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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

D’Addario unveils commemorative John Lennon’s collection – including a replica of his 1972 Madison Square Garden solo show strap
By Phil Weller published
Replica straps from key moments in his career and picks celebrate the Beatles guitarist’s legacy

“I’ll just do a little bit of it and show you what got me in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney reveals the song he played for John Lennon that earned him a spot in the band
By Christopher Scapelliti published
McCartney says Lennon was impressed by his guitar playing and the fact that Paul knew all the words

Former Beatle John Lennon's weirdest guitar is one of the last he played
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Check out the bizarre guitar John Lennon used on his last solo album.

“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

John Lennon’s first Vox amp has apparently been rediscovered after 60 years
By Phil Weller published
Discovered on an auction site covered in black paint, the amp used on Please Please Me and Love Me Do seems to have resurfaced after falling out of sight for six decades

John Lennon’s Help! Framus 12-string becomes one of the most expensive guitars to ever sell at auction
By Phil Weller published
The acoustic is now the most expensive Beatles guitar to ever sell at auction, having been lost for 50 years

John Lennon Played It on Repeat and Frank Sinatra Called It the Best Song of the ‘70s – Here’s How a Simple C9 Chord Inspired Little River Band’s Top-Ten Hit “Reminiscing”
By Gary Graff published
“It was a spiritual download that just flowed through me”: guitarist Graeham Goble explains how learning this extended chord unlocked LRB's “pinnacle song” in half an hour
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