The Beatles – Anthology Collection
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2025 album Anthology Collection.
Music from Anthology Collection
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Gear Used On Anthology Collection
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Beatles – Anthology Collection (2025). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guitars used by George Harrison on Anthology Collection
Avg price: $24,032.33
Used during recording of Free as a Bird and Real love with the Beatles.
George Harrison used a Futurama in the Beatles early Hamburg days.
Ringo Starr
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Drum Sets used by Ringo Starr on Anthology Collection
Ludwig Downbeat Oyster Black Pearl
Avg price: $2,829.40
At the end of April 1963, Ringo acquired his first kit Ludwig Downbeat color Oyster Black Pearl (on the first tour of the band in the US he acquired another identical kit). This kit contained a 14 "x20" bass drum, an 8 "x12" Tom Holder and a 14 "x14" Floor Tom. With this kit you also purchased a 5 "x14" Ludwig Jazz Festival snare drum. With the Downbeat kits he recorded the singles She Loves You / I´ll Get You, I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy and the German single Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand / Sie Liebt Dich, he also recorded part of the EP Long Tall Sally and part of the LP A Hard Day´s Night.
Guitars used by John Lennon on Anthology Collection
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Avg price: $678.00
Lennon bought a Sunburst Epiphone Casino with a white pickguard and the standard Epiphone “trapeze” tail in 1965 and used it as his main guitar until his early solo year ('70s). He play it live during the Beatles tour at Japan (1966), he also used it in all Beatles' studio albums since Revolver, and during the Beatles self-titled white album sessions he sanded his Casino and removed the pickguard, this model would result in a variety of reissues known as the Revolution Ephiphone Casino. After Lennon's death, the guitar was kept by Yoko Ono.
Bass Guitars used by Paul McCartney on Anthology Collection
Avg price: $3,741.38
Paul McCartney has been using the Höfner 500/1 Bass since acquiring it in 1963, replacing his original 500/1 "Cavern" model. This bass, iconic to McCartney's image, was prominently featured during the "Get Back" sessions. Notably, he removed the pickguard and added a "Bassman" sticker. The bass still has a taped setlist from the 1966 tour, which includes songs like "Rock and Roll," "She's a Woman," "Day Tripper," and "Paperback Writer." This information is supported by a user-uploaded photo.