(New) Vintage Ludwig Speed King pedal

I was searching ebay to get a Ludwig Speed King pedal when I came across a guy in New York who restores vintage Speed Kings. Well, I couldn't resist the temptation so I went for it. Joe was a great guy for selling me one of these, feels just like the old days. I played one long ago for about 12 years then I sold it along with a Ludwig kit...regret that one but oh well. Turns out Joe has already seen some of my videos and said he'd be honored to sell me one. Thanks again Joe, I love it!

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[ruben79670]

Hi Dan,

what do you think is a better pedal the old speed king or the reissue? Or is it the same ?

[GrooveDrummin]

@ruben79670

the new ones seem to sit higher up off of the floor than the older pedals...plays about the same just feels a little different because of the added height. The foot board is narrower on the new ones also. IMO the older ones seem more comfortable but I am biased because I used a SK from 77-87. I bought a new SK in 06 and exchanged it for a Tama IC then the DW5000 and finally kept the Pearl eliminator.

[adm7007]

I tried a brand new Speed King pedal back in the early 80's and could not get used to it.

To me it had a dead feel and I thought it was a pos.

I got rid of it and went back to the single spring Camco pedal I had which was a lot better imo.

[GrooveDrummin]

@adm7007

I had one of those Camco pedals too and I remember it was a nice pedal. I agree these new SK are not what they used to be...this is why I had to get a vintage model made around 1969. Big difference from the new ones!

[RubenVW95]

Hi ,

i have a question the " speed king " is that pedal better ore faster than a " iron cobra "

Greets

[GrooveDrummin]

@RubenVW95

That's a tricky question to answer because speed really is in the technique not necessarily the pedal. I find I can get the speed going on any pedal if the spring(s) are nice and tight.

[burntskull77]

pretty cool.

[mtgarrett]

Great job man! I like your playing, and your kit sounds killer! Thanks for sharing.

[MrLennon231]

Great Job! I have a vintage speed king from the 60's and no parts have been replaced along the way! It's awesome

[smellyfistoffury]

youre a good drummer, but i came here to watch the speedking in action - not to see how good you were. You shouldve just played 'good times, bad times' ! :)

[AlexOnSeLine]

pure awesomess ! amazing drummer...

[drumsanddrumming]

Great drumming!