Drums
Ringo Starr bought a set of Premier drums in 1960, but in June 1963 made the switch to a two-tom Ludwig set. The American-made drums were newly available in England, but the clincher for Starr was the Black Oyster Pearl finish of the Ludwig kit. He had several similar kits, including two that he kept at Abbey Road. For the Let It Be and Abbey Road sessions, he obtained a natural-tone, three-tom Ludwig set, used on the "rooftop concert" and in his drum solo in "The End". Starr experimented with various muffling techniques. He used Ludwig and Remo drum heads. He started his career playing Paiste cymbals, but switched to Zildjian. He has used Paiste occasionally, most likely due to their easier availability in Europe.
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