Gretsch 18/12/14" 1960's Round Badge Bop Drum Set - Sunset Satin Flame

Here is an incredibly rare vintage 60's Gretsch bop outfit, finished in its original Sunset Satin Flame wrap! These drums are sized 14x18", 8x12", and 14x14". This set is an excellent performer with very clean interiors and bearing edges. All of their paper tags are present and listed further below. Aesthetically, the wrap has picked up a fair amount of surface wear, but is not lifting or splitting. The bass drum was drilled for a 4-role rail consolette at one point in its life. We would be glad to put its next owner in touch with someone that could patch these. We'll include a small strip of original sunset satin flame wrap with this set just in case you do!

Steve's Notes: Here is a truly amazing find. This could arguably be the rarest Gretsch Round Badge era bop kit ever. What you see here is a finish that was only catalogued for a very short time and never really offered by Gretsch. It was called Sunset Satin Flame, (also known today as Salmon Satin Flame), and is arguably rarer than any other Gretsch finish other than Cameo Coral. There have been VERY few examples that have ever surfaced. I have had a 12/16/20 and know of a 13/16/22, but we believe that this is the only existing example in 8x12, 14x14, 14x18. The drums sound incredible of course, and the finish is stunning. Satin flame wraps were notorious for scratching, and this set has many scratches, but again, the rarity is incredible here. Also, there are 4 small extra holes where a Ludwig 4 hole rail was installed in the area of the original 2 hole rail. These 4 small holes could easily be plugged, and, we have a small surplus of the bass drum inlay material which could be used to cap the plugs. In terms of value, pristine, 100% original Gretsch Round Badge sets in common colors routinely bring $10,000 and rare colors bring far more. This set has some scratches and the 4 small extra holes, but the rarity here is beyond compare. My suggestion: Grab this. There is no rarer Gretsch round badge 12/14/18 on the planet that I am aware of. 

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