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What drums does Ringo Starr play?

Ringo Starr has played Ludwig drums since 1963, starting with an Oyster Black Pearl Downbeat kit, and has said he is still using Ludwig today. He was also seen with a 1963 Jazz Festival snare, a 1960 Premier Duroplastic kit, a 1958 Ajax Edgware kit and a Ludwig "Jelly Bean" kit.

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What drums does Ringo Starr play?

Ludwig. He chose an Oyster Black Pearl Ludwig Downbeat kit in 1963 and told the Charlotte Observer in 2024 that he is still using Ludwig drums all these years later.

What drum kit did Ringo Starr play on The Ed Sullivan Show?

A Ludwig Downbeat kit in Oyster Black Pearl, the kit he played when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964.

What snare drum did Ringo Starr use with the Beatles?

A 1963 Ludwig Jazz Festival snare in Oyster Black Pearl, described as one of his most used instruments and heard on most Beatles recordings.

What drums did Ringo Starr play before Ludwig?

His book Beats and Threads shows a 1958 Ajax Edgware kit and a 1960 Premier Mahogany Duroplastic kit from before his Ludwig years.

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Ringo Starr is the drummer of the Beatles and leader of his All-Starr Band. This guide covers the Ludwig, Premier and Ajax drums he has played and the clothes he wore behind the kit.

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