Ludwig Legacy Mahogany. The 50s shell is back! 

This is excting news. As you know, Ludwig has done a wonderful job of recreating the 60s and 70s shells. The Legacy shell is the 60s 3 ply maple/poplar/maple with reinorcement rings and a rounded baseball bat edge, and the Classic Maple is the all-maple 70s era shell with no rings and a 45 edge. About two years ago I suggested to the good folks at Ludwig that the next logical step would be to create the 50s era shell, which is essentially the Legacy shell in terms of the number of plies, the reinforcment rings and the baseball bat edges, but the shell from the 50s was mahogany/poplar/mahogany. By recreating this shell the wonderful sound of the warm 50s mahogany Ludwig drums (sold at that time as "WFL") could be reborn. And, it would give Ludwig buyers a sonic palette to choose from:

- The 50s shell for that ultra warm mahogany sound so highly sought after by players and recording studios alike.

- The 60s shell for the added brightness of the maple for those classic rock sounds.

- The 70s shell for the much brighter sound and projection sought after in the 70s.

Well, the good news is that the 50s shell is back and it will be called Legacy Mahogany. These sets will be available in the classic sizes associated with the period (9x13, 16x16, 14x22, 14x24), but also in some smaller sizes such as 8x12, 14x14, 14x20, 14x18. These smaller sizes were not seen often, if at all, during the 50s, but with the addition of these sizes to the new Legacy Mahogany series you will be able to experience this warm sound in drum set configurations to suit any musical style.

We are happy to offer the Downbeat 20 configuration, featuring a 14x20 kick, 8x12 tom, and 14x14 floor tom with legs. 

We gladly ship pre-owned and demo drums anywhere in the world.  Shipping overseas generally runs about $50... (more if you are buying from South America or South Africa, so please contact us for an exact quote before you purchase!)


Shipping is much less for Canada, so please contact us for a shipping quote to Canada.

Bizarre Guitar is one of the largest family owned guitar stores in the entire world.  We have been in business since 1974 (under the same ownership).  We are an authorized dealer of many of the finest guitar makers including ESP, Fender, Paul Reed Smith, Gretsch, Jackson, Charvel, Ibanez, Martin, Dean, Rickenbacker, Guild, BC Rich, Musicman, Larrivee and many more.  We have over 10,000 guitars and basses in stock at any given time.  If you are after something, please let us know as we probably have it in stock, or can get it for you asap.

We are a Ludwig Authorized Dealer, so please buy with confidence.

Please ask any and all questions as we want you to be 100% satisfied with your purchase! We will do our best to earn your business for life. 

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Return Policy: Due to the overwhelming amount of returns just because buyers have changed their minds or decided they needed the money more than the item (buyers remorse), we will be charging a restocking fee for returns. Please ask any and all questions you may have about the item you are purchasing before you purchase it. Please make sure you do have the money to buy said item.We will answer them to the best of our knowledge. We want you to be happy with your purchase, and we will describe the items as best we can. Most of our items are brand new in the box. So there shouldn't be any issues with them. We will check them for quality and playability before they are shipped to you. If you decide to return your item, there will be a 10% restocking fee, and you, the buyer will have to pay the shipping costs both ways. If there is a mistake on our part, something is not as described, etc. we will wave the restocking fee. Thank you for your understanding.