ron s
Senior Member
I finally found a Ludwig Acrolite at a decent price. Contrary to rumours, I have not been able to find anything on Ebay that was around $100.
I bid on a few, but came up short. Per advice gleaned from this forum, I was looking for an Acro without the "painted" finish.Would have loved a keystone badge, but they were all more than I wanted to spend.
I found one at my local shop, which was great, since they run an awesome shop, and I prefer to support them.
I was told it was a late 70"s model-Pics to follow...
Anyway- it has just enough scratches to give it a "vintage" vibe, but it is in good shape overall. I paid $129 for it with new heads and snares included.
This snare sounds as good as my $350 maple snare. The comments on the Acrolite being such a great bang for the buck drum are very accurate. The drum has just the right amount of "ring" and I am playing with the tuning (Aquarian single ply coated), and medium seems like the fat tone I am looking for.
Score another one for the knowledge and recommendations here.
Very happy with this purchase
I bid on a few, but came up short. Per advice gleaned from this forum, I was looking for an Acro without the "painted" finish.Would have loved a keystone badge, but they were all more than I wanted to spend.
I found one at my local shop, which was great, since they run an awesome shop, and I prefer to support them.
I was told it was a late 70"s model-Pics to follow...
Anyway- it has just enough scratches to give it a "vintage" vibe, but it is in good shape overall. I paid $129 for it with new heads and snares included.
This snare sounds as good as my $350 maple snare. The comments on the Acrolite being such a great bang for the buck drum are very accurate. The drum has just the right amount of "ring" and I am playing with the tuning (Aquarian single ply coated), and medium seems like the fat tone I am looking for.
Score another one for the knowledge and recommendations here.
Very happy with this purchase