StaggerLee
Silver Member
Ok so after my band had me playing a 60s luddy tonight, they fell in love with the warm sound of drums and rounded bearing edges and set me up to buy one this year. Now i dont think i can afford over 1k for a vintage luddy (cheapest i could find was £1119 for a 62 club date) but i am finding club date se for £560. Now these are tempting but i have a few questions:
1) how close do they mimic the vintage sound, eg do they sound warm?
2) what level are they meant to be... i heard lots that they were meant to be part of element line but have nothing indicating that to be the case. in fact marketing promotion have them with up line stands and snares like black beauties, have pros using them (bun e carlos apparently owns one and has used it a few times, our own bermuda uses one, lots of forums have pros using them). The best i can see from it is they arent mid line kits as they beat catalinas out the water from reviews and comparison talks, and that they are effectively a warmer but quieter gretsch renown level drum that is on par with the signets, and effectively not really a position of beginner etc but simply an alternative kit for pros or guys who love the vintage sound. what can anyone weigh into this with?
1) how close do they mimic the vintage sound, eg do they sound warm?
2) what level are they meant to be... i heard lots that they were meant to be part of element line but have nothing indicating that to be the case. in fact marketing promotion have them with up line stands and snares like black beauties, have pros using them (bun e carlos apparently owns one and has used it a few times, our own bermuda uses one, lots of forums have pros using them). The best i can see from it is they arent mid line kits as they beat catalinas out the water from reviews and comparison talks, and that they are effectively a warmer but quieter gretsch renown level drum that is on par with the signets, and effectively not really a position of beginner etc but simply an alternative kit for pros or guys who love the vintage sound. what can anyone weigh into this with?