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Key Features
The ultimate in tone and playability. The Ludwig 14 x 5'' 8-Lug Black Beauty Snare Drum features a brass shell and vintage lugs to provide a retro look and a dry attack. Fitted with Ludwig's P85 Supraphonic strainer, the Black Beauty is super responsive, no matter how hard or soft you play and delivers the definitive warm, fat metallic tones that drummers aim to achieve.
This latest Ludwig Black Beauty snare drum is fitted with eight imperial lugs, enhancing the natural sustain and 'vintage' tone of the drum, and providing accurate and consistent tuning each time you play. Triple-flanged hoops push the 8-lug Black Beauty's open, organic response even further, and with its famous black chrome finish, the Ludwig Black Beauty truly lives up to its name.
Product Ref: 155518
This eight-lug variant of the classic Black Beauty makes the most of its impressive heritage. Having two fewer lugs allows the shell to resonate more, emphasising the broad, warm overtones of its beaded brass construction. The lugs themselves are imperial, vintage-style models, finished in chrome and completing the historic look perfectly.