Gretsch USA & USA Custom
That Great Gretsch Sound at its source — the Brooklyn-recipe maple kits still built in Ridgeland, and who plays a USA Custom in the Rig Vault.
The USA Custom is the kit people mean when they talk about That Great Gretsch Sound. Thin six-ply maple shells, 30-degree bearing edges and the silver-sealer interior Gretsch has used for generations add up to a drum that is warm and round with a fast, focused decay — the reason the range became the jazz standard and then quietly took over studios in every other genre.
In the Rig Vault it spans exactly that range: Taylor Hawkins' USA Custom on one side, Phil Collins' USA kits with concert toms on the other. Both rigs are documented below piece by piece, with links to who plays what and where to buy.
Gretsch USA in the Rig Vault
🥁 14 items documented👤 played by 4 drummers
Real setups documented piece by piece in the Rig Vault — every item links to who plays it, reader reviews and where to buy.
Drummers who play Gretsch USA
Most played Gretsch USA gear
Every Gretsch USA item in the vault
Drums & kits× 12
- Gretsch USA Custom 10"x7" rack tom1
- Gretsch USA Custom 12"x8" concert tom1
- Gretsch USA Custom 12"x8" rack tom1
- Gretsch USA Custom 13"x9" rack tom1
- Gretsch USA Custom 16"x16" floor tom1
- Gretsch USA Custom 16"x8" concert tom1
- Gretsch USA Custom 18"x16" floor tom1
- Gretsch USA Custom 20"x16" gong drum1
- Gretsch USA Custom 22"x18" bass drum1
- Gretsch USA Custom kit1
- Gretsch USA kit with concert toms1
- Gretsch USA maple kit1
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