That would be the case with any matte finish.
That's just the name of the finish, however it's not a digitized Oyster Black. It originated elsewhere, and they decided that it resembles what Oyster Black might look like if digitized. If Ludwig hadn't named it, I'm pretty sure the aficionados would start calling it that anyway, just as the did with the later oyster finishes which are now universally know as "bowling ball".
....orrrrr "digital" representing "data expressed as 0s and 1s", which is how the vast majority of music has been recorded and released for the past 40 years, regardless of quantization.
Unless you listen to music on vinyl that was recorded on tape and mastered from that tape, or you're attending a performance that uses no tracks or loops... all of the music you hear is digitized. Everything. Literally, every bit of it!
Agreed. The finish is divisive, but I think it’s interesting. I’m sure Ludwig just used the “oyster” moniker as an easy way to tie it into their brand history.
As the Actress said to the Bishop.When you're behind the kit, you're not going to see much of it anyway.
I like (sort of) the look in your picture better than the stock photo. By adding the tom mount, yours is probably the first ever "custom" in that finish.
Yeah. I just have a real aversion to it. But I think it could look good from a distance where the sharp lines in the finish look slightly blurry. Up close it’s just not my thing at all.
That's my intention, to take this one (or a fresh one) on tour next year. Hard to say about how the finish will translate, but someone mentioned elsewhere that they thought the stripes were too wide, which I think will help it look good from afar. Except for my cymbals, everything will be very monochrome, lots of silver, black & grey. I think it's a cool, modern look. As I said, I won't really be able to see the kit sitting behind it, the finish is strictly for the audience.
I looked at the prototype for a day or two, not quite sure about it, and then I really started to love it.
Perhaps, and if all goes as planned, I will have additional sizes with the finish, even though they're only offering it on this 22/13/16 configuration.
