Snare: Coated USA Ambassador Batter, Gretsch by Remo Resonant.

Update: the Gretsch Renown 4-piece Jazz Shell pack seems to be out of stock, the closest you can get now is the 3-piece Jazz Shell which comes with the following: Here’s what you get in the Gretsch Drums Renown Jazz Shell Pack The Renown series also brings back the USA classic features very similar to the kits used by the renowned Jazz drummers in Gretsch’s artist line up. Having a direct communication with some of the world’s most renowned jazz drummers, you’ll notice that Gretsch’s Jazz drum shells have the characteristics that a Jazz drummer would want – open, bright, natural tones. They were also the ones who created the first warp free drum hoop in the world.īetween the 1950s and 1960s, they started attracting top jazz drummers like Elvin Jones, Max Roach and many others into their artist line up with their be-bop drum sets and jazz drum shells. Gretsch is well established in both drum and guitar manufacturing. It does not come with the cymbals or stands shown in the image above!* Gretsch Drums Renown 4-piece Jazz Shell Pack

Video from Simone Formato Best Jazz Shell Pack Now let’s get back to this Jazz drum kit! There’s no absolute right in Jazz, so let’s take a chill pill and just enjoy the music yea? We TRY not to go too deep down the rabbit hole with this article because really, we could give you individual components that we think would make what we think is the perfect jazz drum kit.Īnd we’d still have drummers who’d be offended.Īs a jazz drummer, you’ll probably have your personal playing style with specific components to your kit.

Suitable for the intermediate jazz drummer ( if you’re a beginner, read our Best Beginner Drum Set article).This selection was based on a few criteria: If you do not have the stands and hardware, consider the Gibraltar 4700PK Drum Hardware Package and an extra cymbal stand if you decide to go with an additional ride cymbal! Quick Disclaimerīefore you go crazy in the comments section, let me place a quick disclaimer here. Zildjian K Constantinople 14' Hi Hat Cymbals Zildjian K Constantinople 17' Crash Cymbal Zildjian K1016 K Constantinople 20' Medium Ride Cymbal Zildjian K Constantinople 22' Bounce Ride Cymbal Gretsch Renown Series 4 piece Drum Shell (RN2-J484-STB) I’ve searched for the best Jazz drum set since then and I think I’ve found it! Best Drum Kit for JazzĬlick on the names to skip to the section where we discuss the drum component in detail How do they make such captivating music from such a lean drum kit? Jazz drummers are one of a kind, don’t you think? I remember being blown away at the very first jazz performance I’ve ever been to.

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