Ultimate Studio Drum Kit?

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If you don't know much about drum shopping around then you might want to stay away from vintage Ludwig kits, as much as I love them.

That is one brand of vintage drums that I would not buy sight-unseen. They range from awesome to terrible. The 3-ply maple clear interiors from the late 60s early 70s are the most consistently good I've found among Ludwigs. But still. The earlier keystone badge drums often sound worse, rarely sound better than the blue/olive badge drums, which are worth less.

You cannot go wrong with a supraphonic or acrolite snare though.

60s Rogers drums are indeed the shit. But it seems that this has been figured out and prices are rising...

[scottiedoo]

there's like a 3 year period between like 1969 and about 1972 where ludwig made drums the same as they did in the 60's "keystone" era (shell construction) only they put better hardware (spurs especially), blue & olive badges and a clear finish on the inside of the shells instead of white paint... these are the ones.... 3 ply shells w/ clear maple interiors... find 'em and you'll be a believer... I swear to god these are better than any of your DW's ayotte's or whatever the kids are playing these days.. (I'm 24 BTW) just stay away from the 70's ludwigs when they switched to the thick shells w/ no reinforcement rings... those are less than amazing... I have a '67 keystone set but dont like the hardware very much.. so I don't gig w/ it or anything... just record & practice. here she is:



I want one of those early 70's kits sooo bad though... my dad's got a set maybe I'll inherit someday....

here's my other recording kit... the other dude's gretschs reminded me of mine... they've been dormant for a while...

[scottiedoo]

ooops! forgot to paste the link....

here they are:

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scottiedoo... those look awes.

20 12 14?

That 14" floor (if that is what it is) is worth a bundle nowadays.

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oh yeah, since this has turned into a drum porn thread all of a sudden, here's my "recording kit," as in the only kit I have so the one I use to record:

[dokushoka]

Here is my 1960s Rogers Holiday but with a Yamaha recording custom 10" rack tom.

[inverseroom]

Here's that premier kit, recently rewrapped. Note Acrolite which I am digging. This is my first real kit.

[inverseroom]

Here is my 1960s Rogers Holiday but with a Yamaha recording custom 10" rack tom.

Super nice room!

[mc437]

ooops! forgot to paste the link....

here they are:

Looks nice! Is this a rewrap? I ask b/c almost all original satin flame wraps are usually all scratched up to heck and yours looks REALLY clean. Also, the kick is missing the badge, so I just wondered. Either way, gorgeous drums!!!

[scottiedoo]

scottiedoo... those look awes.

20 12 14?

That 14" floor (if that is what it is) is worth a bundle nowadays.

yes... I have the BD badge too, just waiting for the grommet tool to put it on.. yeah I've heard those are real desireable... had this kit almost 20 yrs... my dad bought it for me for 100 bucks when I was 5 yrs old!!! we hacked the fuck out of the original aqua satin, which was covered in crayon & pen markings from the previous owner's kid... (I was raised to respect dad's "toys") by covering it with some plain white wrap my dad got outta the back of a modern drummer mag back in the day... I finally got around to getting the old girls back in showroom condition.. now they just sit there looking good!