Show off your Ludwigs? : )

MY NEW LUDWIG KEYSTONE SERIES.

I just LOVE that colour Latz.

Big Ol' Ludwig Rock kit. That is what I always picture when I think Ludwigs. Probably cause as a teenager, some of my friends who were way better on double bass than me, had big double kick Ludwig set ups.

uniongoon said:

I just LOVE that colour Latz.

Big Ol' Ludwig Rock kit. That is what I always picture when I think Ludwigs. Probably cause as a teenager, some of my friends who were way better on double bass than me, had big double kick Ludwig set ups.

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Thanks Goon. Want it? I'm pretty sure I want to sell it.

I don't consider a big ol' kit, but I prefer/like big kits anyway. 2-22's 10, 12, 14, 16 & 6.5 snare

1975 Ludwig Rock Classic in blue oyster

this is the first drum set i ever owned. my parents got it for me when I was 4 years old and its still my favorite kit.

B/O badge
24" kick
two 14" rack toms (only 1 shown)
16" and 18" floor toms
6.5"x14" steel snare

Sweet.
That's a monster for a 4 year old!

My son had to wait till he was 6 to get the 24 onto his kit haha!

My new vistalite Zep reissue. and Ludwig Accent Zep kit.

sharky 007 said:

My new vistalite Zep reissue.

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Wowza, the lighting make them look very ominous!
Beauty!

Ludwig Pinnacle series. They look black, but are a deep blue. More info here.

Here's my newest kit, a 7 piece set of Ludwig Centennials in green sparkle lacquer. It's my first Ludwig kit. Apart from a few problems upon receiving the kit (everything's been set straight though), I am really loving these drums! PS. I know the red kit is not Ludwig, but I could resist; grandpa bought my 2 year old son his first drum kit yesterday for his birthday

Only got two snares right now. One of these days I'll pull the trigger and get a vintage, or legacy classic 26/16/13 set!




6.5x14 1976 Supraphonic with a Vintage Ambassador, Ambassador Snare Side, and Puresound Custom 20-strand snares.
6.5x14 2010 Stainless Steel Black Magic with a Coated Ambassador, Ambassdor Snare Side, and Ludwig 20-strand snares.
I love my Luddies!

Here's my vintage 6x13 3-ply maple snare. It's got 11 strand wires on it right now. From the serial number and the guide on the Ludwig site I believe it's from the late 60's. The serial number is 3311735. If any Ludwig experts could help me out with the date that would be fantastic.

This is the 4th time I've posted my kit in the past two days -- but here's my Ludwig Centennials:

Fishbones said:

This is the 4th time I've posted my kit in the past two days -- but here's my Ludwig Centennials:

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I'm sure noone's angry.

Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I've posted anything in this forum, and since then a lot has changed. I went from being a starving musician to landing a good-paying job (as a watchmaker-in-training!). I decided that since I had the money it was time to upgrade my setup. Initially I planned to get a set of Yamaha Recording Customs, but then I saw a set of Ludwig Classic Maple drums for sale (used!) on Memphis Drum Shop's website, and I knew my search was over. Quite simply, this is the best kit I have ever played! Here are all the technical specs:

Drums- Ludwig Classic Maple toms and kick in Champagne Sparkle wrap finish (12x8, 16x16, 22x16). Yamaha brass snare drum (13x5.5). 11" banjo shell (used as a timbale!)

Heads- Kick: Remo Powerstroke 3 coated batter, Ludwig Weather Master Heavy smooth white reso with 5 inch hole and felt strip for muffling. Small pillow inside drum for muffling. (I have also played it wide open with solid heads and it sounds great that way, too!)
Toms: Remo Pinstripe clear batters, Remo Ambassador clear reso's.
Snare: Remo Ambassador X coated batter, Ambassador Hazy reso.

Cymbals: 13 inch hi hats (Late 1960's Avedis Zildjian top / Avedis Mastersound bottom), 20 inch Paiste Giant Beat crash-ride, 21 inch Avedis Zildjian ride from the late 1950's.

Hardware: DW 5000 Accelerator bass drum pedal, DW boom arms grafted onto various cymbal stands, Ludwig "extra-low" snare stand, Yamaha HS 740 hi-hat stand, Roc N Soc throne.

Here is my most recent Ludwig kit, sounds like my 1967 Downbeat kit on steriods:
2011 Ludwig Legacy Red Glass Glitter Downbeat config.
14x20 bass
8x12 tom
14x14 floor tom
5x14 8 lug snare with Millenium strainer

This is my Ludwig.. 1964 Silver Sparkle. When I already bought it the man who sold it told me that Joe Morello did a clinic on this kit.. !! I have a smale paper with his autograph and the name of the person who he gave a lesson. Very strange: On March 12th 2011 I did my first gig with this kit, that day Joe Morello died..

Wow I am so proud to play this kit, it's a dream coming true everytime I play on it.. It sound super en looks awesome!!

My red sparkle club dates from 69'. I finally got some pictures that do justice!
12x8
14x14
20x14
14x6.5 COA 1976 Supraphonic
14x6.5 2010 Stainless Steel Black Magic
14x5 1969 Red Sparkle Pioneer









Best sounding drums I've heard to date.

weslington said:

Here's my vintage 6x13 3-ply maple snare. It's got 11 strand wires on it right now. From the serial number and the guide on the Ludwig site I believe it's from the late 60's. The serial number is 3311735. If any Ludwig experts could help me out with the date that would be fantastic.

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Looks to be sometime after mid 80's.http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/ludwig_badges.html

1958 Super Classics, black diamond pearl. Bought 'em new 50+ years ago. Sold them last year to help pay for my DW Collector kit. I literally have no pix of them except for a few taken for Craigslist. (Proving how much we take things for granted when we've got 'em.)

From a recent gig:


IMG00310-20110709-1858 by 8MileRoad, on Flickr