Ludwig Acro Snare Drums: Copper, Brass, Bronze & Aluminum Compared

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In the endless quest for tone, drummers have debated for decades over the merits of different materials used in constructing snare drums. When considering the array of options and the respective sonic characteristics of each, Ludwig simply said, “yes” when designing their Acro snare drum. Available in bronze, brass, copper, and aluminum, the Acro line sees Ludwig reimagining an unexpected sleeper-hit snare from the 1960s: the Acrolite snare drum. Once offered as a student and instructional drum, it became a staple among professionals around the world. Now, Ludwig expands its timbral possibilities across a quartet of construction materials, and who better to demonstrate the critical differences in these options than Sweetwater’s own NDV? Check it out!
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@sweetwater 8 месяцев назад

Which Ludwig Acro snare sounds best to you: copper, brass, bronze, or aluminum? Tell us about your preferred snare and why in the comments below, and be sure to stop by Sweetwater for a detailed look at the full array of Ludwig Acro snare drums 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Ludwig_Acro_Snare_Drum_Aluminum

@jslovelymusic 8 месяцев назад

Nothing like a Ludwig snare

@CornerStoreDrums 8 месяцев назад

Oh WOW!! What a collection!! I love the brass snare myself. Sweetwater is TOP NOTCH! 🥁

@ZOB4 8 месяцев назад

Ludwig makes the best metal snares in the game, and have for a long time.

@skfootit 8 месяцев назад

Dangit! I've been wanting a copper drum, and just a few days ago thought I had decided on brand and model. Now i think I want THIS one.

@frankthedrummer7482 8 месяцев назад

What was the other option?

@skfootit 8 месяцев назад

@frankthedrummer7482 The dream is a Tama Starphonic copper, but that's out of my budget for now. So I decided on a lesser-known brand, Fame, and their 14 x 6.5 model copper drum. I checked it out again last night, and the Tama still catches my fancy more than this Ludwig. Something about it... But while I'm still in this same tax bracket, I think I'll go ahead and get the Fame as my first copper drum.

@fernandoramalho-rg7jz 3 месяца назад

😂 não é fácil!

@drumjedi5301 8 месяцев назад

The classic Aluminum will always be one of my favorites, because duh, and while the Bronze and Copper both sound great as well, that Brass definitely takes the win for me. Awesome video, and an awesome line of snares. Ludwig really does have the market cornered on metal snares.

@williamperri3437 8 месяцев назад

They do clearly but that pork pie snare that’s been out for years is killer and Yamaha snares are phenomenal as well.

@drumjedi5301 8 месяцев назад

@@williamperri3437 That's definitely true, especially their wood snares.

@daltonidaho 8 месяцев назад

That copper snare is amazing with the lower tuning! 🤩

@chardrum 8 месяцев назад

I have always played Ludwig snares and these are great. The Arco and Brass would be great rock snares with sticks. The Brass and Bronze sound amazing with brushes. Copper is unique to fit on that one track that needs that sound.

@bassplate 8 месяцев назад

This is a great comparison video! Thanks, Nick, for delivering such a consistent performance across multiple drums. This is the type of online content that helps drummers (and producers) make purchase decisions.

@klauth_Yksyn 8 месяцев назад

Good to see Ludwig bring back the P86 throw-off 👍

@manifestgtr 8 месяцев назад

Every once in a while, a company does this…crash lands two of my favorite things together and it ends up sounding (at least on the initial impression) like i hoped it would. It’s the same crisis I had when Zildjian released its K sweet line…and that brass acro is a perfect example. I’ve loved the sound of brass snares since before I even knew what they were…I’ve loved acrolites since my buddy brought one into our rehearsal space 15 years ago and said “listen to this thing…I got it for $75”. Good luck with the latter portion of that sentiment nowadays. I spent about $100 on my vintage acrolite years back which would *never* happen now. That’s the danger involved when a community discovers a professional caliber item on the cheap. But then you get awesome stuff like THIS sometimes…so it’s like 🤷‍♂️. At any rate, I’ll probably be picking one of these brass acrolites up. I mean dude…come on…let’s be serious…

@timm1139 8 месяцев назад

Very nice... I like warmer sounding drums, so choose the copper to take home.

@rayledoux149 8 месяцев назад

I have the brass It is great. Nick's playing is a great way to show these

@johngiummarra8983 8 месяцев назад

The aluminum one will always be the original and always sound great, but man, the copper one all day long! The lower tuning was the sweet spot..

@el.aye.bee.4477 6 месяцев назад

Nick, you said, "you can't go wrong with ANY of these drums." Well, Sweetwater can't go wrong with you as a drummer/salesman. You're so great at both, I feel it would be an insult for me to say if you're a better drummer than a salesman, or vice versa. You bring out the best in these drums the way you articulate yourself verbally and in your playing. I'm definitely going to get one of each! Thank you, Nick.

@stikkman61 8 месяцев назад

Aluminum for the win!

@briannacery9939 8 месяцев назад

Bronze sounds like Bonham on Poor Tom. I likes it! Copper second. Aluminum third, Brass last.

@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ 8 месяцев назад

Bonzo used the Ludalloy shell of Aluminum/Zinc with Chrome plating. Of the drums here the Aluminum Acro is the most similar.

@krisramos7453 8 месяцев назад

Brass just has this tone that punches back. I have a grestch hammered brass that I love. I would add the Ludwig to the collection as well. Aluminum is always nice.

@NotMyWar 8 месяцев назад

That throw off is a masterpiece.

@keepntyme 8 месяцев назад

The Copper! Maybe (but I doubt it) it would make me sound half as amazing as Nick 🤘🏼

@musicaldiscovery1434 2 месяца назад

Definitely loved the bronze tuned up the best. Beautiful crisp, clean tone without a lot of over ringing

@Monsterdrumma 8 месяцев назад

I like the brass one the most! I have to 6.5” supralite that is just unbelievable sounding everyone always asks what snare it is at my gigs and I think the most versatile snare I have is my 5.5” black magic snare with die cast hoops and tube lugs. Ludwig snares are amazing!

@robertdemaree2165 8 месяцев назад

People talk about these boutique snares Tama bell brass etc. Ludwig's is always been the standard for ßnare drums

@user-yq5od9uj3f 4 месяца назад

Wish you would have tuned them all, all the way done like you did the brass. Would have liked to have heard all of them without the ring. Great demo.

@user-yq5od9uj3f 8 месяцев назад

Love the copper and brass, especially when you deadened the brass. How did you adjust the brass? Did you just loosen the 3 lugs closest to you, as you have done before?

@Jay-Go 7 месяцев назад

Nick, another great comparison video...as usual. Man, I'm a total snob when it comes to the nuances of drum tunings. But for the life of me, I've never heard the differences between the different alloys to be of any great significance. I've definitely felt the need to reach for a wood snare or an alloy snare, and I've even felt like a gig called for a hand hammered and sometimes a non-hammered shell. But I've never felt the need to play a brass vs a copper or bronze or titanium...etc. I hear the subtle differences of each, but in the context of playing live music, I've never felt that the contributions and characteristics of a specific alloy are heard. And maybe that's it...maybe this applies more for a recording. But then again, I've done a ton of that and never felt like I needed this metal over this other metal. I'm rambling. Thanks for the demo of these snares.

@patdeniston3697 8 месяцев назад

Man they all sounded great! Very similar but I think I liked the brass the best. My wife finally let buy a supraphonic for Christmas from Sweetwater and im absolutely thrilled with it.

@af7119 8 месяцев назад

Couldn't ask for a better comparison video. I want the COPPER!

@VON_RHEDBEARD 8 месяцев назад

God they are are glorious, partial to the aluminum 😎

@zacharysmithingell5460 8 месяцев назад

Copper and brass sounded fantastic to me. How were these mic'd? Just overheads? What was the mic setup?

@lylaznboi01 8 месяцев назад

From the looks of it, just overheads and a mic in the kick. Potentially even a room mic or two.

@zacharysmithingell5460 8 месяцев назад

@@lylaznboi01 yeah I'm wondering what the mics are, if they're still using those audio Technica at5045s

@progression_decibel 8 месяцев назад

Copper vibes all the way, although all of them very nice!

@kennethtams-ys5gq 8 месяцев назад

I'll keep the P87 and P85 Throw-offs, over the new design. That said, I am intrigued and curious to play them; to see how they compare to the Vintage Acrolites. BIG-UP'S to Chi-town's Ludwig Family. Shout-out Bill Crowden and Frank's Drum Shop.

@mikew8622 8 месяцев назад

All great, I like the copper snare

@isMike999 8 месяцев назад

Nick....see you next month in Pa for the Mr.Big show.....I love Ludwig metal snares...I play an 8.5"x14" Supraphonic

@davidrobinsonstarlightriotmke 8 месяцев назад

Awesome thank you for doing the comparisons on these Ludwig snares

@mattmav7725 8 месяцев назад

Love Ludwig !! I have the Brass snare on order now. All these snares are great !

@do8671 4 месяца назад

What would be the difference between Acro Brass and Supra brass... Or Acro bronze vs Supra bronze?

@DrummerDanny76 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful Ludwig snare drums !!

@SimoneMorettin 8 месяцев назад

Wonderfull! What microphones did you use to record this video? Sounds very good

@kingmusic3617 4 месяца назад

I want all of these.

@jerrygamez5723 8 месяцев назад

Want all this snares. Thanks for the video

@jcdrums2798 8 месяцев назад

I play the acrolite black galaxy for more 20 years ! Very good snare ….today i have 3 Tama snares

@Thesmokymountainman 7 месяцев назад

There’s something about an Acro that when you hear it you feel it. Love my 69 Acro

@mikejgebhart145 7 месяцев назад

the copper blends best with the bass drum while the rim shots still cut

@prd004.2 8 месяцев назад

Classic aluminum has always been the one for me. Brass is killer too

@matthewpaluch777 8 месяцев назад

Great job Nick! How about a demo on the TAMA BB TERMINATOR?!!!

@soulintake 7 месяцев назад

He already did it!

@johnkavaudio4695 8 месяцев назад

Sound great. What cymbals were used here?

@Descriptor_ 8 месяцев назад

The song “Redeemer” on my channel features the brass version of this snare 🤘🏻

@SPACEMAN_fkYT 8 месяцев назад

The copper caught my ear.

@acme.videos 2 месяца назад

Bronze is nice!!

@johndef5075 8 месяцев назад

Bronze, copper, brass then aluminum for me. All nice though

@XFL33 7 месяцев назад

The Aluminum is THAT classic acrolite/supraphonic sound we all know and love, but I found the copper fantastic. The brass was too wild and untamed for my taste, and not very musical IMHO (unlike the Black Beauty).The bronze was the middle ground between all these shells, good but not very exciting.

@grahamroden8897 7 месяцев назад

I can’t hear the difference between them. They all sound very nice.

@cDisturbed. 8 месяцев назад

Wish I had that copper one!

@malinwj1167 8 месяцев назад

Man, when Nick D'V demo's this stuff, it makes you want to buy it, even if you don't need it ha

@mikew8622 8 месяцев назад

Sweet beat!

@jackgoff4859 3 месяца назад

I didn't know John Lovitz played drums.

@Mr.R7777 8 месяцев назад

Sir, Do you give the keyboards in a give way?

@jerrymckenzie1858 8 месяцев назад

That's a nice line of snares!

@jefflyon2020 21 день назад

Yeah,this guy can reallyplay,find a video ofnick soloing with a2xbass kit,no sales pitches,wow!

@arhshields 8 месяцев назад

I love everything about these.

@Msmith-yd7bz 4 месяца назад

Give me a mo th of playing and tuning that combination and i could give you an honest opinion,as far as preference. I have a stainless 4ml custom shell i concocked a tad deeper than the black beauty same lugs,just 60s luwig hardware, you wouldnt beleave the sound ,it aint the lugs or the the heads that make the most obvious solid differsnce.

@doughawkins7983 7 месяцев назад

Eight lugs would have been a better choice. 😊

@davidmcaninch4714 2 месяца назад

Well, they say snaring is caring!!!

@ramonkey2939 8 месяцев назад

I got the Acro Copper

@CryptoKaiser 8 месяцев назад

Love me some copper 🤤

@jackgoff4859 3 месяца назад

Mics not setup great for this...the last snare is almost entirely in my right ear.

@metzilla 8 месяцев назад

Brass

@diegopendinorodriguez4829 12 часов назад

Aluminium. 😮

@Gretsch0997 8 месяцев назад

Copper Al thee way

@brent3760 8 месяцев назад

Do they come in 5x14?

@raffaelesantabarbara1449 8 месяцев назад

Wow!

@Darkurge666 8 месяцев назад

Brass is my favorite. Honestly, though, Ludwig metal snares are overpriced. I own a Supraphonic and a Black Beauty but my favorite is a Tama Nicled Brass and it's half the cost of a Black Beauty.