I got my Birthday gift early!

[Mike_L]

Just one month from putting my order in, my Classic Maples showed up at my drum shop ready to be picked up just in time to call it an early birthday gift. [My birthday is Saturday, I picked these up last Friday]

I won't bore you with any more words:






cont...

[Mike_L]

Once I got home and spent quite a while tuning the stock heads, these babies can SING. WOW. Even with the stock heads, I'm seriously blown away by how good these sound. Except the bass drum. I spent a good hour or two messing with the bass drum and in the end I decided to throw on a really old but gently used EQ4 and it made a world of a difference.

So far I haven't seen any quality control issues except for one thing. It looks like whoever was putting the finish on the bass hoops put their thumb down while it was wet and let it dry:


Do you think Ludwig will send me a replacement hoop? It's not that big of a deal, but for the cost of these drums I would expect a mistake like that not to go unnoticed.

But overall, I'm happy. Very, very happy.

[Bish]

Very nice!!!!

[drumsetsnide]

Nice drums! I like the finish.

[Mike_L]

Thanks guys, the finish is Black Glass Glitter. I'm absolutely in love with it. It was between this and White Marine Pearl, but black goes with literally every genre of music...so I think I made the right choice.

Also, sizes are
(width x depth)
10x7
12x8
14x13
16x15
22x16

and the snare is a 14x5 hand crafted stave drum I built myself.

[Doubleb21]

Very nice congrats.

[dabdrums]

nice set black was the right choice

[EyePea]

Very sweet set of drums. I like.

[8beat]

Thanks for posting pictures. Your new drum kit looks nice.

[Road Bull]

Great looking kit man. That Black Glass Glitter looks sharp. How do you like the sound so far? I think a nice set of Ludwig Classic Maple would be one of the very few sets I would think about if I was not going to buy another Tama kit. Lucky for me, and my wallet, I am set on kits for a long time.

Well done. And Happy Birthday man!

[Riouel]

very nice kit brother
if it was me i would call ludwig and ask for a new hoop
it new so it have to be perfect
have fun

[NdnDrummer]

Nice! Thats a sweet looking kit man, enjoy!

[DrummingAllTheWayHome]

Woah shes a beauty man! Take care of her and play her well!


Keep the Peace and Keep Drumming! :D

[longgun]

Great looking kit..............I'm sure Ludwig will replace the hoop................have fun

[SpazApproved]

funny about the finger print. You gonna try to contact them at all? I would

[Riouel]

funny about the finger print. You gonna try to contact them at all? I would

+1

[bowhunter]

Very Nice! Beautiful kit! Thats my dream kit also, one day I will have one.

[Zickos]

You look good behind them, man.

[kickinit]

Beautiful kit man!!! Congrats!!

I'll bet that all those little sparkle-ies will come to life on stage with lights shining on the finish!

As far as the blemish on the hoop, I agree to send the photo to Ludwig.

Congrats again... now let's get some audio/video samples of that beautiful setup


BTW, happy upcoming birthday!

[Rich_in name only]

Congrats and happy birthday!

Beautiful kit.

I, too, would contact Ludwig about the hoop blemish.

You'll regret it later if you don't.

Rich

[weezy]

Congrats on the beautiful new kit. I imagine that Ludwig would send you a new hoop if you contacted them, considering how much you shelled out.

[Mike_L]

Thanks everyone. Yeah, I think I'm gonna give them a call later today and test their customer service out.

How do you like the sound so far?

Oh man. They sound unbelievable. I've never heard drums in person so clear and resonant. Each drum sounds great individually, but I still need to fine tune the intervals between the drums.

[marko138]

Awesome!

[noreastbob]

You probably already thought of this , but on the outside chance that Ludwig doesn't make good on the hoop issue you can just rotate it so it's on the bottom of the drum...or even better, put it where your pedal clamps on which is a spot that might develop some type of wear anyway.

[inthpktplayer]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy.