Yes.......The Actual Ones !!!
Paul sill uses this bass for touring.
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| BEATLESGUITARS YESTERDAY.........ANDTODAY Yes.......The Actual Ones !!! |
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| Scans provided by Joe Baiardi and William Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Text was edited and corrected by BOBKAT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paul's 2nd Hofner 500/1 given to him by Selmer. 1st used at the Royal Command Perfomance in 1963. Paul still uses this bass today. Notice the '66 set list still taped to the side with tape! Paul sill uses this bass for touring. |
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| John's 2nd Rickenbacker 325 given to him on The Beatles first trip to America. He first used this in '64 for the second Ed Sullivan show in Miami. Notice the '65 set list still taped to the side with tape! This guitar now resides in The Rock & Roll Hall Of Rame in Cleveland. | George's 1st Rickenbacker 12 string presented to him on The Beatles first trip to America. This guitar is the second Rickenbacker 12 string ever made. The guitar now resides at the Harrison estate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| John's 2nd Gibson J-160E purchased in 1964. The 1st one was purchased along with George's in 1962 and was stolen in 1963 and never recovered. John later stripped his around 1968. This guitar now resides in The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. | John's 1st Rickenbacker 325 originally purchased in Germany in 1960. Originally with a natural finish, John had this guitar painted sometime in 1962. Lennon added the Bigsby vibrato and bow-tie bridge soon after he got the 325 and used it as his main stage and studio guitar from 1960 to early 1964. It has since been restored (Why?) to it's natural color, along with the addition of a new white pickguard (Originally gold). This guitar now resides at the Lennon Museum in Japan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George's Gibson J160-E. In the summer of 1962, George and John both ordered Gibson J-160E's from Rushworths Music in Liverpool. After John's was stolen in 1963, he would use George's. John used it in A Hard Day's Night . The guitar now resides at the Harrison estate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| John's Epiphone Casino. Both John & George purchased them in 1965. Paul was the 1st to own one in late 1964. In late 1968, John & George both stripped their guitars . From the Lennon estate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul's 1st Rickenbacker 4001S originally given to him in 1965 by Rickenbacker. Originally Fireglow Red, then psychedelic for Magical Mystery Tour, Paul stripped this bass guitar sometime in late 1968. Paul still owns this bass today. | Paul's Epiphone Casino. Paul purchased this guitar in late 1964. First used on the "Help!" sessions on "Ticket to Ride" and "Another Girl". Paul still uses this guitar today. | George's Fender Stratocaster. This 1963 model was purchased in late 1964 and was originally Sonic Blue. George later had "The Fool" paint it in day-glow colors for the Magical Mystery Tour movie. It has become known as the Magical Mystery Tour Strat or as "Rocky". This guitar now resides in the Harrison estate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| George's Gibson Les Paul. This guitar was used by Eric Clapton on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and given to George after that session. This guitar was stolen and later recovered for George. This guitar now resides in the Harrison estate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George's Gretsch Duo Jet guitar. This guitar was used on the early sessions for the LP "Please Please Me" in 1962. It was given to Klaus Voorman in the early 1960s and given back 20 years later.In an interview George gave at some point , he stated that it had been completely restored . George referred to the guitar as "Cloud Nine" and used it on the sessions for that solo LP. This guitar now resides in the Harrison estate. | Stu Sutcliffe's Hofner President bass. After selling a painting at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Lennon persuaded Stu in buying this bass and joining The Beatles for their trip to Hamburg. This bass was put on the auction block at Sotheby's for $15,000 in recent years. Now on display the the Rock & Rol Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Russ Lease, left, is the proud owner of the original "Ed Sullivan Show' Beatles bass drumhead that he purchased from Sotheby's in London. He commisioned Jack Lawton, right, to make him a replica bass drum to display the original skin. The Beatles used seven bass drumheads between 1963 & 1967, each varying slightly in style. Jack Lawton restores vintage drum kits with the original Black Oyster Pearl pattern & also has replica Beatles drumskins available. He can be reached at (570)988-0655. Russ can be reached thru his website www.beatlesuits.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This studded Vox Python guitar strap was used by John Lennon and then given to Eric Clapton whilst he was playing with Cream in 1967. This strap was put on the auction block at Sotheby's for $4,500 in recent years. We do not know of its whereabouts today. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||