Owing a vintage Gretsch black badge set is no reason to paint the rest of the set in black paint!
Why can't people just let black badge kits alone in their original condition?
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This is what you get when you mix an idiot with a can of black paint!
Posted on 10 years ago
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April 2nd 1969 scarfed pink champagne holly wood and 65/66 downbeat snare, and , supra same year very minty kit old pies
66/67 downbeat with canister
Super 400 small round knob
1967 super classic obp
once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
66/67 downbeat with canister
Super 400 small round knob
1967 super classic obp
once the brass ceases to glitter, and the drum looses its luster, and the stage remains dark, all you have left is the timbre of family.
Posted on 10 years ago
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What is it with painted Gretsch Round Badge kits? Here's one I dealt with a while back, including painted badges. But I didn't pay much for it.
60's Gretsch Round Badge 22/13/16
'71 Ludwig B/O Badge 20/12/13/14/16
'72 Ludwig B/O Badge Jazzette 18/12/14
'65 Rogers Holiday 20/12/16
'71 Ludwig B/O Badge 20/12/13/14/16
'72 Ludwig B/O Badge Jazzette 18/12/14
'65 Rogers Holiday 20/12/16
Posted on 10 years ago
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Rogers seem to get painted a lot too inside/out I have noticed over the years....
"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 10 years ago
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I knew more than a few drummers in the 70's who either painted or stripped the wrap off their pieced-together orphan kits. It was a cheap way to make your mismatched pieces match, while at the same time, getting rid of those "old fashioned" 50's pearl finishes.
On the bright side of this common mutilation, the original finishes underneath the paint can often appear new and unfaded thanks to never having seen the sunlight. A gentle paint remover or graffiti remover might bring this Gretsch set back to catalog appearance.
Mike
-No Guru... still learning more every day-
Posted on 10 years ago
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