John Lennon: Remembering the Music Icon and Founding Member of The Beatles
December 8, 2016
John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940 during a German air raid in World War II….
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The Beatles: George Harrison and his 1957 Gretsch 6128 Duo Jet Electric Guitar
April 5, 2015
The Duo Jet sported “humped block” inlays, a Bigsby vibrato and two single-coil DeArmond pickups. Harrison used this for the early singles, the Please Please Me
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps: A Look at George Harrison’s First Guitar
February 25, 2013
What was Harrison’s first guitar? According to Paul McCartney it was strictly a do-it-yourself affair….
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The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 34 – John Lennon’s Hofner Senator
December 18, 2012
An advert of the period shows this handsome guitar that boasted a powerful, penetrating tone….
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The Beatles: John Lennon and his 1964 Rickenbacker 325
August 22, 2012
This updated, solid-top 325 was designed with Lennon in mind but not yet ready when Rickenbacker president F. C. Hall arrived in New York to meet with the Beatles before their Ed Sullivan debut….
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