Models
9 models
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WFL Super Classic
The same drums, the other badge
Drum kit · United States
Built while Conn held the Ludwig name, WFL kits are Ludwig drums in everything but the badge — same shells, same lugs, same factory, same man. They trade a little below their Ludwig equivalents for no reason a drummer can hear.
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C&C Player Date
Thin mahogany and poplar shells with rings
Drum kit · United States
Player Date kits use thin mahogany, poplar, or maple shells with reinforcement rings and minimal hardware, and the resulting warm, quick-decaying tone put C&C behind a wave of Americana and indie rock records.
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DW Collector's Series
Flagship American-made custom drum kit series
Drum kit · United States
DW's Collector's Series is the company's flagship line of American-made custom drum kits, handcrafted to order in Oxnard, California. Kits are built from premium shell woods such as maple, birch and mahogany using DW's Specialized Shell Configuration, then finished with hand-applied lacquers and exotic veneers. It sits at the top of the DW range, with extensive options for sizes, finishes and hardware.
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DW Jazz Series
Gumwood-core jazz drum kit line
Drum kit · United States
The DW Jazz Series is a Collector's Series configuration inspired by American jazz. Its shells use a 3-ply gumwood core, paired with maple, mahogany or cherry plies, to produce a round, focused tone suited to everything from bebop to pop on stage and in the studio. A vintage-style rounded bearing edge broadens the kit's tonal range.
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DW Collector's Series Classics
Vintage-voiced Collector's Series drum kit line
Drum kit · United States
The DW Collector's Series Classics is a vintage-voiced configuration of DW's flagship line, built to revive big-band-era drum tone with modern construction. Its shells pair a 3-ply poplar-and-mahogany core with maple reinforcement hoops and DW's vintage-style 'butter' bearing edge for dark, punchy, quick-sustaining tones. It offers the Collector's Series' full range of finishes, shell sizes and hardware options.
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Ludwig Legacy Mahogany
Vintage-voiced mahogany drum kit series
Drum kit · United States
A drum kit series built on a 3-ply mahogany/poplar/mahogany shell with solid maple reinforcement rings, delivering warm, woody, vintage-style tone in the tradition of Ludwig's classic shells.
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Ludwig Club Date
The working drummer's kit
Drum kit · United States
Club Date used the same thin shells as the professional lines with simpler mounting and less hardware, which made it cheaper then and, because there is less metal touching the shell, sought after now.
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Ludwig Super Classic
The four-piece that defined American rock drumming
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.
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Slingerland Buddy Rich Outfit
The endorsement kit of the big band era's loudest drummer
Drum kit · United States
Slingerland catalogued a Buddy Rich configuration for decades, and the association — like Krupa's before it — did as much for the brand as any shell specification.