Stunning, vintage Ludwig Downbeat 4 Piece drum set in Original Red Sparkle Pearl wrap from 1968! Sizes: 20″ 12″ 14 and matching Jazz Fest Snare Drum. Hardware includes: Cymbal L arm-period correct snare stand & all mounting hardware. This is truly a mint, one owner drum set, in perfect condition. A must have for the […]
Ludwig Downbeat Drum Set. 1964 Black Diamond Pearl. The wrap has EXTREMELY LIGHT to NO fade/darkening. ALL PIECES ARE IN COLLECTOR CONDITION. The hardware has been polished with Simichrome polish. The wrap has been polished with NOVUS 1 + 2 and it is extremely smooth with a few very light scratches remaining. BEARING EDGES ARE […]
MAY 21-22 1965 / 1966 (Jazz Fest). 12 / Jazz Festival Snare / 14 / 20. / 163325 / 170219. MAY 22 1965 / 1966 / MAY 22 1965 / MAY 21 1965. All pieces predate the hyper-production years of Ludwig prior to Ringo/The Beatles. Within a relatively short period of time Ludwig amped up […]
NOTE: I originally had these listed as Club Date drums, but a few kind citizens contacted me to inform me they are actually Downbeats! Ludwig Club Date 1965 Maple Blue Oyster Pearl tom 8×12. Ludwig Club Date 1965 Maple Blue Oyster Pearl tom 14×14. Ludwig Club Date 1965 Maple Blue Oyster Pearl bass drum 14×20. […]
14×20=Pre-serial #, no extra holes, 2 cymbal arm mounts w/cymbal arms included. Hoops have been repainted a dark blue & inlay is a replacement. 8×12=Pre-serial #, no extra holes. Looks correct except for tone control. 14×14=Recovered in the 80’s, 6 lugs per side and extra holes were filled and interior repainted. Hoops aren’t Ludwig. Lugs […]
Here’s a 1968 LUDWIG Downbeat 8×12, 14×14, 14×20 Black Oyster Pearl drum set. All original with 6 Ludwig logo heads. No extra holes or modifications. All cleaned and ready to play or display. More pictures on Reverb. From a smoke free environment. We do our best to present accurate, detailed information about every item we […]
Ludwig 1966 Downbeat 3 piece drum set White Marine Pearl. Overall, they are in decent shapegiven their age. I have played them only rarely in the last 6years. I have the bass mounted cymbal stand. I have Protection Racket soft cases for eachdrum. I have 2 bass drum heads. The one on thebass in the […]
AS PICTURED RARE VINTAGE 1966 LUDWIG ORIGINAL BLACK OYSTER PEARL DOWNBEAT DRUMSET. 12/14/20 – CLOSE SERIAL #’S 415 – 416 – 417. ALL ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR FLOOR TOM LEGS I CANNOT FIND THE LUDWIGS – ORIG RIMS RODS TS CLAWS RAIL WHITE INTERIORS ETC ETC. 12X8 TOM 14X14 FLOOR TOM 20 X 14 BASS DRUM […]
Beautiful and amazing sounding v. Intage 1968 Ludwig Downbeat 20/12/14. In a custom mahogany finish. This set is in very good vintage condition, with expected wear for a drum set of this age. The 20×14 bass drum has an Evans EQ3 clear batter head (with a piece of non-residue gaffers tape in the batter strike […]
This is a rare 1964-65 3 piece Ludwig Downbeat drum kit finished in the original black oyster pearl wrap. The sizes of the drums are 12″ tom, 14″ floor tom, and 20 bass drum. This golden era of drum building kit is one of the most sought after ever, due to Ringo and the Beatles […]