Gretsch Drums Renown Series Drums Demo 

Absolute workhorse drums, Gretsch really knocked it out of the park on this one! Like, comment, and subscribe for more sweet kits like this one ✌️

Legend. Never fire this guy, he makes reviews fun to watch. Such a great player too

These are my favorite drums of all time. Sound great but also has that rawness in them. I played so many gigs and done some many studio recordings using 24/16/13 Renown kit in matte white finish. Funny thing is that I never wanted to buy them but when I sat behind the kit in music store rest of drums become irrevelant to me. The differecne in sound was so big comparing to other kits. It felt so natural plaing the drums. I never had that feeling before and after in my drumming life.

Just got one of these kits in the vintage pearl wrap in the rock sizes from sweetwater a couple of months ago and am loving it.

I bought a set of these several years ago, they are fantastic drums with great tone and first rate build quality.

The highlight of this video are those hi-hats. They sound amazing.

Everything sounds top class with Nick. From Catalinas to USA Customs.

Finally!! I've been waiting for you to demo this kit like forever man. And I seems like you kinda went back to older format, ya know....just playing the drum without music. For me anything is alright, I just love every demo that you did.

Have played a Brooklyn series kit for years. Bought a Renown Natural finish kit with two mounted toms. Find myself sitting behind and playing the Renown kit much more than my Brooklyn. Great drums at a great price.

One of my favorite drum sets from Gretsch.

As a sound engineer, that 22" kick ported with a small pillow on the batter side is absolutely nuts. By far the best kick I've ever heard.

These Renown kits are super nice, especially for the $$. I'm a cheap mo-fo, so I'm lovin these Gretsch Renown, the Tama Starclassic BB's (or WB's) and Mapex Saturn. They're all genuine high end units for relatively affordable prices. I have two of the three, but I'm yet to own a Renown. I will one day tho, they're on my radar and my 3rd fave. I'm thinking jet black bc I've never owned a black kit. I'll stop babbling now

I don't need the 24'' bass drum lol, too much for me but for sure enough fo Bonzo lol. I'd want to go with a different config. 22x18 bass, 16x16 floor tom, 14x14 floor tom, and maybe the 13x9 rack tom? Yea, that'd work :)

Awesome! I love the new look and features. I love my 2008 Renown Silver Slate Sparkle kit but would love another, I have a Gretch drum kit addiction!!! Even with my DW and '73 Rogers kit, I'm so happy with my Gretch & Gilbralter kit... great equipment.

I'm coming after these when my old Catalina Club Mod is ready to retire, so nice. That HHX thin ride has got me drooling too...

This is a good kit. I loved mine in the same sizes with the WMP finish. I ended up selling them because they are really heavy. To put it in context I do 140-150 gigs a year, and I carry all of my own gear.

I've been away from drumkit for a little while, but this video absolutely reminded me why I play a 24" bass drum and big toms haha 👌

I got this kit in the tobacco burst finish, 50% off as a floor model from Guitar Center. Second best deal I've gotten on a drum set. 🤣The kit itself is GREAT, but I have a couple knit-picks regarding the mounting system. It's not very good. For starters, the 13" rack tom is pretty heavy, and the ball joint can't support the weight of the drum in most positions. Crank it as tight as possible, and there is still a good chance it will sink; potentially hitting the bass drum and messing up the beautiful satin finish. If the drum is a little too flat, or a little too angled, expect this to happen (it is possible I got a faulty system, I suppose, but I don't think so. It certainly doesn't feel like it). The new GTS suspension system feels like style over substance, to me. It actually chokes the drum quite a bit, if it isn't tuned to just the right range. Pulls on the 2 tension rods and causes some issues. The biggest problem I have with it is that it makes the drum VERY challenging to tune. It was so bad that I thought that it was out of round. I'd get the drum tuned up to have great resonance and sustain, mount it, and the sound I'd get was a wimpy, "thud." When you do get everything finally set up just right and get around these issues, this is THE best sounding kit for the money, bar-none. Can't recommend them enough. They're beautiful, sound huge; and are very well made pro-quality drums (although quality control may be a factor, the innermost ply of my bass drum is frankly jacked, but they put the silver sealer on and shipped it anyway. It still sounds good and doesn't really affect the drum in any way. I got mine for such a steal that I can't be too upset about it. But anyway. I digress). I plan on swapping out the mount (you have to buy 2 new lugs to do so, by the way) and hopefully finding a cover plate for the bass drums mounting system, to give it a more classic "virgin" look. TL;DR: These are great drums. Just anticipate some difficulties early on.

Yeah keep it going!!! Such awesome drums!!! Please keep the Spirit alive 🙏

What a beautiful and fantastic sounding kit.

I’m sorry I don’t come here to see the gear as much as I come to see Nick, he is the man

I'd love to buy Gretsch drums one day.

Still love more the original RN1 with virgin bass drum and die cast hoops but this version also sounds fantastic.

Love This Kit!!! Sounds Great, Looks Great, and Very Affordable 👏👏👏Thanks Gretsch ❤️

In my opinion Gretsch makes some of the best drums

Excellent review...Love me some Sweetwater and Gretsch!

That's a very metal sounding kick drum

Have a brand new 2002 set ,Champagne Silk . All pieces EXCEPT the 14x14 floor , which I’ve tried to find for YEARS ! A seldom seen color!? Two bass kick and heavy Gibraltar stands . Lessons someday! AND the room ! Nice to hear them played!!

What a great kit. Amazing sound

I’m a great fan of the Gretsch Brooklyns and Broadkasters. They have more warmth, if that’s your thing.

These are the best set for the price, and you get more value than any set with the Renown. Frankly these drums best the USA Gretsch models in many ways.

Would like to hear a demo using single ply heads for once.

Finally some great close up camera shots of the drums unlike the NAMM vids 😉

You are a great drummer! - You could make a coconut sound fantastic!

That bass drum!!!!

Can’t go wrong with Gretsch

Nick makes paper cups sound sweet... but I gotta' say, I am really tempted to grab this set...

Thank God the rack tom is on the bass drum...the way they were for 100 years. Nothing worse than being attached to the cymbal stands.. The snare has a lot of overtones.

That’s bass drum is awesome

Lovely drums and finish. Got a kit with 22" kick a few months ago. Not the biggest fan of emperors personally, but they sound good enough out of the box. They came with a tuning key that's shaped the same as the wingnuts on the hardware, really nice touch. :)

Amazing Sound!🤘🥁🤘

Awesomeness!!!!

Hi Nick, Nice 🙂 Renown kit. Now Be so kind as to dry up the snare. Open as it is sounds like a tin can. Now please play the Bass drum open and No pillow or Hole in the Resonant head. Ditch the power stroke 3 head and replace it with twin ply pinstripe head, a much better head then the power stoke 3 head. Thanks Nick, keep up the great drumming. Charlie M.

YES!! I've been waiting to see a Sweetwater review on this kit. It is probably one of the nicest kits on the market and for such a great price. I'm looking to someday buy the 10 12 16 22 version with an add-on 14 and possibly 8 as well, I'm sure you guys at Sweetwater could help me out and get these additional drums as a special order. Not sure which finish yet because they're all so nice!! I'm leaning towards the gloss natural to go with my Gretsch Full Range Maple 6.5x14 snare with die cast hoops, I saw a Sweetwater exclusive red sparkle Renown snare drum show up on your site, hope to see that as a full kit!!

Great finish... like that.

If you've never had the pleasure of hitting a Gretsch floor tom, you owe it to yourself.

Think I just found my new kit.

Renown & marquee are greats...🖐🇨🇱

Those sounds unbelievable - I love Gretsch drums - are those the stock heads? Also which cymbals are you pairing with that kit? Whole thing sounds amazing - love it

love mine and my jazz kit they sound just like this too killer video at video

For me taking the drums on the road means touring with them so I wonder if when Nick says "You can take them on the live stage" and then adds "you can take them on the road" he actually wanted to put them on the side of the highway and play. Great reviewer always anyway!

Rock solid kit

Nice kit

Good lord that kit sounds great. And thats a killer finish.

That rack tom sounds boxy as heck. Are you using Emperor heads? (Kick drum is a keeper, though!)

Sound unreal

The intro beat sounds like turn your life around! Kind of

I always thought Gretsch Tom's only went with five lugs? If I'm not mistaken I see 6 on the rack Tom. Is that because of the change of ownership?

Where are Gretsch drums made? They started in Brooklyn many yrs ago and now?

Looks and sounds great, love Nick's videos

In my ears it has a nice fat sound compaired to the cheaper maple kits. This kit is the cheaper of the top maple drum kits.

Are the shells made from North American hard maple?

If you were to describe this drum tuning would it be low medium or high

Make a vid on the gretsch energy 5 piece plz

Please link to the cymbals???

I don't know if I can get this kick drum in my car. 😞

What 🎤 did you use for this vid. Cheers

Does anyone that own this kit know if the tom mount comes with the shell pack? I understand the cymbal arm does not, but I want to make sure I dont have to buy one separately.

Do they do 2floor, 2high tom, kick shell pack?

Maybe lighten up the set. The darkness is a good vibe but we can't see (even though Nick mentioned) the Remo logo on the batters, and , the shell finish is somewhat obscured.

Are you gonna demo the Ludwig classic oak

how would u compare the renown kit to the tama starclassic walnut/birch kit

Are these made in China or the USA?

G'day Sweetwater, I've been watching your reviews for a year now and for all the great kits that have been reviewed, the bassdrum sound is a let down every time. Other reviewers get a nice miked up bassdrum sound, but Sweetwater has had the same sound in every review. I've heard other reviewers showcase the difference between a 22"x18" bass to a 24"x14" bass for example. Massive difference. Sweetwater, you have had the same sound out of the bassdrums no matter the dimensions. I do not know if you are not allowed to give the watchers the the miked up sound or if your drum techs don't know what they're doing, but as I said, every bassdrum I've heard through Sweetwater sounds the same. I'll give you more opportunity in the future but for now, you've lost me as a subscriber. Don't give up though. Thanks for the reviews I've watched. Respect. S

What are the Tom mics? Can someone please answer?

I love the hihat.. Wich model sabian hihat?

What mics are those on Toms.

What kind of drum heads are those?

Every Sweetwater drum video sounds EXACTLY the same regardless of manufacturer. I'm not sure how anyone can get any usable decision making information except for finish and sizes. Would help a lot to switch up drummers also.

Le big sound je l ai bien entendu sur les toms , il est top mais sur la grosse caisse il est inexistant, désolé mais ma grosse caisse Sonor force 2000 de 22×16 est plus puissante

It's not a original Gretsch Now is made by DW😢

they dont sell non drilled kicks anymore. such a waste of

Choosy drummers choose Gretsch.

I didn’t think the toms sounded good. I heard only the heads and not the tone of the shell.

So full of

Man VERY BAD SNARE.....!!! -_-

I hate the way he tunes the drums