like each drum hurts your guts when you hit them intense
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:12 am
by robroe
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
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:44 am
by robroe
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:00 am
by Lucamo
So fucking epic.
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:20 pm
by NickS
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?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:52 pm
by paul_
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.
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:28 pm
by Mike
robroe wrote:[youtube][/youtube]
Liam is so adorable/awesome.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:05 am
by robroe
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
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:12 am
by paul_
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.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:52 pm
by riotshield
Cool pijamas, where did you get them from?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:05 am
by iCEByTes
Future drummer ?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:33 pm
by toez10
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.
