Why tube lugs

Have them on 8,10,12,14 right now,will be getting the Hey folks, got my order today and just wanted to say thanks! They look awesome and consider me a new fan.

I'll be returning soon. I want you to know that I am very pleased with the parts I bought from you. The snare drum I built with the satin chrome parts came out Hello dfd people Your service is incredible I thank you so very much for being Current Crazy Deal dFd. Total length is 16" and diameter is I like the look of tube lugs better, but with so many black-over-brass shells with tube lugs out there, why would I fork over the dough for a Ludwig if it didn't look more, well, "Ludwig-ish".

I prefer the imperial lug casings with the lugs spring-loaded inside, for functionality's sake. So, to recap: I like the tube lugs better, but prefer the imperial lug casings, if that makes sense Oldrockdrummer,Your handle calls imperial. I think i am going for the Imperial lugs after all I'm going for a classic rock sound why give up that classic look. But i will be taking those nasty rubber gaskets off, they have to kill some of the shell resonance.

Thanks for all of the input. Well I was going to try and sway you with a pic, but I was too late. You will love the sound regardless of the lugs. Click to expand RickP Gold Member.

I swapped out the chrome imperial lugs, hoops and strainer on my Black Beauty when I had John Aldridge engrave it. I then put on brass plated triple flange hoops, tube lugs and brass P86 strainer. I notice no discernable so ic differences between the two. I preferred the tub lugs because it allowed more of the Engraving to show through. You asked! Moretulife That is the exact drum i have been looking at hammered finish with tube lugs.

You can stop a supra a mile away well not quite. Center beaded shell,and Imperial lugs are what makes those drums such classics,in terms of looks. Steve B. Great point! I put tube lugs on a 60's supra see photo and I found that it opened up the sound of the drum a bit and it also seemed to dry it out some as well. The Imperials made the shell sound 'wetter' and more focused. To my ears John That snare looks great John! What I don't like, is when those tubes are on a 6.

They just look too short for the drum. BTW, if this were a poll, I would be voting Imperial lugs. John Yes, i find that Imperial Lugs are vital to the Ludwig sound. I guess having the Tube Lugs on a snare might have the same effect as a "naked" tom shell It ain't even close: Imperials. I really do not like tube lugs. This is convenient if you are replacing hard to find lugs.

Aesthetically I think they're OK. Coelacanth said: I like the Gretsch ones a bit better because they're styled slightly differently, and are a bit more distinctive than the typical ones, Maybe I should have noted that one of my snares with tube lugs is a Premier Signia -- not your standard looking tubes.

I really like the long tubes on my Black Magic Anniversary drum. John Well-Known Member. Going to try them for the first time. Don't know if I'll ike them or not Ordering black chrome 2" center-to-center tube lugs from fellow forumite John Riolo to complete the look on my Blackrolite.

I recently added a Ebony batter head -- so off come the bowties. With all the extra parts previous owner gave me the original hoops and screws I want to cobble together another drum.

I'm looking forward to seeing not just how they look but sound. I would think that since the blackro is a powdercoated acro, the absence of bowties may brighten up the drum's tone. I've always liked the look of Brady snares, which usually use tube lugs. DonS Very well Known Member. Saw my first Gretsch kit with tube lugs yesterday, Underwhelming to say the least especially on a 20" deep bass drum. Regards DonS. Den DFO Master. Tube lugs are fine. I don't really care for them on tom toms or bass drums though.

I especially like the ones I have on my custom snare drum. Nice curvy ladies give the drum an elegant look. Regardless of what one thinks of their appearance I happen to like them, but to each his own , the traditional tube lug seems to me to make the most sense of all lug designs.

Unlike conventional cast lugs, it has a small footprint for minimal shell damping. The stress is carried between the posts by the tube, thereby relieving concentrated stress on a small area of the shell that is present with the tubeless and single post designs. The disadvantage is that in most tube designs GMS being an exception , there's no accomodation for tension rod splay.

That's a positive in my book, though. It's not that hard to use one or more gaskets to get the height of the tension rod receiver in line with the tension rod.

Sonorlite Forgive him for he knows not what he does. I don't mind them, but they are a bit over used IMHO.