He started considering an electric drum kit which would allow him to practice silently but still get some semblance of the real drumming experience. Unfortunately, electric drum kits are pretty ...

If you aspire to own a piece of Beatles history, and many a music fan wants just that, now you have the opportunity. The drum kit that was used when the Beatles recorded “Love Me Do,” their ...

Like all things Beatles, Ringo’s sound ... here in the UK and have been playing drums for more than 25 years (my arms are very tired). When I'm not working on the site, I can be found on my electronic ...

There was Ringo Starr, wailing away on his Ludwig Downbeat oyster black pearl drum kit. “It changed me,” Astridge recalled. “He was my guy. That moment in time made me a Beatles fan and I ...

The Ludwig drum kit used by The Beatles to record the band’s first single, “Love Me Do,” is up for auction at Nate D. Auctions until Thursday. The opening bid starts at $75,000. The kit ...

Behind the kit, it all feels very natural. The bouncy mesh heads allow for rolls and precise changes in dynamics. They feel like very high-end electronic drums because that’s what they are.

“It’s American, you know. It was just the kit for me.” The Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964. Demand for Ludwig drums exploded after 73 million people in the U.S. watched ...

A second video posted on the Julien’s Auctions Instagram shows Starr playing the drum kit he used during The Beatles’ historic 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. “It’s a very small ...

This is the actual Zildjian Ride Cymbal used on Pete Best’s first drum kit with the Beatles. It was used on stage and for many recording sessions by both Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.