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The Big Four

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This is a collection of video's I've made over the last year of what I call the big four American drum companies. Judge for yourself....

Rogers Cleveland era in a blue glass glitter finish....8x12,16x16,14x20

Slingerland Niles in a blue agate finish....8x12,16x16,14x20

Gretsch stop sign badge in a gold satin flame finish....8x12,16x16,14x20

Ludwig keystone badge in a gold sparkle finish....8x12,16x16,14x20

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhXukLMKKrU[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjV8r2Lpukc[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffJxq2ABdsE[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyHiTLSTFyc[/ame]

Posted on 14 years ago
#1
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Great idea!! Nice playin! The Slingerlands sounded great!

Cheers,Ed

Posted on 14 years ago
#2
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From BigE

Great idea!! Nice playin! The Slingerlands sounded great! Cheers,Ed

Thanks, I'm especially partial towards the Rogers and Ludwigs.

Posted on 14 years ago
#3
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My vote is for the slingy's and the ludwigs. I surprisingly wasn't thrilled

with the rogers..

Ba-Dum..CRASH!

1966 Slingerland "Modern Jazz Outfit"
1960's Zildjian Avedis Cymbals

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Posted on 14 years ago
#4
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They are all good, but I liked the gretsch more.

Nice vids!

Posted on 14 years ago
#5
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Wow, that's tough one. I liked all of them! If I had to pick an order it'd be...darn ....I just can't.

Posted on 14 years ago
#6
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This was kind of neat to watch and listen to back to back.

Myself, I think I'd go:

1) Ludwig

2) Slingerland and Gretsch

3) Rogers

As I'm new to VDF, I can see I'm going to be spending more and more time on here and less and less time doing, well, anything else.

Posted on 14 years ago
#7
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In these recordings (meaning the bias of the recorder, the heads used, the tuning, and the room...), I dug the Slingerland most, followed by the Gretsch, followed by the Ludwig. The Rogers sounded too much like modern drums to like them.

1970 Ludwig Downbeat
1965 Ludwig Hollywood
1970 Ludwig Jazzette
Posted on 14 years ago
#8
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Well, that goes to show you how ahead of the game Rogers was. I'm not sure what you guys hear in the Slingerlands that make you like them, but believe me, the Rogers out performed all of them in live situations. The Slingerlands especially were very dry and thuddy, not much tone over electric guitars. You should watch the video made at Steve Maxwell's drum shop about the construction and sound of each brand, he talks very highly of Gretsch and Rogers.

Posted on 14 years ago
#9
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Here ya go, btw, that Rogers drum looks just like mine.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxqniBoLBF0[/ame]

Posted on 14 years ago
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