Comments on: John Lennon’s Guitars in the Beatles

By: Glenn Gibson

Glenn Gibson — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:24:23 +0000

The Framus 12 string was a casualty on the Australian tour in ’64. The neck was broken on the trip, and was taken to a luthiery not far from their hotel in Sydney. When the tour moved on the guitar was inadvertently left behind. I saw that guitar many times, as I did my apprenticeship in a hotel across the road from the shop, and had my setups done there. Lennon never returned to get the guitar. Sometime in 1971 the luthier, who was convinced Lennon would come back for the instrument, or have it posted, moved/closed or maybe retired. He was pretty old. I don’t know what became of that guitar. I wish I did know; it would be worth a fortune now.

By: Van Meirvenne Alex

Van Meirvenne Alex — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:06:45 +0000

On the Youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn8d69QRU1c), on frame 1:45 and 2:12 you can see John’s Rickenbacker 325 Capri still in natural color .

By: Cara Carlson

Cara Carlson — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:59:41 +0000

Really great John Lennon and George Harrison guitar pages at this site. I know, It’s my site. Enjoy!

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 04:30:11 +0000

If you listen to John on his 65 epiphone on the rooftop concert playing I’ve got a feeling , he plays the lead intro in a single chord I’ve never seen before

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:52:49 +0000

Great post, thanks! I’ve been working my way through the Beatles songbook…it’s such a tremendous catalog.

By: Jim H

Jim H — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:42:36 +0000

In a recent interview, Earl Slick talked about working in the studio for the first time with John Lennon for the Double Fantasy album. He said he was absolutely stunned at what a tremendous guitarist John was. John is definitely an underrated guitarist, particularly as a rhythm guitarist and in his use of different chord voicings.

By: Artie Fisk

Artie Fisk — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:21:42 +0000

I would recommend Andy Babiuk’s fine guidebook, “Beatles Gear,” in which he exhaustively details every instrument owned and used by every Beatle, including amps. It’s a great read, and very informative.

By: P.C. Salter

P.C. Salter — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:49:54 +0000

For years I’ve wondered about the acoustic guitar sounds on “Hey Jude” and my best guess is the Gibson J-160E plugged into a mic’ed up Vox combo amp. Any light to be shed out there?