Elvis
02-11-2007, 06:30 AM
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Well, there it is.
My kit!
What you're looking at:
Ludwig Classic Maple circa 1999 (1998 for the snare drum).
Finish:
Lacquered Cherry stain.
Sizes:
18x14, 14x14, 13x3 (with tubes!), 10x8 (on RIMS).
Heads:
BD, TT & FT - Weathermaster coated Heavy / Weathermaster coated Medium
SD - Coated ATTACK! Thin Skyn / Weathermaster clear snare side
Cymbals (All Paiste):
20" Traditional Light Ride
18" Sig. Mellow Crash
13" Hats (DE Mk.1 top / Sig. Med. bottom)
Hardware:
Gibraltar JZ series cymbal, HH and snare stands.
Gibraltar 7508C throne
Gibraltar BDPM
Gretsch "Left side" tom mount
Camco by Tama BD pedal w/Duplex soft beater attached.
Other stuff:
Zildjian Hal Blaine sticks
Zildjian Cymbal Mallets
Pro-Mark stick bag
Ludwig white retractable brushes.
On top of all that, don't think this is one of those "all show-no go" kits.
This thing sounds every bit as nice as it looks.
I was actually looking for something with a little bit of a different sound, but I wanted to go top end Maple this time around ("this time" being the late 90's).
I looked around and played on just about everything that was on the market at the time and found that all the Maple kits I tried seemed to exude this warm, "cushy" sound. I'd call it "buttery", but that's a bit of an over used term these days.
...EXCEPT...
Noble and Cooley CD Maple and Ludwig Classic Maple.
They had a drier, "woodier" sound that was much more colourful and richer in tone than what I'd been hearing from everything else I'd tried (I think its quite classy!).
Premier Signia Marquis and Garcia (local builder) where akin to this sound, but didn't seem to have the "richness of tone" that N&C and Ludwig's had going for them.
I finally decided on the Ludwig's for two reasons:
1) They had a better dealer network in my area at the time.
2) The LCM's were about 3/4 the price of the N&C's, yet both had litterally the same sound coming from them.
From that perspective, the choice became very clear.
Elvis
Well, there it is.
My kit!
What you're looking at:
Ludwig Classic Maple circa 1999 (1998 for the snare drum).
Finish:
Lacquered Cherry stain.
Sizes:
18x14, 14x14, 13x3 (with tubes!), 10x8 (on RIMS).
Heads:
BD, TT & FT - Weathermaster coated Heavy / Weathermaster coated Medium
SD - Coated ATTACK! Thin Skyn / Weathermaster clear snare side
Cymbals (All Paiste):
20" Traditional Light Ride
18" Sig. Mellow Crash
13" Hats (DE Mk.1 top / Sig. Med. bottom)
Hardware:
Gibraltar JZ series cymbal, HH and snare stands.
Gibraltar 7508C throne
Gibraltar BDPM
Gretsch "Left side" tom mount
Camco by Tama BD pedal w/Duplex soft beater attached.
Other stuff:
Zildjian Hal Blaine sticks
Zildjian Cymbal Mallets
Pro-Mark stick bag
Ludwig white retractable brushes.
On top of all that, don't think this is one of those "all show-no go" kits.
This thing sounds every bit as nice as it looks.
I was actually looking for something with a little bit of a different sound, but I wanted to go top end Maple this time around ("this time" being the late 90's).
I looked around and played on just about everything that was on the market at the time and found that all the Maple kits I tried seemed to exude this warm, "cushy" sound. I'd call it "buttery", but that's a bit of an over used term these days.
...EXCEPT...
Noble and Cooley CD Maple and Ludwig Classic Maple.
They had a drier, "woodier" sound that was much more colourful and richer in tone than what I'd been hearing from everything else I'd tried (I think its quite classy!).
Premier Signia Marquis and Garcia (local builder) where akin to this sound, but didn't seem to have the "richness of tone" that N&C and Ludwig's had going for them.
I finally decided on the Ludwig's for two reasons:
1) They had a better dealer network in my area at the time.
2) The LCM's were about 3/4 the price of the N&C's, yet both had litterally the same sound coming from them.
From that perspective, the choice became very clear.
Elvis