Ask Ringo Starr about his decades-long love affair with Ludwig drums. Go ahead; we did. You’re guaranteed to smile. What’s more, the Beatles drummer also gave two thumbs up (and playfully stuck out ...

Ringo Starr was so proud to play a Ludwig drum set during the Beatles’ first televised appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 that he asked William F. Ludwig II to build a special set for him ...

Ludwig's Acrolite and Supraphonic snare drums are decades-old designs, here given updates with hammered shells. It's hard to justify the Copperphonic's suggested price, but it does sound wonderful.

There may be a number of options on the market these days, but to most drummers the Ludwig Vistalite is the benchmark for acrylic drum shells. Now, as Bonham’s favourite plexiglass drums reach their ...