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Ludwig Heads - Your Opinion of Them

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Hey all,

I recently put Ludwig silver dot heavy`s on the batter sides and medium clears on the reso sides of my Jason Bonham Vistalite set...I wanted to save the original unused heads that came with the set, so, I switched them out...This is the first time I`ve ever used Ludwig brand heads and I am quite impressed with the sound and feel of them...I cannot comment on durability yet because I just put them on...

What is your opinion or experience with Ludwig heads? How would you compare them with Remo, Evans, Aquarian, etc.?

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 8 years ago
#1
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I like their snare reso heads. I think they may be thinner than the Remo Hazy Ambassador.

-Erik
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Early '70's Slingerland New Rock #50 in blue agate (20-16-13-12)
Late '50's WFL Swingster/Barrett Deems in black/gold Duco
'70's Slingerland Gene Krupa Sound King COB
early '70's Ludwig Acrolite
'80's Ludwig Rocker II 6 1/2" snare
Rogers Supreme Big "R" hi hat

Posted on 8 years ago
#2
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I liked the ones I used, but the biggest issue ( from what I gather ) is that they don't have the same quality control. So one head might be awesome, and the next will be crap. I've never experienced this, but I've also never invested in a set of heads to say one way or the other. But what I did use sounded good and seemed to be as durable as the other brands.

18 Kits & 40+ snares..
Not a Guru, just addicted to drums

- Jay
Posted on 8 years ago
#3
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I love their coated mediums and heavys. Never had any quality issues (though I have with Remo). They feel great for some reason, are quicker to tune up, and they sound wonderful on a wide variety of drums. The coating lasts longer than any other brand I've used.

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Late 50s Black Nitron 3 Ply Gretsch 13/16/20 w/ Max Roach Snare
Posted on 8 years ago
#4
Posts: 5295 Threads: 226

Thanks!! This is great info!! Anymore opinions?

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 8 years ago
#5
Posts: 6170 Threads: 255

Big fan of them here. Like them from all eras new and old. Good stuff.

Mike

Posted on 8 years ago
#6
Posts: 538 Threads: 84

i'm mainly a remo guy but i like the ludwig heads. i've used only certain heads like the snare reso, black kick resos and older heads not avail anymore like the striders.

i used to sell ludwig heads and re head ludwig loaner kits at my old job and i never had issues with them. they're the only "stock" head i would use.

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Posted on 8 years ago
#7
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I like them,they also have a shallower collar than most other brands.

Posted on 8 years ago
#8
Posts: 55 Threads: 12

Very much like Ludwig snare side heads. Just ordered a couple of spares. I believe the Ludwig and Remo Ambassador hazy snare side heads are both 300 weight film but the Ludwig clear film responds quite differently. I also have tried the Diplomat snare side head and it's much lighter than either the Ludwig or the Ambassador Hazy and I didn't like the sound or snare response with it at all. The only time I've preferred the Ambassador Hazy was for a Ludwig Black Beauty which was too loud and too sensitive with the Ludwig stock snare head. The Ambassador snare side dried up some of the ring and made the snare sound perfect. Couple of years ago I bought a brand new NOS limited Edition Psychedelic Red Ludwig 5 piece kit with all Ludwig coated mediums and I never had a single inclination to change any of those heads. The drums sounded perfect, just superb with those heads.

Posted on 8 years ago
#9
Posts: 351 Threads: 22

I don't know why but they give great response especially on Ludwig drums...Probably because of the very low collar. Very good sounding heads with quality coating.

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Posted on 8 years ago
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