Updates From The NAMM Show
Gear Guruz NAMM Day 1 Coverage
Pacific Drums
New from Pacific Drums, the Mainstage 5 Pc complete drum kit.
PDP Mainstage 5 Pc Drum Kit
List Price: $1,166.99
Sale Price: $699.00
Features:
- 18 x 22 Bass
- 8 x 10 & 9 x 12 Toms
- 12 x 14 Floor Tom
- 5 x 14 Snare Drum
- all-poplar shell
- CB700 boom stand, CS700 straight stand, SS700 snare stand, HH700 hihat stand, Single Pedal, Drum Throne
- 4 Pc Sabian cymbal pack; 13″ HiHats, 20″ Ride, 16″ Crash
Gretsch Drums
For 2010 Gretsch is bringing back the Catalina Birch Series. These kits will be offered in a 5 Pc Euro Shell Pack or a 5 Pc Standard Shell Pack. The kits will come in 2 Gloss finishes; Walnut Burst and Cobalt Burst, and 2 Wrap finishes; White Pearl and Silver Sparkle.
Catalina Birch Shell - Walnut Burst Finish
In the Catalina Maple series, Gretsch is introducing an new lacquer finish called Mocha Fade. This shell pack will come with an 18×22 bass, 8×10 and 9×12 toms, 14×14 floor tom, 6×14 snare drum and a FREE 16×16 Floor Tom.
Catalina Maple 6 Pc - Mocha Fade
In the Renown series Gretsch has a cool new finish called Ruby Sparkle Fade. This unique lacquer finish is the first of its type in the drum industry. Three sparkle flake sizes are carefully applied to the drum shells in descending size – large to medium to small. After the sparkles are applied to the shell, each drum is hand sprayed with a customized ruby red / ebony black fade paint. The shells then undergo a highly detailed, multi-step lacquering process to achieve a gleaming, stunning finish.
Gretsch Renown in New Ruby Sparkle Fade
Ruby Sparkle Fade Finish - 3 Sparkle Flake Sizes
Mapex Drums Introduces Falcon Bass Drum Pedals :
The MSRP for the Falcon Single Pedal is $329.00 The Falcon Double Pedal carries an MSRP of $649.00.
Falcon Single Pedal
Falcon Double Pedal
The Falcon has interchangeable Glide and Pursuit Cams.
New Limited Edition Mapex Orion Mapa Burl Shell Pack
Limited Edition Orion Mapa Burl 6 Pc Shell Pack
The six-piece component pack includes:
- 22×18 bass drum
- 10×8 and 12×9 tom toms
- 14×14 and 16×16 floor toms
- 14×5.5 matching snare drum
- Mapex hardware is sold separately
The Limited Edition Orion Mapa Burl Component Pack (TM628SBPHXN) is available with black hardware and features a coated white Remo front bass drum head. MSRP for the six-piece component pack is set at $5349.00.
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