I'm thinking of getting it and I can get it for half the price but I'm wondering if it's just not the right pack for me right now. Unfortunately they are always dull and tamed and are worse than the sampled black beauty models, which is not my experience. In terms of funk snare sound, superior always features the holy grail of Ludwig snares the old 5*14 CoB (chrome over brass) pre serial, which is better and fatter than post 70s Ludwig Black Beauty models due to another manufacturing process, welded shell and thicker materials. Imho they only butchered the 4*12 Ludwig downbeat (which I own) snare, tuned way too high, choked (wires), no ring, no treble, no snare wires, ****ty rimshot and crack, it is a perfect funk snare:Īs jazz snare I prefer the big slingerland in decades way more. It is important to switch the bow tip articulations on, when trying every cymbal, even crash cymbals (some Paiste) are very cool to ride on, not sure why they are switched off.Īs mentioned before the dry funk sounds of the 70s “George Duke) are really cool with the swirl Ludwig. All Hi hats are great, if you want treble without eq get the wire snare mic up a bit. If you are into Stanton Moore (Meters influenced New Orleans funk) choose the Gretsch Aluminium snare of the stock superior 3.0 sounds (I like the Bfd Peter Erskine Snare even more, quite similar, fatter better pitch and ring) and 18 or 20 Bass drums from both packs, he has a b quite dry and short bass drum.
It is perfect, the Gegerle Istanbul Jazz cymbals are so great, instantly Nefertiti of Miles Davis, I have to buy a 21 ride from them, was never content by other cymbal makers in this regard, very deep, dark and lush and complex.