Models

5 models

  • 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.

  • Premier Royal Ace

    The British professional snare of the 1960s

    Percussion · United Kingdom

    The Royal Ace was Premier's top wood snare, with a thin shell and the company's own strainer, and it is what a great deal of British beat and rock was recorded on before American drums became easy to buy.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Slingerland Artist Model

    Three-ply Slingerland snare of the 1960s and 1970s

    Percussion · United States

    The Artist Model was Slingerland's mainstream professional snare after the solid-shell era: three-ply maple and mahogany with a reinforcement ring, and the company's clam-shell strainer.