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To get or not to get vintage Ludwig drumset number 3
From AtlantaDrumGuy...
13 years ago1950s K Zildjians
For $1100, I'd have to hear a soundfile first.
13 years agoShell drilling advice? (read first, judge after ;))
From linesandspaces...
13 years agoShell drilling advice? (read first, judge after ;))
DON'T DRILL!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Oh, wait a sec.... *reads post* Okay, well, in that case, what I did when drilling a player's drum was to poke...
13 years ago1924-26 Ludwig Universal 4x14-6 lug !HELP!
Hey! I'm about to trade for a 14x4 8-lug "All metal separate tension" snare from the 20s. I looked through the catalogs and found this to be the "da...
13 years agoVintage club date or downbeat
From drumfactory...
13 years ago20" bass drum for jazz?
20x14 is the perfect bass drum size. There, I said it.
13 years agoWhat's the Thickest Drum Ply?
I played a 50 ply snare before. It was like a gun shot: loud and over with quickly. Be sure to check out articles on how much glue is used in stave...
13 years agoHouse Plans
Yep... I took the second-largest bedroom in our house for my studio. Also, the other spare room stores the stuff I don't want just hanging around th...
13 years agoCopper snares
Not dry at all. DriER than brass and steel, for sure. They are, in my estimation, about as ringy as maple. The one I currently own is 12x5, heavi...
13 years agoNylon Tips or Wood?
I use wood tips. I used to use nylon tips for certain gigs, but I just don't like all of that unnecessary "click". If I want a click sound from my c...
13 years agoWTB: Ludwig BOP Jazzfest Snare Drum
From mlvibes...
13 years agoBronze and brass snares...would you have both?
I've had a couple of bronze snares. People have said they're "darker" and "more complex" than brass. Meh. Not really *that* much. I got a copper s...
13 years agoLet's talk snare drums
I'm of the "I have quite a few snares" camp. I certainly WISH I were content with just 3 or 4, but in trying out lots of different snares, I have com...
13 years agoLet's talk hi hats for recording
From csnow...
13 years ago