With bass drum lugs sometimes they are different as they have to be higher to have the correct alignment, I cant remember if this applies to Ludwig though. With the snare stand though they can attract more hits if they add words like Vistalite.

Hi Zach!

I think you're correct about this. In regards to Ludwig lugs, there are only two kinds; large and small. The large Classic lug is for bass drums, floor toms and most rack toms larger than 12". The small Classic lug is usually for 12" toms. Now, keep in mind that we're talking about lugs for the majority of vintage Ludwig drums, correct? Eventually, Ludwig began installing the larger lug on all bass and toms.

As to stands, yes, I've seen the same thing! No such thing as an Atlas Vistalite snare stand! When it comes to vintage hi hat stands, everyone loves calling them the "Spurloc" stand. This is incorrect! Spurloc simply refers to the built-in lock that you fold down on the pedal, and was included in the many of the vintage hi hat stands we're used to seeing. The Atlas hi hat included the Spurloc footboard!

-Mark

Also keep in mind that currently Ludwig usually uses the small version of the lug on all drums in a set (including bass drums) although you can specify the larger lugs at a slight upcharge.

If you look at a typical Ludwig 60's or 70's five piece set you can see the two sizes side by side as the 12" tom has the small lugs and the 13" has the larger ones. Marching drums and concert toms also usually had the small lugs regardless of the overall size of the drum.

I'd like to have a Vistalite snare stand in amber! And maybe a red one, too! Anybody got one?........marko