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Ed Sheeran, John Lennon and Taylor Swift

New study names the most inspiring bands for aspiring guitarists – and The Beatles have been beaten to top spot

By Phil Weller published

UK retailer guitarguitar studied the top 5,000 guitar tabs from Ultimate Guitar to see which artists are having the greatest influence on today's players

Artists
The Beatles perform live in The Cavern Club, Liverpool, August 1962.

Paul McCartney was meant to be the Beatles’ lead guitarist – then stage fright led him to George Harrison

By The Beatles published

McCartney explains how Harrison became the band’s primary soloist in this exclusive extract from The Beatles Anthology

Bands
Kurt Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang electric guitar photographed at Hard Rock Cafe on April 28, 2022 in London, England

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

By Matt Owen published

With a wealth of record-breaking guitars among the collection, it promises to be the biggest guitar auction event of all time

Guitars
John Lennon Framus Hootenanny 12-string

The story of the Framus Hootenanny, the resurrected John Lennon favorite that was a key component of Beatles tone

By Neville Marten published

Loved by the Animals, the Stones, and most famously John Lennon, what was it about this Framus 12-string that made it a staple of ’60s rock tone?

Acoustic Guitars
The Beatles perform onstage at the Circus Krone-Bau in Munich, Germany on June 24, 1966

The day the Beatles visited New York’s most legendary guitar store

By Jackson Maxwell published

The salesmen at Manny's Music were happy to give the Fab Four a free guitar, but needed permission from its manufacturer. No freebies, they were told – not even for the biggest band in history

Bands
Framus Hootenanny 6-string and 12-string: inspired the originals used by John Lennon in the 1960s, these reissued acoustics are photographed together against distressed wooden flooring.

“John Lennon’s 12-string has a similar trebly edge to it”: Framus Hootenanny 12-string and 6-string review

By David Mead published

John Lennon famously used a Framus 12-string acoustic with the Beatles, and 60 years later the company has reissued the model in all its fab finery – and it comes with a little help from a friend!

Acoustic Guitars
John Lennon

Guitarist unwittingly buys John Lennon’s old Fender Deluxe – after it turned up on Facebook Marketplace

By Phil Weller published

James Taylor bought the historic amp for less than $4k and he needs help for further authentication

Guitarists
John Lennon performs at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival at Varsity Stadium in Toronto on September 13, 1969 (left), (from left) Eric Clapton (seated), bassist Klaus Voorman, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono

Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles

By Jackson Maxwell published

Though the band's set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival

Bands
Albert Lee playing his replica 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom

Albert Lee reveals the history of his ’58 Les Paul Custom

By Jenna Scaramanga published

Gibson calls its replica the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, but Clapton is only one of the stars to have owned and played this storied guitar

Guitarists
Framus John Lennon Hootenanny Reissue

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

Acoustic Guitars
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