Bo Eder
Platinum Member
Here's an interesting discussion that flashed before me as I was answering Bob's thread about his incoming vintage Ludwigs....
He said he bought himself a 2012 Club Date Fab 3 kit and fell in love with it. So much so, that he wanted the real thing. So he buys a vintage Ludwig from perhaps 1968 (I happen to really like the new Club Dates myself).
I thought this could be a topic of discussion. So what makes a real Ludwig, real? You could apply this to any manufacturer. I'm sure with the hoo-hah regarding Yamaha, undoubtedly someone will come out and say, I have real Yamaha's from the early 80s or something. I'm not sure if anyone considers Ludwigs made in China as real, or Sonors not from Germany as the real thing.
Of course, I'm proud of both my kits, the 78 Ludwig zep kit and my 77 Slingerlands, so I guess I have the real thing. But perhaps if I were speaking to an older generation, they'd say that is all hog-wash as Ludwigs and Slingerlands' hey-day were probably in the 50s according to them.
So with all the manufacturers offering so many different lines and places of manufacture, is there a concensus as to what a real (insert your favorite brand here) drumkit is? Should people be disappointed if they buy a Sonor from China? What do you think makes it real?
I suppose this only pertains to the big manufacturers. Those of you who play custom kits like Gurus or Craviottos, this probably doesn't apply to you since we're not talking about mass-produced drums.
He said he bought himself a 2012 Club Date Fab 3 kit and fell in love with it. So much so, that he wanted the real thing. So he buys a vintage Ludwig from perhaps 1968 (I happen to really like the new Club Dates myself).
I thought this could be a topic of discussion. So what makes a real Ludwig, real? You could apply this to any manufacturer. I'm sure with the hoo-hah regarding Yamaha, undoubtedly someone will come out and say, I have real Yamaha's from the early 80s or something. I'm not sure if anyone considers Ludwigs made in China as real, or Sonors not from Germany as the real thing.
Of course, I'm proud of both my kits, the 78 Ludwig zep kit and my 77 Slingerlands, so I guess I have the real thing. But perhaps if I were speaking to an older generation, they'd say that is all hog-wash as Ludwigs and Slingerlands' hey-day were probably in the 50s according to them.
So with all the manufacturers offering so many different lines and places of manufacture, is there a concensus as to what a real (insert your favorite brand here) drumkit is? Should people be disappointed if they buy a Sonor from China? What do you think makes it real?
I suppose this only pertains to the big manufacturers. Those of you who play custom kits like Gurus or Craviottos, this probably doesn't apply to you since we're not talking about mass-produced drums.