<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in John-lennon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/john-lennon Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:20:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “The Gretsch was given by John Lennon to his cousin. He kept it for almost 50 years”: The magical mystery of the $1.3m Gretsch that might have recorded a Beatles classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/john-lennon-1963-gretsch-6120-chet-atkins QugnXC2Mm3769A2cp3bjq5 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was kept in Lennon’s attic studio… You can see the guitar in photographs right by his Farfisa and Brenell tape machines”: John Lennon’s ’64 Rickenbacker is officially a $1.3m guitar – but it was originally a replacement for a Beatles live show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/john-lennon-1964-rickenbacker-jim-irsay sABFLozJfBEMd6VGAHYpje Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He shoved me down to the floor of the car. He was kicking the windows. The whole time he's yelling at the top of his lungs, ‘Yoko! I want Yoko!’” The wild story of John Lennon's rock ’n’ roll covers album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-lennon-story-of-rock-n-roll-album g7UwBF7PFPdzA8Kci4v8iE Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:19:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jim Irsay was an incredible collector with an eye for rare treasures”: Details emerge of the historic guitars in the Jim Irsay Collection auction – including David Gilmour’s Black Strat and Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/details-emerge-of-the-historic-guitars-in-the-jim-irsay-collection-auction qKsmXH2AcdRf5KMWRP5CbP Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:24:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “These are the tracks people dream of being able to pick up and play”: New study names the most inspiring bands for aspiring guitarists – and The Beatles have been beaten to top spot ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarguitar-study-reveals-the-most-inspiring-artists-for-aspiring-guitarists A2S2X4soqhPQ7r7xenWDjX Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:38:05 +0000 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:14:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was just too frightened – it was too big a moment with everyone looking at the guitar player. I couldn’t do it”: Paul McCartney was meant to be the Beatles’ lead guitarist – then stage fright led him to George Harrison ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/how-george-harrison-became-the-beatles-lead-guitarist JUezmj7SixUm3HFEjcpHpQ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:36:52 +0000 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:48:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history”: Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/jim-irsay-guitar-collection-going-to-auction hMpZqAuy84qfSKYRJ4D3GM Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:52:37 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:30:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An unspecified buyer dipped into their pocket for $2,857,500 – so fara record for any guitar previously owned by a Beatle”: The story of the Framus Hootenanny, the resurrected John Lennon favorite that was a key component of Beatles tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/john-lennon-12-string-framus-hootenanny RKq2caeS2YRUW9RXEzorgA Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:23:38 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:27:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lennon says, ‘Tell him we’ll put the guitar on our next album cover.’ The guy says, ‘Nope, sorry.’ The album was Sgt. Pepper’s”: The day the Beatles visited New York’s most legendary guitar store ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/the-beatles-mannys-visit cTHwwg8ixUe9tU83zXfSKo Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:20:52 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:06:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “John Lennon’s 12-string has a similar trebly edge to it… this guitar passes the ‘Fab Four’ test”: Framus Hootenanny 12-string and 6-string review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/framus-6-and-12-string-hootennany-review 6AQjDFbcDMuqAtLYxMfhR6 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:13:52 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:12:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I realized I had something very exciting on my hands. I wasn’t expecting it at all”: Guitarist unwittingly buys John Lennon’s old Fender Deluxe – after the suspected White Album combo turned up on Facebook Marketplace ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/guitarist-unwittingly-buys-john-lennons-fender-deluxe n8Uk2LoRGygRXzvEXXRXzX Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:47:41 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:24:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We hadn’t really rehearsed. As we were walking to the stage, he said, ‘Hang on, boys!’ And he went in the corner and vomited”: Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led, motley crew supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/john-lennon-plastic-ono-band-toronto-1969 5Z6YfbtA4g8zESAKPnaxnj Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:40:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “From Paul Kossoff to Eric and then to John Lennon and George Harrison”: Albert Lee reveals the history of his ’58 Les Paul Custom ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/albert-lee-reveals-the-history-of-his-58-les-paul-custom DSiteQ4nQgznPAMRVGE4kV Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:16:06 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ll inspire Beatles fans all over the world by bringing this unique instrument back to life”: John Lennon’s Hootenanny 12-string sold for $2.8m last year – now Framus has revived the acoustic with the Lennon estate’s approval ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/john-lennon-framus-hootenanny-reissued wcKdVtKdiQyxeTa4enensN Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:09:29 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He showed me the Rickenbacker he used with the Beatles at Shea Stadium. It still had the song list taped to the side”: Released weeks before his murder, John Lennon’s final album paired him with some of the era’s finest session guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-lennon-double-fantasy-making-of cJ3w4xUnH9SaKgdt6MmY3X Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:03:21 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:12:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Beatles ’64 doc is essential viewing for every Fab Four fan – and you can sign up to watch it on Disney+ for just $2.99 a month in this Black Friday streaming deal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/beatles-64-documentary-disney-plus-black-friday-streaming-deal 4wbXehX2Lg6SVVdxhkotkS Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:20:34 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:41:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric, I know I can bring out something great in you”: In 1971, John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton asking him to help form a new band – now that letter is going up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/john-lennon-eric-clapton-letter-1971 WDErosasHwQ3VGJWoVGhWZ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:49:38 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:34:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “John, Paul, George, Ringo, the first time they ever performed together in the Cavern Club, this amp was what they used”: Hear the amp said to be John Lennon’s first Vox put through its paces – with Noel Gallagher’s Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/hear-the-ac15-twin-said-to-be-john-lennon-firt-vox-paired-with-noel-gallagher-les-paul WQWaDMDErcUExLr3phxPYd Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:30:03 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:44:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Arguably one of the most significant Beatles and Lennon artifacts to come to market”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used at the Cavern and to record Please Please Me – is headed to auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/john-lennon-vox-ac15-twin-beatles-amp-auction nhHh4hmUrjbgLCA3YqnZVH Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:16:31 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:25:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When you played with John Lennon, you could feel him listening to you. He didn't bother or bug you at all”: Unsung ’70s session bass ace Gordon Edwards recalls his time with John Lennon on his fourth post-Beatles album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gordon-edwards-on-john-lennon-mind-games utLFsi4hQapQtNRq3fJ3Zg Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:11:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:20:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “David Bowie asked me if I wanted to go out to dinner with John Lennon! I had a big ‘dilemma’ moment; I was hearing certain musical things in my head. I didn’t wanna go out and lose myself”: Carlos Alomar on making Fame, Heroes – and Bowie’s Berlin era ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/carlos-alomar-david-bowie-heroes-brian-eno dS4mW4J8gCMZdWFZQpxLGN Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:28:58 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:20:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When David Bowie and John Lennon came in, the whole place stopped. I stopped recording – and then it was just us”: Carlos Alomar recalls playing guitar on Fame with two rock icons – and why he turned down dinner with a Beatle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-alomar-john-lennon-david-bowie-fame-recording-session igyXg8D5rhtN2gCVoLooWE Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:47:08 +0000 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:21:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-lennon-first-vox-amp-found-after-60-years FGkNoHvwbygwh3bZQdoVAP Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:05:45 +0000 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:57:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the most important Beatles guitars ever to come to the auction block”: John Lennon’s lost Help! Framus 12-string has become one of the most expensive guitars to ever sell at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-lennon-framus-auction-result jRwXWioACBy8dDJJMnb7U6 Wed, 29 May 2024 16:14:44 +0000 Fri, 31 May 2024 09:33:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chuck Berry’s manager said, ‘Nobody’s allowed to play any Chuck Berry songs.’ We started Roll Over Beethoven – he ran onstage and tried to stop us”: The Liverbirds played alongside the Beatles and the Rolling Stones – and paved the way for women in rock ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-liverbirds-mary-mcglory-interview cdmU8PQG65eMaySK3SqMUQ Tue, 28 May 2024 12:18:54 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:29:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He opens the case. I see the guitar. He says, ’This is John Lennon’s guitar from ‘Help’“: LA-based guitar repairer Ryan Schuermann on how he landed the guitar repair gig of a lifetime ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-lennon-framus-hootenanny-guitar-restoration MbH2navKBCoH4Sq3jzeupS Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:35:10 +0000 Tue, 14 May 2024 15:58:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We thought it was lost forever. This could be the guitar that sets a new world record”: John Lennon’s missing Help! Framus acoustic has been found in an attic after 50 years – and it could become one of the most expensive guitars ever sold ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-lennon-beatles-lost-framus-auction s8idFJ4KmAu8KTMtRd2gda Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:04:37 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2024 14:37:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “John Lennon said, ‘Girls don't play guitars’”: The Liverbirds, one of the world’s first all-female rock groups, recall their first meeting with The Beatles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-liverbirds-the-beatles-meeting AUivvMv9PkCBzSXZwrUQsZ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:32:57 +0000 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:11:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Once in a while, we would start playing a Beatles song, and John would go, ‘Cut that out!’” Session guitar legend Earl Slick on fast times with John Lennon and David Bowie – and saying no to Whitesnake ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/earl-slick-session-ace-talks-david-bowie-john-lennon 6vauFaVNAbg3t8jap7KtTT Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:54:06 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:29:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We started at a slow tempo, but as the session wore on, people were heading to the bathroom and sniffing stuff, and the tempo got to be almost twice as fast!” Klaus Voormann’s bassline on John Lennon’s Whatever Gets You Thru The Night is a must-listen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/klaus-voorman-bassline-on-john-lennon-whatever-gets-you-through-the-night PqRjAqRugubenMDMGpKsei Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:42:50 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:06:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, ‘Oh, God, this could go really bad…’ I’m telling him that I can’t remember playing with him on a No. 1 record”: Earl Slick says he was too high to remember meeting John Lennon during David Bowie’s Fame recording session ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/earl-slick-doesnt-remember-meeting-john-lennon-david-bowie-fame-session bXpV2TeEkbJwY7XcnAgdDe Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:17:59 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:26:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We didn’t realize we were breaking up as it was happening”: The Beatles intended to go back to their roots on Let It Be – instead, they documented the collapse of their magical creative partnership ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-beatles-let-it-be Z2yvheixMS6VfcYJJjs7iY Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:39:50 +0000 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:42:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 22 most expensive guitars of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/most-expensive-guitars-sold-at-auction 4j84FBZ2yK5EbWbVkUyKHJ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:12:25 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There it was, John’s voice, crystal clear. It’s quite emotional. And we all play on it – it’s a genuine Beatles recording”: The final Beatles song, Now and Then, has been released at last – but is it any good? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-beatles-now-and-then-release rsRwCWYhK38MQ7xP3tebYg Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:21:11 +0000 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:41:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Lennon: “Willie Weeks was supposed to do it, but he was doing a George Harrison session”: In August 1980 John Lennon could have called just about any bass player on Earth. He went with Tony Levin ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-lennon-tony-levin-on-recording-double-fantasy Q9yfSdkdraoWZ9s2pfY4Rd Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:29:08 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:13:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne names his dream supergroup – and it features three guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-dream-supergroup 2PhSFMDbxL8qEPeviF34cg Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:11:52 +0000 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:12:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Beatles unplugged: a guide to the Fab Four's acoustic arsenal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-beatles-acoustic-guitars xVAgbu2NsjUYCVJ6f5yF5K Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:05:17 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:55:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ What guitar strings did the Beatles use? Investigating the flatwound vs roundwound debate ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/what-guitar-strings-did-the-beatles-use D7sjxcWegX4pRPfmBK3Cxe Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:41:57 +0000 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:44:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to replicate the Beatles’ classic tones using today’s affordable guitars, basses and effects pedals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-to-replicate-the-beatles-classic-tones-using-affordable-gear G4mkkynLQDLF73ibgvxU85 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:23:45 +0000 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:27:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ How the Beatles crafted the guitar and bass tones that forever changed the sound of rock music ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-beatles-guitar-bass-tones-legacy z7SbnLHbXKCwtvMKupuKsn Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:52:21 +0000 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:21:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ The song in the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer is a lost '90s gem featuring a bass that once belonged to John Lennon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-song-in-the-guardians-of-the-galaxy-trailer-is-a-lost-90s-gem-featuring-a-bass-that-once-belonged-to-john-lennon NUeiZXHQBHbxYheZNXRbVa Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:10:33 +0000 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:45:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Beatles' Revolver: a comprehensive guide to the guitars and recording equipment the Fab Four used to make the landmark album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-beatles-revolver-gear-guide wnk3mZREqDJdpqnVxMnYka Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:48:09 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:23:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear John Lennon sing Yellow Submarine as a melancholy acoustic ballad in this unearthed Revolver outtake ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-lennon-the-beatles-yellow-submarine mrsAjewSM4HuZkRgrNg9Cm Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:02:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peter Jackson is planning another Beatles film ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-beatles-peter-jackson-film qKixSnXap87g2noa9YAbmc Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn 10 of the Beatles' signature chord secrets ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/beatles-chord-secrets p3MxTbW7EK7DFSPJ9KgHC6 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:22:06 +0000 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:11:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Beatles' 50 greatest guitar songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-beatles-50-greatest-guitar-songs Ar75AQFmYs8GdM5MJgBReU Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:51:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Klaus Voormann: “John Lennon gave me all the freedom in the world... The Plastic Ono Band lineup of Ringo, John and me is my favorite of all time” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/klaus-voormann A9Ydpbk9t8znguaFckjsvF Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:08:05 +0000 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:48:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Beatles' Get Back gear: a guide to the guitars and amps seen in Peter Jackson’s long-awaited documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-beatles-get-back-gear YDcnGTKwMwZYRgsRaXriAe Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:49:31 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul McCartney says John Lennon was responsible for the Beatles’ break-up: "I am not the one who instigated the split" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/paul-mccartney-john-lennon-beatles-break-up Kte8d2HiZUR63mvW2MJ2k Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:14:51 +0000 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:21:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Lennon suggested Eric Clapton join The Beatles following George Harrison's temporary departure in 1969, according to new audio recordings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-lennon-george-harrison-eric-clapton 68BmUYqPcSYqHhfsncSsW6 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:18:57 +0000