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My Drumsets, Part 6: Ludwig Legacy Maple (2013 – Present Day)

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In  spite  of having been so rapturously in love with drums since the age of eight, compared with many drummers who have reached my (much more advanced) current age I've actually owned relatively little drum equipment throughout my life. This post is Part 6 in a multi-part rundown of it all. (Here are links to P arts   1 ,   2 , 3 ,  4 and  5 .) Ludwig Legacy Maple series (white-marine pearl wrap) Configuration: Two bass drums, two small toms, two floor toms, snare drum •  Two 22” x 14” bass drums, 12” x 8” and 13" x 9" small toms, 14" x 14" and 16" x 14" floor toms, 14” x 5”  brass-on-brass Black Beauty snare drum, 14" x 5" Rogers Dyna-Sonic snare drum •  Ludwig hardware and stands; Tama throne; DW9000 pedals • A ll-Zildjian cymbal setup In 2002 I had finally put together a home studio (Yard Dog 1) and my Ludwig Classic drums were so big and aggressive sounding that they proved to be less than ideal for use in a small home studio. Plus, the