Thoughts on 1980 stop sign Gretsch ?

MyWings · 24th April 2009

Hi,
I am thinking about buying a 1980 gretsch set, with the "drop-G" stop-sign logo.
Do you know if the shells are as thin as those from the 70s ? I already played on a 14x24 70s gretsch kick that sounded fantastic, but I have never tried the 80 ones, and I live too far from the seller's place.
The seller says it's a 16x22 kick but I'm not sure what do you think from the pic ?
I play rock, I don't know if that kind of vintage kit is a good choice or if I'd rather choose a more recent one

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Any help would be greatly appreciated !!!
Thanks.

biggator6 · 24th April 2009

I had one of those kits at my house for about a week (I did a guy a favor and picked it up locally for him and shipped it.. he bought it off my local craigslist). They're GREAT sounding drums.. was very hard for me to ship them off, I wanted to keep them.

Hard to say what works for you - but they're definitely good sounding drums.

chrisso · 25th April 2009

Amazing.
Buy them if the price is reasonable

MyWings · 29th April 2009

Ok, thank you guys for your comments.
It's a bit far from where I live but maybe it's worth driving for 6 hours ....

lpkyer · 1st May 2009

i'd totally drive 6 hours for that kit...I own a similar one and it's great. watch out or you might jizz on it LOL

24th April 2009	#1
MyWings Gear interested Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 Thread Starter	Thoughts on 1980 stop sign Gretsch ? Hi, I am thinking about buying a 1980 gretsch set, with the "drop-G" stop-sign logo. Do you know if the shells are as thin as those from the 70s ? I already played on a 14x24 70s gretsch kick that sounded fantastic, but I have never tried the 80 ones, and I live too far from the seller's place. The seller says it's a 16x22 kick but I'm not sure what do you think from the pic ? I play rock, I don't know if that kind of vintage kit is a good choice or if I'd rather choose a more recent one .... Any help would be greatly appreciated !!! Thanks. Attached Thumbnails

1st May 2009	#5
lpkyer Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: Montréal Posts: 1,809	i'd totally drive 6 hours for that kit...I own a similar one and it's great. watch out or you might jizz on it LOL __________________ Louis

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24th April 2009	#2
biggator6 Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,979	I had one of those kits at my house for about a week (I did a guy a favor and picked it up locally for him and shipped it.. he bought it off my local craigslist). They're GREAT sounding drums.. was very hard for me to ship them off, I wanted to keep them. Hard to say what works for you - but they're definitely good sounding drums.

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chrisso Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Oz Posts: 16,836	Amazing. Buy them if the price is reasonable

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MyWings Gear interested Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 Thread Starter	Ok, thank you guys for your comments. It's a bit far from where I live but maybe it's worth driving for 6 hours ....