The Gretsch 14x5 Broadkaster Retro Snare Drum (G5-05148M-027RB) features a 3-ply maple/poplar shell with 30-degree reverse roundover bearing edges, 8 Gretsch Classic Double Ended Lugs, 301 single-flange hoops with 2mm clip hooks, Micro-Sensitive throw-off, Vintage Dial-Adjusted Felt Batter Muffler, Vintage Chrome Snap-In Drum Key Holder, Silver Seal Interior, 42-strand snare wires, Gretsch Permatone Coated White Single-Ply Batter drumhead made by Remo, Gretsch Permatone Clear Single-Ply Resonant drumhead made by Remo, 60s Marine Pearl finish, chrome hardware, and Gretsch Round Badge.

From the 1920s through the 1950s, the Gretsch flagship drum set was the legendary Broadkaster Series. It featured a thin, three-ply shell and produced what was to be, “That Great Gretsch Sound.” Today, in the Gretsch Drum Factory in Ridgeland, South Carolina, USA, with the help of advanced drum-making techniques, the Broadkaster has returned, bringing with it all of sonic brilliance of its namesake.

Broadkaster shells are made with a North American maple/poplar/maple formula. Each shell includes an interior-ply scarf joint that supplies added structural integrity to thin, musical shells. Like all USA-made Gretsch drums, shell interiors are finished with classic Gretsch Silver Sealer. The shell is hand finished with the exclusive reverse roundover bearing edge, which allows greater surface contact between the bearing edge and drumhead. The result is tone that is incredibly deep and warm.