George and Guitars

[PinballWizard2001]

Being a guitar player whose main influence is George, I'd have to say I admire the guitars he used almost as much as what he played on them.

My personal favorites are Rocky (psychedelic Stratocaster), George's Gretsch Tennessean and Duo Jet, his Epiphone Casino, his rosewood Fender Telecaster, his 12 string Rickenbacker, and his Gibson J-200 jumbo acoustic, which was used on For You Blue and Here Come's The Sun (two of my favorites) as well as the demo for While My Guitar Gently Weeps (my favorite).

As far as sound goes, I'd have to say my favorite Beatles guitar tone is from '68-70, when George usually played with his electric guitars through Leslie rotating speakers (usually used for organs). A very good example of this is the solo for the single version of Let It Be (although I personally prefer the album version).

And my favorite of George's Beatles guitar contributions (I love them all, but these are my top 10)

1. Something solo
2. Lead acoustic on Here Comes the Sun
3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps acoustic demo from Anthology 3
4. Slide solo on Free As A Bird
5. Rickenbacker 12 string on If I Needed Someone
6. "I Saw Her Standing There" solo
7. Volume swell guitar on "I Need You"
8. Guitar at the begining of "I Want To Tell You"
9. "Let It Be" solo (album version)
10. Intro and solo on The Beatles cover of Roll Over Beethoven

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[FPSHOT]

There are some previous topics about his guitar solo's, you may want to have a look there.

Here is a link to a site with info and pictures about George's guitars, there are more, but here is one to start with
http://www.crackerboxpalace.0catch.com/hobbies/guitars.html

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Song to listen to;
Maya Love

[PinballWizard2001]

Thanks for the link, FPSHOT. Great pictures on the site, and it shows the guitars he used more recently, which I didn't know about.

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[Sgt.McCartney]

WOW! Cool pictures thanks for the link

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...then there's this Welsh rarebit wearing some brown underpants...about the shortage of grain in Hertfordshire.
-Revolution 9

[FPSHOT]

Here is a beautiful picture of one of George's guitars, given to him by Bill Elliot from Splinter
http://www.rockmine.music.co.uk/Beatles/Guitars/Harr2.html

and here some Gretsch guitars used by George like the one shown on the Cloud Nine album cover
http://www.voxshowroom.com/northcoast/gretsch/

and a VERY nice ons with beautiful pictures
http://www.angelfire.com/musicals/harrison/english/page6.html


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Song to listen to;
Dear One

[FPSHOT]

Here is a link to a recent article about
a legendary red Gibson SG, formerly owned by George & later given to Badfinger's Pete Ham, which is now on display at the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
http://www.mindspring.com/~crimson3/




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"There won't be a reunion as long as John is dead"

[PinballWizard2001]

Thanks for the links, FPSHOT.

I fancy a new guitar everytime I see George holding one...

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