Talk:List of the Beatles' instruments

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I just added this article to Category:The Beatles. But I couldn't find a suitable category about instrumentation. I didn't think Category:Sound production was the right place. If there are going to be more articles of this kind, it would be worth creating a new category. --RichardVeryard 16:32, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Paul McCartney's electric guitar parts (solos on Ticket to Ride, Taxman, Helter Skelter, Drive My Car, The End, Good Morning Good Morning to name a few) were chiefly performed on his own Epiphone Casino. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vytal (talk • contribs) 15:53, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Quarrymen
Can we get rid of this stuff... it's not the Beatles and wasn't recorded. The spirit and intent of the article lies in the opening paragraph: "As their touring days wound down, they became a full-time studio band. Their scope of experimentation grew, as did the palette of sounds. This article attempts to list the instruments used to achieve those results."

Vytal (talk) 03:04, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. I would argue that if the instrumentation of The Beatles is of interest here, then so should be the instrumetation of The Quarrymen ... the same band in all but name.

AndrewWild —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.171.110.252 (talk) 13:39, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Harrison's Futurama
In fact, George obtained and played a Selmer Futurama, documented in numerous Cavern Club photographs, before being able to afford to move up to a Gretsch. HM211980 (talk) 04:19, 6 August 2009 (UTC)HM211980HM211980 (talk) 04:19, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * A Selmer? It was a Resonet Futurama built by Delicia in Czechoslovakia. Selmer was a music store they named it Resonet. Harrison used it on the Scottish tour and on the second Hamburg trip but went looking for a replacement for it just as soon as he got back to Liverpool as it was a very difficult guitar to play. Harrison paid £70 for the Gretsch (it was supposed to be 75) and used it during the band's final Hamburg trips and when they returned to Liverpool and began their residency at the Cavern. Fair Deal (talk) 11:01, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I checked and you are right it a Delicia Fururama. Nevertheless, you and I agree that the text in the article is wrong. When the band returned to Liverpool to play at the Cavern, George still played the Futurama. Why not correct the text to reflect that he still played it, then switched to the Gretsch? My source: "Beatles Gear" by Andy Babiuk.

HM211980 (talk) 12:42, 6 August 2009 (UTC)HM211980HM211980 (talk) 12:42, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Had to rv edit adding false info as Fair Deal has already mentioned in his previous post. Take the time to read it. When the Beatles took full time occupoancy at the Cavern Harrison owned the DJ. Wether B (talk) 00:21, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Splitting hairs, regarding the term "full time", so I'm going to let this one slide.. When they started there he didn't have it. And I read it. You should do some real research. HM211980 (talk) 01:58, 8 August 2009 (UTC)HM211980HM211980 (talk)

Lennon
John Lennon's musical instruments might use your help. Kasaalan (talk) 22:50, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Headphones
Does anyone know the headphones used by the Beatles? They seem to be often using the same type (in photos from the period). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.30.112.11 (talk) 14:46, 24 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I was told that they are some model of AKG. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 07:36, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Amplifiers
By 1969, John and George were using what looks like Fenter Twin Reverbs. If that can be confirmed, it needs to be in the article. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 05:48, 9 December 2017 (UTC)


 * This video lists a lot more amplifiers than are listed here. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 06:31, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

There should be some mention of the Vox UL730 amps that they used in the studios after 1966. Also the UL7120 were prototypes given to the Beatles but were offered for sale by Vox as part of the UL amp lineup. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.90.149.244 (talk) 20:55, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

Piano
Also, isn't a Blüthner piano pictured in "Let it Be"? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 07:53, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

George's rosewood Telecaster
The article says that George used the rosewood Telecaster in Rubber Soul - he didn't have it then. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 07:35, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Paul's 1961 bass
The article says " when it probably was stolen from Twickenham Film Studios" but a youtube video shows two screenshots from Peter Jackson's Get Back film, where it is seen at Apple Studios on January 24, 1969 - well after they left Twickenham. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 01:21, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Paul's stolen Hoffner bass reportedly found
See YouTube.

It is also in the AP and other reliable sources: AP. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:00, 17 February 2024 (UTC)