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John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940 during a German air raid in World War II….

The day has finally arrived! It’s Nigel Tufnel Day! Yes, that’s right, the day that goes to E-L-E-V-E-N. Look at the date. Yes, you CAN look at it. Eleven, eleven, eleven. So no matter whether you are a druid with a BIG BOTTOM or you’re stuck in a HELL HOLE, crank up the Marshall Amplifier all the way up, and let the sustain go, Ahhhhhh!

The history of electric guitars can be traced back to over 70 years ago when a pickup was placed inside an acoustic and a radio was used to amplify the signal. But it didn’t take too long before a few great innovators came along to refine the sound, style and functionality and the rest is Rock ‘n’ Roll!

Some may not realize this, but the 1967 Flying V is actually a reissue. Gibson first released the Flying V in 1958 along with the ES-335, Explorer and Moderne. The ES-335 was an instant success, but the Flying V would receive the recognition it deserved nearly a decade later, which prompted the reissue.

While you probably have never heard the name ‘George Beauchamp’ before, if you play electric guitar, well then you owe him a debt of gratitude. Because it was Beauchamp, working with Adolph Rickenbacker who created the first commercially viable method of stringed-instrument amplification.

Purchased in 1960: 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri (5/8 scale, hollow-body electric). Serial No. V81: The Holy Grail of guitars. Lennon bought this “short arm” guitar, with a natural finish, gold pickguard and Kaufmann vibrato, on the Beatles’ first trip to Hamburg, after he saw jazzman “Toots” Thielmans playing a Ric model on an album cover.

In a quantum leap from his first instrument, Harrison purchased this handsome Hofner….

An advert of the period shows this handsome guitar that boasted a powerful, penetrating tone….