwater, probably my favorite catalina jazz finish, I hope the green looks that nice in person. I wish they had this finish on 20/14/12 club kits. Anyhow, I found a nice condition Sonor player kit 20/14/10 and went with that. It has a unique feel. I also think $900 is TOO MUCH for catalina jazz kit, $750 is more reasonable. Remember catalina jazz kits were $450-500 until a couple years ago. When the micro kits (16/13/10) came along, the regular bop kits went up in price.

 

[little rock]

Cool color, but I think I'll stay with my red sparkle Catalinas. I've hot rodded 'em to my liking. They look good and sound good, even the snare so it's a winner winner, chicken dinner.