Ludwig Snare lovers... I owe you an apology! lol
Up until recently, my personal experience with Ludwig snares consisted of a 7x14 Ludwig Epic (20ply birch), an Acrolite (that I never fully gave the time of day to tune and sold to fund something else when I was younger), a 5x14 LM300 (steel that was sup'd up with Supra lugs) and a 6.5x14 Black Beauty that sounded great but not a lot better than a DW Black Brass or a World Max Brass. I wasn't impressed enough with any of these snares to keep them and I have been one of the "Ludwig snares are all hype" crowd... well I recently got a 70's era Acrolite (for $60 with UFO case) and today I just added an LM400 from Nov. 9, 1971 (for $80) and I am so blown away and proven wrong! LOL When I was younger I associated 8 lug snares with low end and never really gave the Acro a real chance. It was given to me my band teacher and I threw and old head on it, didn't like the sound (I wasn't any good at tuning yet) and I sold it. I've since matured and know better about 8 lug snares so I decided that I'd pick up an Acro if I found one by chance for a great price. This drum sounds great! I put a die-cast hoop on top with an Evans Onyx head, hazy Amb on bottom with 42 strand wires and it immediately earned a place in my drum heart vault! LOL Then today I find a 71 Supra in a pawn shop for $175 and I could tell it had been sitting in there for a while. I wasn't too pressed to get it since I literally just got an Acro but when he said his best price was $80 out the door, I had to buy it! That drum had an old EC Snare head on it still sounded good in the pawn shop parking lot! Gonna put a 1ply coated head on top, hazy Amb on the bottom and a set of 20 strand Puresound Blasters on this one. I say all that to say this... I apologize for not believing many of you who recommended to me personally to try an Acro or a Supra. The snares I have had weren't my cup of tea, but these are great! Anybody else have an experience like this? LOL
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-Tama Soundworks Maple 6.5x14
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