John Lennon ’s 12-string Framus Hootenanny acoustic guitar recently sold for $2,857,500 million at auction. Lennon, along with George Harrison, had used the guitar to record such Beatles albums ...

John Lennon Said He ‘Made the Guitar Speak’ on This Song John Lennon really liked the way he played the guitar on one of his songs. Here is what he had to say about his guitar playing.

David Redfern/Redferns John Lennon in 1963 (playing a 1958 Rickenbacker 325 guitar — not the one being put up for auction).

A lost guitar played by John Lennon at height of Beatlemania that had been stashed away in an attic for decades has been sold at auction for more than $2.8 million.

George Harrison playing John Lennon’s Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar. Julien's Auctions/ Beatles Photo Library In the 1960s, a 12-string acoustic guitar was the instrument of choice ...

The Beatles' psychedelic footprint can be found on most music, including Genesis. But did any of the Beatles admire Genesis ...

By Eric Grossman April 23, 2024 2:11 pm ET Order Reprints Print Article George Harrison playing John Lennon’s 1965 Framus Hootenanny Beatles Book Photo Library Text size ...

A guitar once owned by John Lennon sold at auction for $2.9 million – $500,000 more than the previous top price for a Beatles item. He had the 12-string Framus Hootenanny acoustic from the band ...

John Lennon’s Best Lead Guitar Moments in the Beatles 1. “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” This main riff in “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” is deeply memorable and insatiably catchy.

On the UK charts, there would be another No. 1 hit that would feature a guitar solo by John. That came the following month (June ’69) on the song he wrote about his wedding, “ The Ballad of ...

The Beatles were already not seeing eye-to-eye towards the end of their tenure, but it only took one performance for John Lennon to leave them behind.