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George Harrison's Futurama electric guitar
George Harrison’s Futurama – which starred in the Fab Four’s historic Hamburg tour – is heading to auction

By Matt Owen Published

The oddball electric – which originally went up for auction back in 2019 – was also used on the Fab Four's first official Polydor recordings, having featured heavily during their early Cavern Club gigs

Electric Guitars
The Beatles perform 'Rain' and 'Paperback Writer' on BBC TV show 'Top Of The Pops' in London on 16th June 1966. Left to right: John Lennon (1940-1980), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison
Did Paul McCartney fumble a note on this classic Beatles bassline?

By Nick Wells Published

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios on October 16th, 1965, see if you can hear the bass glitch where McCartney “breaks” the main riff

Bassists
(from left) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, performing the Beatles' Hey Jude
“It was like an insult”: Paul McCartney turned down George Harrison's proposed guitar parts for Hey Jude

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Harrison suggested answering each of McCartney's lines with a guitar phrase, an addition McCartney saw as unnecessary

Artists
Multi-cam of Paul McCartney performing on stage with Andrew Watt
Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show

By Janelle Borg Published

The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt

Concert, Gigs & Tours
(from left) Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon perform onstage on August 1, 1964
The Beatles on their struggles to be heard over the screams of Beatlemania – and the toll it took on their performances

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Technology has advanced light years in the six decades since the frenzy of Beatlemania, and the world of onstage guitar amplification is no exception

Bands
The 1962 Vox AC15 Twin, purportedly owned by John Lennon
John Lennon’s lost Vox amp – used on the Beatles’ first recordings and Cavern gigs – may have been found

By Matt Parker Published

Heard on Please Please Me and Love Me Do, this unassuming 1962 Vox AC15 Twin may have just become the most valuable amp on the planet – and we’ve had the exclusive first look

Guitar Amps
Junior Marvin playing a Les Paul and a black and white photo of Jimi Hendrix playing guitar above his head
Junior Marvin saw Jimi Hendrix blow away the Beatles – but says the guitar hero was too shy to speak to him

By Matt Parker Published

The Bob Marley and The Wailers guitarist says Hendrix was “like two different people” on and offstage

Guitarists
The Beatles play Top of the Pops for the last time in 1966
The Beatles were pop trailblazers and studio experimentalists, but the Fab Four also had a heavier side

By Jon Bishop Published

This lesson takes you into the three guitar styles of John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, from electric 12-string work to slide solos

Lessons
Musician Rusty Anderson (L) and Paul McCartney perform during Desert Trip at The Empire Polo Club on October 15, 2016 in Indio, California
“I was in shock for the first few days”: Rusty Anderson on how he became Paul McCartney's guitarist

By Janelle Borg Published

Rusty Anderson recalls the moment he met Paul McCartney – and recorded with him on the same day

Guitarists
John Lennon playing his 12-string Framus, and a picture of the guitar
John Lennon’s lost Help! Framus 12-string has become one of the most expensive guitars to ever sell at auction

By Matt Owen Published

The influential instrument was found in an attic after 50 years, and tipped to oust Kurt Cobain's $6m Martin D-18e in the record books

Acoustic Guitars
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