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John Lennon holds his Framus 12-string guitar (left), the Framus 12-string guitar sits on a stand

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

CAVERN CLUB and George HARRISON and BEATLES, George Harrison performing live onstage, playing Gretsch 6128 Duo Jet guitar

Five of George Harrison's Most Iconic Beatles-Era Guitars

By Guitar Player Staff published

From the Grestch Duo Jet used in the Beatles’ earliest recordings to the late '60s prototype Fender Rosewood Telecaster, here are five of George Harrison's most celebrated guitars

The Beatles, from left George Harrison, Ringo Starr (behind), Paul McCartney and John Lennon, perform 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and 'This Boy' on Granada Television's Late Scene Extra programme at Granada television studios in Manchester, England on November 25th 1963. John Lennon is playing his Gibson J-160E guitar.

The Incredible Story of How a Guitar Magazine Helped Find John Lennon’s Long-Lost Gibson J-160E

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Missing since 1963, this iconic Beatles guitar was found over half a century later and sold at auction for $2.4 million

George Harrison and Bob Dylan perform onstage at the Concert for Bangladesh which was held at Madison Square Garden on August 1, 1971 in New York City, New York.

Watch George Harrison and Bob Dylan's “If Not for You” Acoustic Rehearsal at the Legendary Concert for Bangladesh

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video The warmth and friendship shared by the iconic songsters is evident in this intimate rendition

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Jeff Beck performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022/Luciano Pavarotti photographed in 1976.

“When I Heard Pavarotti Sing It, I Thought, All This Is Is Sophisticated Blues”: How Jeff Beck’s Unlikely “Nessun Dorma” Cover Earned Him a Grammy

By Gary Graff published

Along with an interpretation of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,” the guitarist’s oddball tribute tunes have earned high praise

Steve Lukather from TOTO onstage at the Over Oslo Festival on June 20, 2019 in Oslo, Norway.

“My Goal Was Simply Longevity – to Have a Long Career – Not to Become Famous”: Steve Lukather Looks Back on His Extraordinary Life as a Guitarist

By Jude Gold published

From Toto and Boz Scaggs to Michael Jackson and Ringo Starr, it’s hard to name a guitarist who has landed more dream gigs than Luke

1964 Rickenbacker 325S Rose-Morris 1996

The Iconic Rickenbacker 325 Has a Story Like No Other Electric Guitar

By Rod Brakes published

Favored by John Lennon, this short-scale model was the first in Rickenbacker’s defining Capri range

13th December 1969: George Harrison (1943 - 2001) of the Beatles at a concert in Copenhagen with Eric Clapton and Delaney and Bonnie.

10 of George Harrison’s Best Tracks

By Christopher Scapelliti published

These deep cuts showcase a confident artist at their creative peak

The Beatles and George Martin with the silver disc which they have been awarded after selling 1/4 million copies of their hit single Please Please Me.

Watch the Beatles’ ‘Please Please Me’ Mini-Documentary

By Rod Brakes published

Video The Fab Four’s debut album turns 60 this year

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Mateus Asato

Watch Mateus Asato’s Virtuosic Solo Rendition of the Beatles’ “Let It Be”

By Guitar Player Staff published

Video The quintessential 21st century guitar hero teeters between the restrained and the spectacular

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