Ludwig LR1025EC Accent Outfit 5-Piece Drum Kit

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Cymblas not included. Single braced, chrome-plated hardware.

What a great start! This entry-level outfit is perfect for the serious beginning student or anyone on a budget. The 5-piece kit gives you the legendary Ludwig look and sound, and is available in Black, Blue, and Wine finishes with durable 700 Series single braced, chrome-plated hardware.

Includes:
LAB062EC 16 x 22 in. bass drum

LAF016EC 16 x 16 in. floor tom

LAT013EC 11 x 13 in. rack tom with mount

LAT012EC 10 x 12 in. rack tom with mount

LAS614EC 6.5 x 14 in. metal snare drum

LA214FP bass drum foot pedal

700 Series hardware, including:

Hi-hat stand

Snare drum stand

Cymbal stand

Bass drum mounted double tom holder

Free throne

Cymbals not included

* Shell Material: Philippine Juniper Inside, Mahogany Outside
* Shell Plies: 7
* Shell Thickness: 7.2mm
* Badge: Accent Sticker
* Finish Material: PVC Plastic Wrap
* Number and Type of Finishes: 3 - Wraps
* Lugs: Accent
* Tom Holder System: Accent Omni-Ball/L-Arm
* Hoops: 2.0mm Steel
* Cymbal Stands as Standard: 1
* Drumheads: Clear Mylar
* Manufacturing Origin: Taiwan

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-348-7567

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (53 ratings)
Submitted October 2, 2008 by a customer from yahoo.com

"Don't pass up this great set"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Like I said you can keep this set for a long time withouth having to worry about replacing it

Sound
This was my first drum set. I just started playing not too long ago but it was very apparent right from the start that the drum heads that came with the kit had to go. It's ok for what they are but invest in a set of decent heads and the sound improves dramaticaly. I use the Evans EC2 heads and they sound awesome for what I play. I have not changed the snare drum head just the toms. The snare drum is a bit tricky to tune and a head change there would probably help as well. The Bass drum head is decent,nice powerful sound and beautiful sounding for soft playing. I will probably change the bass head as well later on though. The kit is a bit tricky to tune. I still have some things that could be tweaked but once you get them tuned OH man nice sound! One thing I had noticed is I was getting a "metal" ringing sound off the toms from the tenssion rods. Simple fix though just pack the tenssion rod housings with cotton balls it dampens the ringing sound without affecting the movement for the rods. Overall a few things and you have a great sounding kit that will hold its own against some high end models.

Features
Features are great! Comes with all you need except cymbals. Easy to adjust and set up everything to where you want it. the stands are stable and well built. The bass pedal is great for starting out but will soon find read more that buying a better bass pedal will do justice:however, the pedal will suite anyone just fine. The only real complaint I have is the drum throne. It is a cheap uncomfortable set. If you plan on playing for a hour or more the set has to go! Other than that can't complain

Ease of Use
Starting out knowing nothing about drums at all it took me several weeks to get the "right" sound it is a bit tricky tunning the set. The set is very high quality though and once you tweak the set its an awesome sounding set. All that being done you can rock out with conficence.

Quality
The quality for this set is outstanding! It is well built from a great name. You can see that it it is well constructed and it looks great sitting in your room or on stage.

Value
For the money, I bought my set for just under $500 and you would be hard pressed to find a better set for the money. This set will rival some higher end models with a few add ons and tweaking. You can buy this set without having to worry about upgrading to a better kit in a year or so. This kit you can hang on to for a long time and be satisfied with it.

Manufacturer Support
I don't know what to put here because I never had to deal with any support issues as of yet.

The Wow Factor
This set just looks, sounds, feels great! makes even bad drummers look good :-)

Musical Background:
beginer

Musical Style:
progressive, classic rock
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