Caveat: All drummers have opinions.  Opinions vary from one person to the next.  We play what we like.  Each drummer and each drum is unique.  Some drummers like DW, some like Slingerland, and it just don't matter where you fall.

Ok.  That's out of the way.

Now, I'm gonna catch heck for this, but here goes...
I believe that the Ludwig 6-ply drums will be the next big thing for vintage drum collectors.  Right now, they are dirt cheap on Ebay - about $500.00 for a kit.  For those of you looking for the ground floor, here it is.  I've watched as we've transitioned from one hot item to another through the years and wondered about some of the choices of collectable items.  Some of these sounds were questionable to me.  This is my opinion, but the sound of the very unique Ludwig 6-ply drums is warm, round, and carries very well.  I've read over and over again that you have to bang the snot out of them to get a sound.  That just isn't true.  I have found the truth to be very different from what most people claim.  I have a feeling that the most outspoken have not actually played them.  Anyone can parrot what they have read or heard.  As some of you know, I recently finished restoring a Ludwig kit.  It is a 6-ply.  The sound of the kit is very sweet.  I would like some of you closet 6-ply enthusiasts to chime in with your take.  Let's open this one up for those of you that have actually owned a kit and tried out different heads and such...you know, the drummers who have worked with one of these sets.  I'm curious to know if I'm the only one out here who is really impressed with these drums.  I'll admit, I was once a parrot.  I naively believed what I had read and heard.  Hit YouTube for a video of my kit.  It's at "Solo on my newly restored vintage ludwig drums", or something like that.  I am using 7A sticks and hitting at different levels.  These drums are very expressive.  Come on.  Get this ball rolling.