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Slingerland vs. Ludwig Last viewed: 0 seconds ago

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From Cam

I don't think it matters what anyone else says, you've already made your mind up and have started this thread purely for the purpose of saying Slingerland are inferior to the other American made drums of the period.

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Posted on 9 years ago
#61
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I understand that the some of the first known photographs of Bonham playing with Zeppelin show him using a Slingerland kit. Makes you wonder 'what if' he'd gotten an endorsement deal with Slingerland instead of Ludwig.

An opinion of someone I respect believes that Slingerlands and Ludwigs sound very similar, but believes the Slingerlands sound a bit better.

One of the best bands I've heard in years is Alabama Shakes, and their drummer plays several different vintage Slingerlands- old school without resonant heads.

If there was ever a time for Gibson to reintroduce the brand it's now rather than later. The vintage vibe seems to be pretty strong in the market place.

Posted on 9 years ago
#62
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From Mo Tonkie

I understand that the some of the first known photographs of Bonham playing with Zeppelin show him using a Slingerland kit. Makes you wonder 'what if' he'd gotten an endorsement deal with Slingerland instead of Ludwig. An opinion of someone I respect believes that Slingerlands and Ludwigs sound very similar, but believes the Slingerlands sound a bit better. One of the best bands I've heard in years is Alabama Shakes, and their drummer plays several different vintage Slingerlands- old school without resonant heads. If there was ever a time for Gibson to reintroduce the brand it's now rather than later. The vintage vibe seems to be pretty strong in the market place.

Depending on the tuning , I always thought that Slingerland sounded more like a mix of Ludwig and Gretsch - which of course = fab sound . Not too fond of the snare drums , though , but that's me .

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Posted on 9 years ago
#63
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IMHO the OP's question was answered to perfection in the first reply, post #2. I won't quote it as I don't want to make that person blush. :)

OTOH it's been an interesting read so far...

Mitch

Posted on 9 years ago
#64
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Posted on 9 years ago
#65
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From Cam

I don't think it matters what anyone else says, you've already made your mind up and have started this thread purely for the purpose of saying Slingerland are inferior to the other American made drums of the period.

I swear officer, it wasn't me.Excited

Posted on 9 years ago
#66
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I think in the 60's the ludwigs were more preferred because they had sharper bearing edges and were just plain louder, while the slingerland with the roundover edges were more well suited to jazz or other softer music.

I personally Love the drums because their build quality was awesome, the chrome looked better, the hoops and lugs too

Posted on 9 years ago
#67
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Slingerland over Ludwig for me any day of the week . For the life of me I just cannot figure out the love affair with Ludwig drums other than the Ringo things and i have played many and even a couple sounded nice . But hey whatever people like different things and that seems to keep prices down on other brands such as Slingerland .

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Posted on 9 years ago
#68
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From 1966bmx

Slingerland over Ludwig for me any day of the week . For the life of me I just cannot figure out the love affair with Ludwig drums other than the Ringo things and i have played many and even a couple sounded nice . But hey whatever people like different things and that seems to keep prices down on other brands such as Slingerland .

Well then, you ought to be ecstatic over the price of Slingerland drums. Excited

Posted on 9 years ago
#69
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From bbeyer

I think in the 60's the ludwigs were more preferred because they had sharper bearing edges and were just plain louder, while the slingerland with the roundover edges were more well suited to jazz or other softer music. I personally Love the drums because their build quality was awesome, the chrome looked better, the hoops and lugs too

Ludwig had sharp bearing edges? I've never seen one, actually, Ludwig and Slingerland were made pretty similar. Now Rogers and Camco had the sharper bearing edges and you saw a lot of jazz drummers using Rogers. We all know what propelled Ludwig to the top....Ringo.

Posted on 9 years ago
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