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What guitar strings did the Beatles use? Investigating the flatwound vs roundwound debate
By Chris Gill published
Just what did George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney string their guitars with – and when did they make the switch from flatwounds to roundwounds?

How to replicate the Beatles’ classic tones using today’s affordable guitars, basses and effects pedals
By Chris Gill published
Because sourcing the vintage gear is almost impossible, financially and practically, we've put together a list of gear that's on the market today that will help you nail the Fab Four's sound

How the Beatles crafted the guitar and bass tones that forever changed the sound of rock music
By Chris Gill published
We chart the evolution of the Fab Four's sound through the key tracks and the gear that made them

Rick Rubin says Paul McCartney is the “best of all bass players”
By Nick Wells published
In a new interview, Rubin has claimed the Beatles icon is the greatest of all time

George Harrison's 15 greatest guitar moments after The Beatles
By Damian Fanelli published
Following the breakup of the Beatles, Harrison invented an entirely new, distinctive, and often-imitated guitar persona for himself. Revisit the finest of those post-Beatles six-string moments

Watch Peter Frampton end his touring career with a final show-closing cover of The Beatles’ While My Guitar Gently Weeps
By Matt Owen published
The guitar legend played his three-pickup Gibson Les Paul sat down, and brought the curtain down on his prolific live career at the last show of his farewell tour

Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me
By Joel McIver published
Anthrax bassist Frank Bello on Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney and more

The 20 heaviest songs before Black Sabbath
By Richard Bienstock last updated
Behold, gentle reader, a sizzlin’ slew of down and dirty tracks that helped forge heavy metal
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