bobroe's fucking drumset

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:55 am

1963 Ludwig 9pc blue oyster pearl.

just ordering the fucking plastic wrap alone to cover your shitty in this rare color is fucking stupid expensive.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:00 am

the reissue 4pc is $2000.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ludwig-Classic- ... 27bdc60aed

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:08 am

the thing sounds fucking INTENSE.

like each drum hurts your guts when you hit them intense

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:12 am

ludwig 60's pearl finishes came in 4 colors

black oyster "the ringo" the most produced
blue oyster
black galaxy
pink oyster.

pink oyster is beyond rare. like fuck me rare

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:44 am

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Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:00 am

So fucking epic.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:20 pm

Double bass drums in 1963? Woah! Has he had it from new? If so, why did he buy double bass drums? I mean, what kind of stuff was he playing?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:52 pm

I know a guy with a mid 60s ludwig double-bass kit too! He uses two speed king pedals which blows my mind. They're the standard old-school Ludwig pedal, the Bonzo/Ringo pedal, they have twin compression springs rather than an expansion spring and are direct-drive, a feel unlike any camco-style chain drive pedal, so it's pretty tough to be precise/comfortable with them if you've learned on newer pedals, but they're so FAST... they also squeak like a mother (as heard on Led Zeps "since i been loving you")
That's how I met him, I traded him a DW 7000SP and a current production Speed King for a couple of his '60s/'70s SKs, which are all broken-in and smooth. I use them with wooden beaters and no reso head and it just goes "THWACK, MOTHERFUCKER."
There's a nasty DW-40 stain on my drum rug now though. At least I always know where to put the kick when I'm setting up.

Vintage Ludwig and Gretsch kits make the world go 'round, a not-so-well-kept secret.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:28 pm

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Liam is so adorable/awesome.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:05 am

bobroes set has the exact same speed kings you speak of.

my drum set in the basement has the high hat stand from bobroe's set. its got speed king pedal on it. let me take a photo of it for ya

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:12 am

robroe wrote:bobroes set has the exact same speed kings you speak of.

my drum set in the basement has the high hat stand from bobroe's set. its got speed king pedal on it. let me take a photo of it for ya

I've seen those... compared to the kick pedals they're so much rarer/more pricey when you find 'em. You can still get '60s speed kings for less than $100 (less than the current production ones).

That's really cool though, I'd really just like to find some old Ludwig bass/tom shells and fix everything wrong with my kit... my snare is a '69 Acrolyte, I think that started it.

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:52 pm

Cool pijamas, where did you get them from?

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:05 am

Future drummer ?

toez10 · Post by **toez10** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:33 pm

the drummer from the first band I was in, when I was like 12, had an original set of pink oyster Rodgers drums in the Ringo configuration, and they were fucking awesome. I've never seen another kit like it.

Post by **dots** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:49 am

does bobroe play drums?