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The time Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to take over his own guitar solo
By Janelle Borg published
Campbell recalls rejecting his own solo on the Traveling Wilburys' debut single – and why Harrison's playing style was a better fit

Beyond Beatlemania: The definitive guitar history of George Harrison's greatest recorded works
By Damian Fanelli published
Guitar World's Beatlemaniacs assemble for the deepest of deep dives into the recorded output of a pop-cultural icon and genius player to find that there was no one quite like George Harrison

Peter Frampton called Grace Bowers his favorite new guitarist. Now they’ve collaborated on a Beatles classic with Trey Anastasio
By Janelle Borg published
The three guitarists delivered a masterclass in soloing on this 10-minute-plus rendition

George Harrison typically sketched out his solos in advance – his lead break on this classic Beatles track was an exception
By Jackson Maxwell published
Harrison told GW that while he was happy to improvise when needed, when it came to laying something down in the studio, he was far more comfortable charting out a path in advance

Before Andy Fairweather Low joined George Harrison’s band, the Beatle was eyeing up Gary Moore and Alvin Lee
By Matt Owen published
The prolific session player joined Harrison for his 1991 tour of Japan, but it turns out he was rather low on the pecking order when the Beatles legend came to assembling his band

Lost chords that George Harrison wrote down before his passing have been turned into a new song
By Matt Owen published
For the Love of George is taken from a new George Harrison tribute album, which was recorded using the late Beatle’s own guitars

Andrew Watt on the time Paul McCartney gave him a guitar lesson over tea
By Janelle Borg published
The super-producer also relays a secret Macca revealed about recording a classic Beatles track

Steve Lukather on wielding Beck’s Strat, jams with George Harrison – and his best solo slip-up
By Andrew Daly published
Luke sets the record straight on recent fake interview about modern players, explains how he knew when Michael Jackson liked his playing, and hints at what to expect from his new Music Man signature

John Lennon’s Hootenanny 12-string sold for $2.8m last year – now Framus has revived the acoustic with the Lennon estate’s approval
By Phil Weller published
One of the most expensive guitars ever sold at auction gets a long-awaited return six decades after John Lennon used it to record Beatles classics
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