Tag Archives: The Beatles
SMG Poll: What is Your Favorite Easy Song to Play on the Acoustic?

SMG Poll: What is Your Favorite Easy Song to Play on the Acoustic?

It doesn’t matter whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, everyone has their favorites! It could be something very sentimental or maybe it’s just a lot of FUN to play. Submit a vote for your favorite EASY song to play!

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The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 35 – George Harrison’s Hofner President and Club 40

The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 35 – George Harrison’s Hofner President and Club 40

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

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The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 34 – John Lennon’s Hofner Senator

The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 34 – John Lennon’s Hofner Senator

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

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The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 33 – George Harrison’s Maton Mastersound

The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 33 – George Harrison’s Maton Mastersound

Before Harrison’s first Gent he borrowed this Australian solidbody from Barratt’s of Manchester and used it for a few performances….

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The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 32 – George Harrison’s First Guitar

The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 32 – George Harrison’s First Guitar

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 31 – Paul McCartney and the Faux Hofner!

The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 31 – Paul McCartney and the Faux Hofner!

Many stories have circulated over the years about a special Hofner 500/1 with gold-plated hardware presented to McCartney….

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The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 29 – Paul McCartney’s Rosetti Solid 7

The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 29 – Paul McCartney’s Rosetti Solid 7

Not a solid body but a semi-acoustic made in Holland by Egmond and renamed by the Rosetti firm, which imported them into the UK and sold them for about £20….

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The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 30 – John Lennon’s Russian Acoustic!

The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 30 – John Lennon’s Russian Acoustic!

A 1987 Harrison article in Guitar Player notes that in late ’65 “all four Beatles received Russian-made nylon string guitars….

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