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Drum Kits · Models

Acoustic and hybrid drum kit model families, shell packs, and related drum sets.

4 models

  • Model

    Canopus Neo-Vintage

    Drum kit · Japan

    The Neo-Vintage series builds thin three-ply shells with reinforcement rings and rounded bearing edges — the 1960s American construction — with modern tolerances and Japanese hardware.

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    Ludwig Downbeat

    Drum kit · United States

    A 20" bass drum, a 12" tom, and a 14" floor tom — the configuration Ringo Starr played and the one every jazz and small-club drummer bought. Its size is the reason 1960s records sound the way they do, and the reason the format came back.

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    Gretsch Round Badge

    Drum kit · United States

    Round Badge kits — named for the badge shape used until about 1971 — pair three-ply maple and gum shells with silver-sealed interiors and die-cast hoops. The dry, woody tone is the sound of American jazz drumming, and Art Blakey, Tony Williams, and Elvin Jones all played them.

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    Ludwig Super Classic

    Drum kit · United States

    A 22" bass drum with two toms, in three-ply mahogany and poplar with maple reinforcement rings — thin, resonant shells that are loud without being hard. Along with the Downbeat, this is the kit most 1960s and 1970s American records were made on.