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Rare Beatles Vox Guitar Goes on Exhibit in New York City

A rare Vox guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison will be on display throughout this week at the Hard Rock Cafe New York. The guitar will be auctioned off on Saturday, May 18, where it is...

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Photo Gallery: 50 Classic Acoustic Rock Songs

Whether you began on an electric or an acoustic guitar, there's no doubt the latter will eventually find its way into your hands at some point.The nature of the acoustic guitar's efficiency (no amp!)...

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Song Facts: The Beatles — "Nowhere Man"

John Lennon wrote this gentle folk-rock ballad in the autumn of 1965 at his home in Kenwood, St. George’s Hill Estate, Weybridge, Surrey. Just as "Yesterday" mysteriously came to Paul McCartney,...

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Rare Beatles Vox Guitar Sells for $408,000

A rare Vox guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison sold for $408,000 Saturday, May 18, in New York City. The guitar, which was auctioned by Julien's Auctions at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times...

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'Beatles Gear' Tracks the Fab Four's Instruments from Stage to Studio

Beatles Gear is a landmark book that details exactly which guitars, drums, amplifiers and keyboards The Beatles used at key points during their career. The book was even used as the official technical...

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Song Facts: The Beatles — "Taxman"

George Harrison’s withering indictment of Britain’s progressive tax system was chosen to open the Beatles’ most progressive musical effort to date. Opening with a rasping cough and a droll count-in,...

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Poll: What Was George Harrison's Coolest Beatles-Era Guitar?

Forty-nine years ago, after the Beatles made their debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, thousands of kids across the US suddenly "needed" electric guitars, basses and drums.Kids who were able to...

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Song Facts: The Beatles — "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

''While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is not only one of the best songs George Harrison wrote with the Beatles — it's also one of the greatest songs on the White Album. Whether it was jealousy, ego or...

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Song Facts: The Beatles — "Something"

"'Something' was written on the piano while we were making the White Album," George Harrison explained in 1980. "I had a break while Paul was doing some overdubbing, so I went into an empty studio and...

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Video: Paul McCartney Performs Beatles and Wings Classics on 'The Colbert...

Last night, Paul McCartney stole the show — or was the show, actually — during a special hour-long episode of The Colbert Report.The episode featured an interview with a very lively McCartney, during...

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10 Underappreciated Paul McCartney Songs

"When I'm Sixty-Four"? That's so seven years ago. Paul McCartney turns 71 today, June 18.With that in mind, you'll probably come across a host of online tributes that laud the former Beatle's...

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The Top 30 12-String Guitar Songs of All Time

When considering the choices for this list, we realized it wasn't as easy a task as we first thought. What makes for a great 12-string guitar song as opposed to a great song that just happens to have a...

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Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll: Round 1 — "Bulls on Parade"...

A few years ago, the editors of Guitar World magazine compiled what we feel is the ultimate guide to the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time.The list, which has been quoted by countless artists,...

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Interview: Engineer Eddie Kramer on Recording The Beatles'"All You Need Is Love"

The Beatles made EMI’s Abbey Road Studios a household name after they titled their 1969 album for the facility. It was there that they recorded nearly all of their songs, beginning with their first...

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Song Facts: The Beatles — "Good Morning Good Morning"

One of the hardest-rocking songs on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,"Good Morning Good Morning" is also one of the album's most complex productions. As the song developed from the Beatles' basic...

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Song Facts: The Beatles — "Fixing a Hole"

Prior to Sgt. Pepper's, the Beatles had recorded at the studios outside of Abbey Road when circumstance required — "Can't Buy Me Love" was recorded at EMI's facility in Paris during a 1964 tour, and...

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Video: Deconstructing The Beatles'"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Some of you might remember an ad that appeared in guitar magazines in the late '80s or early '90s. It showed a photo of the Beatles'Sgt. Pepper's Hearts Club Band LP propped up against a shiny new...

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Guest Starrs: The Top 5 Guitar Solos on Ringo Starr Songs

Today, July 7, is Ringo Starr's birthday. So I figured I'd celebrate this most joyous of occasions by gathering up five songs that feature the best guitar work to be found on Ringo's solo albums.After...

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Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll: Round 2 — "While My Guitar...

A few years ago, the editors of Guitar World magazine compiled what we feel is the ultimate guide to the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time.The list, which has been quoted by countless artists,...

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Video: Paul McCartney, Nirvana Members Perform The Beatles'"Get Back" and...

This past Friday night, Paul McCartney and his band were joined on stage by the former members of Nirvana — Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear (Nirvana's second guitarist for a spell) — at...

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