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BrushFire Wire Brushes £29.99
Vintage Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum, 1979/80, Rare! £1,999.99
Le Blond 14" x 5" Snare Drum Case £39.99
Istanbul Xist Dry Dark 22" Crash Cymbal £199.99
Roc-n-Soc Black Motorcycle Saddle Seat Top £99.00
Digital Drum Dial – Increase Your Drum Tuning Prowess! £129.99
Drum Dial – Increase Your Drum Tuning Prowess! £69.99
Vintage Ludwig 1965 Beautiful White Marine Pearl Shell-Pack £1,950.00
Ludwig Bass Drum T-Rods £14.99
Gretsch Catalina Club 'Super Classic 24' Drums, R444C Satin Antique Fade £740.10
Vintage Drums Arriving Soon!
Drum n Base Vintage Persian Bonzo Drum Rug £118.00

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ADC didn't you show us this snare drum a couple of

ADC didn't you show us this snare drum a couple of weeks ago!? Nope! We just happen to have two, nearly identical drums in store!

This Vintage 1983 Ludwig Acrolite Snare Drum is super tidy and sounds brilliant. Sloppy Blues tub or backbeat machine? The way it sounds now it'd do both but obviously, the draw of these drums is their versatility - worth it's weight in gold.

Follow the link in our bio to check this drum out, and it's twin too!

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God damn if this isn’t the chunkiest sounding sn

God damn if this isn’t the chunkiest sounding snare drum in the store right now!

Not many Hammered Supras made it over this side of the Atlantic. In fact, they seem to be a rarity fullstop! ADC Adam didn’t even know that they existed! It’s a 402 by any other measure but the shell has had the additional hammering process. Hammering snare drum shells dry them out by making the higher frequencies more diffuse. Whatever the science behind it may be, all’s we know is that this snare drum sounds fantastic.

Follow the link in our bio to check this rarity out!

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Look at this peach! Man if this doesn't just nail

Look at this peach! Man if this doesn't just nail that '70s Rock Snare Drum sound!

This is a SUPER TIDY Vintage c. 1981 Ludwig 14" x 5" Supraphonic LM400 Snare Drum. It's like a mirror! Unusual batter head but damn does deliver!

This mega 400 has just gone live on the website. Follow the link in our bio to have a look.

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Are your neighbours, family or house mates enjoyin

Are your neighbours, family or house mates enjoying being lockdown with a drummer? We know, they just don't appreciate our talent... Well, to keep them happy RTOM Black Holes are what they should buy you! These snap on, tunable mesh pads are the ultimate practise aid. They mount onto your acoustic kit in seconds, play legit and give you back the sound of your drums at a drastically reduced volume.

They still available for delivery and we have exclusive pack deals if you want to fully kit yourself out. Follow the link in our bio for more information.

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*DISCLAIMER* Since filming this video, we've done

*DISCLAIMER* Since filming this video, we've done a bit more research so some things that ADC Adam says are wrong! This is from the '50s or possibly earlier... Every so often we come across curious pieces of drum history and this is certainly one of them. So, first a little bit of history. Ludwig & Ludwig took the drum world by storm when, in 1909, they released a brilliantly designed bass drum pedal for the gigging drummer. This is alone made Ludwig's name in the industry. Jump forward a few decades to George Way, a clever fellow who made his name in the '50s designing all things drums. His company became Camco. TAMA and DW purchased certain parts of the company in the '70s, which then led to the development of the legendary first generation DW 5000 pedal. Some people claim that this is the best pedal ever made. Interestingly, if you look at those first DW 5000s, they look remarkably similar to this Gretsch pedal. Many credit Camco for revolutionising the bass drum pedal as we know it today. But from what we understand, and there really is very little information about this aspect of the drum kit, Camco purchased a design from a company called 'Martin Fleetfoot' who had developed this contraption through the '30s and '40s (Google it!). The Camco pedal was based on this Fleetfoot design. The cam shape, the spring tension array, the heal plate grip - it's all there! Although this Gretsch pedal seems to pre-date when most think of Camco as being a force in the market, Camco actually manufactured pedals for Gretsch, as well as themselves.

Sorry for the essay but we thought this deserved it! Follow the link in our bio to check out the catalogue shots and read the rest of the story about this pedal!

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Well it ain't vintage but it is one of the few mod

Well it ain't vintage but it is one of the few modern snare drums that does always catch our attention.

These Gretsch Brooklyn Chrome over Brass Snare Drums are aesthetically subtle but Chrome is Chrome and this thing is like a mirror. This, in part, speaks to the high standard and excellence that Gretsch maintain of all of their USA drums. These CoB tubs come very close in sound to their famous counterparts of the '60s and '70s too.

What would you have: This or an old Luddy Supra? Follow the link in the bio to grab this one before it disappears!

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Damn this thing is so well balanced. It's warm but

Damn this thing is so well balanced. It's warm but it's got a real solid sound to it.

This *MID-LATE Vintage 1970s Luddy Acrolite (circa '77) is tasty and we found it particularly versatile when we were tuning it. So many people now are leaning more towards Acrolites over 400s, which would you go for?

This has just gone live - follow the link in our bio to have a closer look.

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Daaamn. Look at this! No-one's selling their '60s

Daaamn. Look at this! No-one's selling their '60s WMP Luddies, when was the last time your saw one of these for sale!? Fortunately we have this beauty. This Vintage Circa 1965 Ludwig White Marine Pearl Super Classic outfit is a real classic beauty. The toms sing, the kick kicks and the aesthetics ...well, they're arguably at the top of the vintage finish table! Is there a finish that says 'vintage drums' better than this?

Follow the link in our bio to check this kit out. Contact us by email to find out how to purchase vintage gear in these unique times. Thanks to @thedrumdoctor_uk for the tub thump'n.

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