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1. Product

Ludwig are an American brand which is iconic for the global drum market. It has been present since 1900 and really needs no introduction among drum maniacs the world over. The shells on this particular kit are made from 3-ply mahogany/poplar/mahogany plywood. The shell finish is walnut veneer covered with lacquer, and the sizes are: 12″ x 8″, 16” x 16”, 20″ x 14″. All the badges are replicas made from brass. They all include original serial numbers. Mateusz Wysocki defines the year of production as 1966. The bass drum features solid maple rings.

2. Basic drum kit specification:

Manufacturer: Ludwig
Year of production: 1966
Material: Mahogany / Gumwood
Shell configuration: 20” x 14” bass drum, 12″ x 8″, 16” x 16” toms
Finish: Walnut Lacquer
Ball-mount tom holder with a clamp for the 12″ rack tom and new floor tom legs included
3. Test and sound

When testing the 1966 Ludwig Super Classic drum kit, we also used a 14″ x 5″Le Soprano New Vintage Maple snare, Impression cymbals, Aquarian heads (Response 2 Coated on the toms, Super Kick I Coated on the bass drum) and a Remo Ambassador on the snare.

Max first presented the sound of the toms and kick drum produced by single strokes at different levels of dynamics, then the kick drum together with the toms to add the snare after a while. The whole thing was finished off with a rhythm figure using all the kit elements as well as performing a groove.

We are dealing with a drum kit displaying THAT classic Ludwig sound with a slightly ‘carboard’-like characteristic. One can hear it is an instrument from another era, but there are fans of this kind of sonic quality all over the place. Let us not forget there’s constantly more and more modern but vintage-sounding bands, and a kit like this would be perfect for that. The toms are very warm, not excessively rich in low frequencies, and the kick drum could be described as very Collins-esque (Phil Collins did play a Ludwig kit in his youth).

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