"The Ludwig Inventory"...

[Roch]

showin em off already i see.....i dont blame ya.very nice.

mike

I just got them today. It is late. The family is in bed so I can't play 'em anymore , so I'll photo them and post them everywhere.

 

[trixonian]

citrus mod...........
1968, standard sizes, kit purchased in Indiana where it still resides, unsure of previous owner(s), no apparent mods, sounds as good as it looks.

That is a beautiful set! Is there a date stamp in there? I always assumed that citrius mod appeared sometime in early-mid 1969. I would love to know what the date on your set is. I would have to guess late 1968 if it is infact a 68. Thanks for the pics!

You're right, my mistake, they are stamped 1969.

 

[Aqualung]

Ludwig Standards and my 66 Acrolite

I've got the exact same kit. I've only had it for a few weeks but i love it to death.

 

[Neises]

The Abomination:



Should put the gorgeous kits in this thread in perspective

My beloved Luddy mutts. Yes, that's a 28" bass with a 15" tom above it. My shoulders are getting quite the workout. The toms are 3-ply with rings, bass is an old pointy badge marching.

The odd drum over high hat is an old 22" Slingie.

 

[wcbrown]

JUST look at the drums, not the doofus playing them! Hey it was hot that day!

 

[mlayton]

JUST look at the drums, not the doofus playing them! Hey it was hot that day!

nice looking set. and i always play barefooted.

mike

 

[bebop]

JUST look at the drums, not the doofus playing them! Hey it was hot that day!

nice looking set. and i always play barefooted.

mike

Ditto.. Well kinda, I always wear socks.

 

[mardigras]

Amber Vistalites:


Very nice Amber kit Bonzo... Is it a single rail from the factory? In the photo it looks to be more towards the front than usual... I have a red vista kit that was single rail from the factory and I've only seen one other so they're pretty rare... 8)

 

[Bonzoghost]

Mardigras

I believe my Vista set was cobbled together from various drums that Page & Plant drummer Michael Lee snatched up while on tour in the US several years back. He apparently shipped a load of Vistalite drums back to England...

The toms are concert tom conversions.......I don't know the history of the 14x24 bass drum I'm afraid. I've had this set about 4 years now.

 

[wflkurt]

Amber Vistalites:


Very nice Amber kit Bonzo... Is it a single rail from the factory? In the photo it looks to be more towards the front than usual... I have a red vista kit that was single rail from the factory and I've only seen one other so they're pretty rare... 8)

Frank, I almost pulled the trigger on a clear vista set on the bay that was 22,13,16 with the rail and cymbal mount. It was listed at $900.00 BIN. I should have jumped but did'nt see the need for it. Oh well. Very cool sets.

 

[Pounder]

All these sets are "Ludwidicious!"

 

[Bonzoghost]

Here's Zoe Bonham having a rattle on one of her old mans sets:



And some pics of the "old man" in action:





I almost got to play that set..........almost....

 

[blueshadow]

Here's Zoe Bonham having a rattle on one of her old mans sets:



And some pics of the "old man" in action:

Looks like one of the green sparkle sets? The Rack tom looks like a 12x14 maybe? Also looks like clear interiors unless its just the picture.

 

[Bonzoghost]

I'd say John Bonham played THREE different Green Sparkle kits between 1970 - 1973. All with 10x14 toms though..

The kit Zoe is playing in the picture (with the clear interior) is likely an early one.................the famous kit seen at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (with the granitone interior) most likely a 1971/72 set...?

Maybe.....

 

[mardigras]

I'd say John Bonham played THREE different Green Sparkle kits between 1970 - 1973. All with 10x14 toms though..
The kit Zoe is playing in the picture (with the clear interior) is likely an early one.................the famous kit seen at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (with the granitone interior) most likely a 1971/72 set...?
Maybe.....

I think you're right Bonzo...I'm not positive, but I don't think Ludwig started the granitone until 73... 8)

 

[K.O.]

Wow, this is quite a thread....lots of Damen Avenue eye candy....
In the interest of being complete here's a crappy picture of my other Ringo set (13/16/22) that I didn't put in my initial post...

 

[marko52]

K.O....i haven't been around here too long--i'd like to see just what you have in the way of kits; i see some things here & there, but haven't got the complete picture. i sure like what i see...marko

 

[Elvis]

Dang Liz, 15 pages in 11 days?!
That's gotta be some kind of "Internet World Record".

Ok, I didn't go over the whole thread, but I don't think I've replied here, so if I have, feel free to skip this part of the exercise.

...udduhwyz...

That hunka, hunka burnin' drums I call my kit is a 9 ply Classic Maple, circa 1999.
Finished in a lacquered Cherry stain, the sizes are; 18x14, 10x8, 14x14, 13x3 (with tubies!).

Originally...
(broken link removed)

...however, a more "realistic" setup has become...


The Bikini Setup
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Close-up of the 13x3


ATTACK OF THE GIANT HI-HATS!
(broken link removed)

A better shot of the kit, as it currently appears today

(sorry for the Tama snare drum. I was trying to show off some recent acquisitions)

Cymbals are all Paiste.
20" Traditional Light Ride
18" Signature Mellow Crash
13" mixed hats - DE top / Sig. Med. bottom

Heads are (now) all Ludwig Weathermaster except snare drum, which wears an Attack on the batter side.

A little history on this set...
Idea for a new kit came to me around '96 or '97, when I picked up an Earl Kluge album called "Move".
Listened to it constantly for something like 2 weeks and one day, the thought hit me, "it sure would be nice to have a set of drums that sounded as nice as his guitar".

...turn light bulb ON...

Thus, I soon started my search, which lasted probably a year or more. I set out to find something that reminded me of the aspects of that sound that I liked so much.
Figuring I was only gonna find that sound in the higher end line of drums, I tried just about every high end kit on the market (I decided this time, no used...er, "stuff". Its gonna be new) and garnered a pretty good idea of what was being offered back then.
Then one day, I came across a Noble and Cooley kit from their "CD Maple" series.
THE SOUND!
...along with mucho, mucho bucks to own it.
I decided to search around a little more before pulling the trigger and I'm glad I did.
At one shop, I ran across a whole slew of brand new Ludwig Classic Maple kits.
I'd heard about these but had never even seen them before.
...guess what...
THE SOUND!...again.
Long story short, I got the Luddies at a place that no longer exists called "The Drum Garage", which used to be underneath the Seattle Drum School.
I decided on the 'wigs, due to much better price point and a better dealer network.
Since getting them, the sound has only improved with age (even in this short time).
Great drums, glad I got them.




Elvis

 

[Luddite]

A kit fit for the King, indeed! The Cherry finish is one my favorites---right around the time you got your kit MD did a feature on high end kits from the majors, and Ludwig's entry was a cherry-finish Maple Classic kit. It was pretty eye-catching then, and it still is. The pic of your snare really brings out just how beautiful the Cherry finish is. Very, very nice!

 

[Mark]