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Was George Harrison's 1963 Country Gent really destroyed in a Beatles road mishap? The evidence says no
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The discovery of Paul McCartney's stolen Höfner bass this past year offers new clues to the Gretsch guitar's fate

Why did the Beatles play Epiphone Casinos? It all comes back to one man
By Christopher Scapelliti published
John Mayall brought some famous guitarists to the fore. He also turned the Beatles on to one of their defining guitar models

An unusual guitar is at the center of a mystery about the Beatles' White Album
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The rare fretless guitar appears to have been used on "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and "Helter Skelter"

“People always say I’m the Beatle who changed the most.” How playing sitar helped George Harrison become a guitar legend
By Christopher Scapelliti published
While all the elements of Harrison’s guitar style were falling into place, the Beatles were falling apart. Here’s what happened

David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player

Ritchie Blackmore on an “overwhelming” jam with Geroge Harrison – and marveling at the size of his feet
By Phil Weller published
Watch Harrison jam with the British hard rockers on an energetic version of Little Richard’s "Lucille" in 1984

“Why don’t you just play it the same way each time?” Paul McCartney asked Brian Ray why he performed a Beatles song like this. Here's what he said
By Joe Bosso last updated
The Paul McCartney guitarist shares his hard-won advice on how to perform any Beatles song perfectly

The guitar that launched the Beatles is going to the auction block. Here's what George Harrison said about it.
By Phil Weller published
"All the other guitars fell off the wall!" George Harrison recalled when he and Paul McCartney demoed his historic Futurama at the music shop

Peter Frampton on lessons learned from George Harrison and Steve Marriott
By Barry Cleveland published
Armed with a “million-dollar Marshall,” Frampton took cues from Hank Marvin and Django Reinhardt for his stellar 2010 effort, Thank You Mr. Churchill. That same year, he spoke with GP about the album's genesis, and gear revelations
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