TheHeelDrummer
Senior Member
So I am looking at a new Ludwig Centennial Zep kit. These kits just seem unavailable used.
I have owned a ton of kits in my day comprised of all woods, of all sizes, with bass drums from 16-22 inches and toms as small as 6 up to 16 inch floors.
I have always admired John Bonham and dont have the cash to drop on a Custom Maple set, and would like to know what peoples's opinions and experiences with this kit are. I am looking for the authentic Bonham sound for a price I can afford. I also feel I am running out of time if I want to aquire this kit.
From what I can gather, its the North American maple exported and assembled in Taiwan with the 2.3 hoops etc. I can not really find any differences besides the fact it is assembled in Taiwan. Considering it is the Ludwig North American shell... is it the same shell used in any of the higher lines from Ludwig? Are the bearing edges the same as the Custom Maple kits?
I dont have a lot of choices and would really like to go Ludwig with this. My only other option that I see as a reality is the Mapex Mydenity kit and if I went that way I might go birch toms over a maple 14x26 bass drum.
I am pretty set on this but I really would appreciate some educated feedback on this kit.
Thanks in advance.
I have owned a ton of kits in my day comprised of all woods, of all sizes, with bass drums from 16-22 inches and toms as small as 6 up to 16 inch floors.
I have always admired John Bonham and dont have the cash to drop on a Custom Maple set, and would like to know what peoples's opinions and experiences with this kit are. I am looking for the authentic Bonham sound for a price I can afford. I also feel I am running out of time if I want to aquire this kit.
From what I can gather, its the North American maple exported and assembled in Taiwan with the 2.3 hoops etc. I can not really find any differences besides the fact it is assembled in Taiwan. Considering it is the Ludwig North American shell... is it the same shell used in any of the higher lines from Ludwig? Are the bearing edges the same as the Custom Maple kits?
I dont have a lot of choices and would really like to go Ludwig with this. My only other option that I see as a reality is the Mapex Mydenity kit and if I went that way I might go birch toms over a maple 14x26 bass drum.
I am pretty set on this but I really would appreciate some educated feedback on this kit.
Thanks in advance.
Last edited: