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George Harrison and Bob Dylan
The time Bob Dylan and a Beatle were at odds over a guitar solo

By Phil Weller Published

Don Was had to steer both through the studio session when it came to the recording of Under the Red Sky

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The Beatles on the set of Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night
How the Rickenbacker 360/12 revolutionized the sound of ’60s guitar

By Chris Gill Published

Introduced in 1964, the jangle of the 12-string Ricky inspired generations of players, with the likes of Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Johnny Marr all making it their own

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George Harrison's 1964 Gibson SG Standard
George Harrison’s 1964 Gibson SG Standard is officially part of the multi-million dollar guitar club – but as a piece of Beatles history it’s priceless

By Jamie Dickson Published

Sold at auction for $2,271,000, Harrison’s SG is one of the most significant Beatles guitars

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David Gilmour's Black Strat
The 16 most expensive guitars of all time

By Jenna Scaramanga Last updated

Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction

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The Jim Irsay Collection's three big stars of the night [L-R]: Kurt Cobain's 1969 Mustang, David Gilmour's record-breaking Black Strat, and Jerry Garcia's Tiger.
World record for most expensive guitar shattered three times in one night as Jim Irsay auction sees David Gilmour's Black Strat fetch $14.5m

By Jonathan Horsley Published

On any other night, $6,907,000 for Kurt Cobain's Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang and $11,560,000 for Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” would have been world records. But this wasn’t any other night...

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Left–Guitarist June Millington performs with Fanny (as The LA Allstars) at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom on June 5, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia; Right–George Harrison performs on stage with Delaney and Bonnie in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 1969. He is playing a 'Rocky' Fender Stratocaster guitar
The Beatles made the Leslie speaker an iconic guitar tone. But a pioneering “all-female” rock band were one of the first to take it out on the road

By Janelle Borg Published

June Millington, one of the co-founders of the 1970s LA-based band Fanny, heard the Let It Be demo and was set on incorporating a Leslie speaker into her rig

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Musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd, guitar detail of David Gilmour's 'Black Strat which was used to record the Pink Floyd album 'Wish You Were Here,' performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California
Details emerge of the historic guitars in the Jim Irsay Collection auction

By Janelle Borg Published

Compiled over decades by the late billionaire businessman and Indianapolis Colts owner/CEO, the Jim Irsay Collection has achieved a mythical status for its rich trove of historic guitars

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John Mayer performs onstage for day two of the 2025 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm on September 28, 2025 in Franklin, Tennessee
Why John Mayer might be better than a Beatle, according to producer Don Was

By Matt Owen Published

The famed producer has worked with Mayer on three studio albums, and has highlighted the overlooked aspects of his musicianship

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George HarrisonEric Clapton 1913 Gibson Pattie Style-0 Sunburst Archtop Acoustic Guitar
George Harrison and Eric Clapton both married the same woman. Now the historic 1913 Gibson acoustic named after Pattie Boyd is headed to auction

By Phil Weller Published

The pair reportedly wrote some of their most iconic songs on the instrument

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George Harrison (1943 - 2001, left) and Eric Clapton at Limehouse Studios in London during recording of the TV programme 'Blue Suede Shoes', spotlighting veteran rockabilly songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins. In the background are drummers Slim Jim Phantom and Ringo Starr
Legendary Abbey Road record producer, Ken Scott, explains how Eric Clapton ended up playing an uncredited solo on a Beatles classic

By Janelle Borg Published

Scott also reveals the recording technique the team used to make sure Clapton's solo sounded Beatles-esque

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