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Black Oyster

  • Authentic early '60s Ludwig Black Oyster Kit
  • Warm 3-ply medium tom shells with coated heads for resonance
On sale
$47.40 $79.00

Great for that early '60s pop sound, Motown, or psychedelic rock

Meticulously captured to bring that iconic, vintage sound to your productions.

From punchy toms to warm, round kicks, Black Oyster channels the unmistakable tones of classic 60's pop and rock.

The sound of 60s pop

  • Soundtrade Studios
  • Soundtrade Studios
  • Soundtrade Studios
The Kit

Vintage Ludwig Black Oyster kit

Very few drum kits can be said to have changed the history of music, but in 1964, when the freshly arrived Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show, with Ringo playing a Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl Drum set, future garage bands across america pricked up their ears, saved up their dollars, and Ludwig was soon having to run 3 shifts a day to keep up with production.

This authentic vintage kit sounds even better today, the shells having lost all of their water content, and been topped off with a full set of coated heads, giving extra resonance for that authentic early '60s pop sound. This expansion is versatile enough to sit perfectly in the pocket when applied to Motown and later '60s Psychedelic Rock.

Kit details

Black Oyster Vintage
Ludwig Black Oyster Vintage 20x16"
Vintage
Ludwig Vintage 14x5"
2002 Sound Edge
Paiste 2002 Sound Edge 14"
2002 Sound Edge
Paiste 2002 Sound Edge 14"
Double Brass
Ludwig Double Brass
Steel Bell Medium HH
Meinl Steel Bell Medium HH
Vintage Black Oyster
Ludwig Vintage Black Oyster 12x9"
Vintage Black Oyster
Ludwig Vintage Black Oyster 13x10"
Vintage Black Oyster
Ludwig Vintage Black Oyster 16x16"
2002
Paiste 2002 18"
2002
Paiste 2002 16"
2002 Medium
Paiste 2002 Medium 20"
Byzance Dark
Meinl Byzance Dark 21"
Clap - 4 people
Clap - 4 people
Kick
  • 20x16" Ludwig Black Oyster Vintage
Snare
  • 14x5" Ludwig Vintage
Toms
  • 12" Ludwig Black Oyster Vintage
  • 13" Ludwig Black Oyster Vintage
  • 16" Ludwig Black Oyster Vintage
Cymbals
  • 14" Paiste 2002 Hihat
  • 14" Paiste 2002 Hihat with ching-ring
  • 16" Paiste 2002 Crash
  • 18" Paiste 2002 Crash
  • 20" Paiste Medium Crash
  • 21" Meinl Byzance Dark Ride
Extras
  • Ludwig Double Brass Tambourine
  • Meinl Steel Bell Medium HH Cowbell
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The studio

Soundtrade Studios

Stockholm

Soundtrade is Stockholm's oldest and largest surviving studio, and over the years everyone from ABBA to Childish Gambino have come here to take advantage of its massive 100 square metre studio 1 live room’s world-class acoustics. Basically anything you put into this room sounds great.