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Single ot Double??

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Question is when it comes to vintage drums.What do you like single[club date] style lugs or double lug drum's?..Do you like one look over the other? Do you think the drums sound the same?ete....Mikey

Posted on 12 years ago
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Well Mikey Im not experienced enough to tell the difference in sound but I can tell you I like the look of the double lugs more than the single, "club date" style. I cant imagine there being much difference in sound between one or two lugs but then again my ears have been abused for 35 years with loud music and machinery.

Jeff C


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Posted on 12 years ago
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Am currently selling all my Ludwig Super Classic drums & replacing them with Club Dates.......marko

Posted on 12 years ago
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Physics says the less hardware the more resonance. But it also says that more lugs=better tuning. I honestly love the club date look. My 2 cents is if your playing 12/14/20 then do club dates. If your going to do a 13/16/22or24 then do the super classics. But really, buy a Ludwig 3ply set and you'll be happy!

-Beau

1969 Ludwig Big Beat Mod Orange 12/13/16/22
1976 Ludwig Green Vistalite 12/13/16/22 & 5 1/2x14
1940 Ludwig & Ludwig Universal Concert Snare 6.5x14
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Posted on 12 years ago
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I have a downbeat and a club date tuned as close to the same as I can get em. They sound pretty much spot on to me but the Club Date is a little better sounding in my opinion. I am not sure if it is one line of drums versus the other or that the edges on my Club Date are in a little bit better shape. They both sound really good to me though. I do dig the look of the Club Date and the single style lugs.

1954 Gretsch Name Band Outfit White Marine Pearl
1964 Ludwig Downbeat Kit Champagne Sparkle
1964 Ludwig Jazz Combo Kit Gold Sparkle
1964 Gretsch Jazz Progressive Jazz Progressive Kit
1965 Ludwig Club Date Kit BDP
1971 Slingerland 13,16,22 in Black Sparkle
1979 Rogers XP-8 Super Londoner Tobacco Sunburst
1982 Rogers XP-8 Black Londoner
Numerous Snare Drums
Posted on 12 years ago
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Based on looks alone, I like double lugs; the one exception being tube lugs.

Stephen

Vintage Drum Student
Posted on 12 years ago
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I too like the double lugs. The long tension rods on Club Dates look like they could allow the hoop to shift around...maybe not, but it looks that way.

Posted on 12 years ago
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From CIBDrummer

Physics says the less hardware the more resonance. But it also says that more lugs=better tuning. I honestly love the club date look. My 2 cents is if your playing 12/14/20 then do club dates. If your going to do a 13/16/22or24 then do the super classics. But really, buy a Ludwig 3ply set and you'll be happy!-Beau

"But really, buy a Ludwig 3ply set and you'll be happy"!

Or, buy a 3 ply set by Slingerland or Leedy, and be ecstatic!

No matter how far you push the envelope, it is still stationery.
Posted on 12 years ago
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I say double lugs. I had a newer Gretsch Catalina kit (12/14/18) with single "club date" style lugs and I didn't care for the long tension rods...especially on the bass drum and floor tom.

- EMD
Posted on 12 years ago
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Hard to compare as the sizes are different (20,14,12 vs. 22,16,13) but all in all I prefer the sound of my Club Dates over my Super Classic.

Both 20" Club date bass drums I owed sounded fenomenal.

Posted on 12 years ago
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