Gretsch Broadkaster 12x16 14x14 8x12 in Silver Glass

NEW Gretsch Broadkaster 12x16 14x14 8x12 in Silver Glass

12x16 Bass Drum

14x14 Floor Tom

8x12 Tom Tom

Silver Glass Nitron 

Direct to shell tom tom mount

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, the Broadkaster has returned, bringing with it all of the sonic brilliance of its namesake.

Broadkaster shells are made with our 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 a roundover bearing edge, which allows greater surface contact between the bearing edge and drumhead. The result is tone that is incredibly deep, rich and warm.

Broadkaster toms and snare drums are outfitted with Gretsch’s “302” 3mm, 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 add ambient overtones to the overall tonal characteristic.

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Drum may show stick marks from demoing in-shop.