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What guitar strings did the Beatles use? Investigating the flatwound vs roundwound debate
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
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
We chart the evolution of the Fab Four's sound through the key tracks and the gear that made them
The song in the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer is a lost '90s gem featuring a bass that once belonged to John Lennon
The song in the new Guardians of the Galaxy trailer is Spacehog's In The Meantime and it has a killer bassline played on a borrowed bass...
The Beatles' Revolver: a comprehensive guide to the guitars and recording equipment the Fab Four used to make the landmark album
GW dissects the album that changed the band's musical trajectory, and that of pop music as a whole
Hear John Lennon sing Yellow Submarine as a melancholy acoustic ballad in this unearthed Revolver outtake
Lifted from the upcoming Revolver: Special Edition reissue, the newly discovered cut is a far cry from the peppy upbeat version that eventually made it onto the 1966 album
Peter Jackson is planning another Beatles film
The Oscar-winning director has also opened up about enabling that iconic Lennon/McCartney virtual duet at Glastonbury
Eric Clapton, George Harrison and the Beatles: a guide to nearly 50 years' worth of studio collaborations
17 highlights from five decades’ worth of Clapton/Fab Four studio collaborations – besides While My Guitar Gently Weeps
