The Beatles – Let It Be (Remastered)

In this photograph, George Harrison is seen with a 1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster. Despite its iconic appearance, he rarely used this guitar, preferring his Stratocaster instead. Harrison received the Telecaster in January 1969 and gifted it to Delaney Bramlett in December of the same year. Harrison famously described it as "the worst guitar I have ever played." It was primarily used during the recording of the "Let It Be" album. For other sessions, such as "Abbey Road," Harrison favored his Fender Rocky Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul "Lucy," and Epiphone Casino. This information aligns with details from the Beatles Bible.

From the Let It Be Sessions- Twickenham- January 8th 1969. George Playing a Fender Wildwood or Kingsman acoustic given to him by Fender, along with his Rosewood Tele, Fender Twin Amps, Fender Rhodes and PA System for the Get Back Movie

John Lennon and George Harrison both acquired Epiphone Casinos at the end of 1965. The main difference was that Harrison's guitar had a Bigsby tailpiece while Lennon's had a trapeze tailpiece. This became Harrison's main guitar during the band's final tour in 1966, and was used heavily during the recording sessions of Sgt. Pepper the following year. Harrison would strip the finish off the guitar in 1968, at the suggestion of Donovan. Harrison claimed the guitar sounded better as a result of the finish being stripped. “I think that works on a lot of guitars,” he explained. “If you take the paint and varnish off and get the bare wood, it seems to sort of breathe.”

In this picture, George Harrison is playing a rare acoustic version with the capo on the 2nd fret of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" in 1968 on a vintage Gibson Super Jumbo Sunburst guitar.

Eric Clapton gifted a 1957 Les Paul Standard to George Harrison in 1968. This guitar started as a goldtop but was refinished to cherry red, earning it the nickname "Lucy" after Lucille Ball, at the Gibson Kalamazoo factory. Harrison said, “[Eric and I] used to hang out such a lot at that period, and Eric gave me a fantastic Les Paul guitar, which is the one he plays on [“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”]. So it worked out well.”

This Leslie speaker designed for guitars was used by Harrison on "Let It Be" and "Abbey Road". You can hear it on the guitar solo for the single version of "Let It Be" and several songs in the "Abbey Road Medley".

It can be heard on Let It Be (single version) solo. In order to connect his guitar, George used a Leslie combo preamp https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--MchNoY7c--/a_exif,c_limit,e_unsharp_mask:80,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_south,h_620,q_90,w_620/v1411015494/ycfzs9u1rypnvujheaob.jpg

"Beatles / everything in the studio / Let It Be (film) / 1969 / George keeps the Virbratone on chorus the whole time"

Also in the movie "Get Back" ("Let it be"), we can see that their studio is equipped with a Fender Vibratone.

Used for the guitar on The Beatles, as mentioned by sound engineer Ken Scott in this June 2012 Sound on Sound interview.

"In addition to Paul's bass being DI'd, the cabinet probably would have been miked with a 4038, [Neumann] U67 or [AKG] C12. I would have used two 4038s on the organ, 67s on John and George's guitars, and it could have been anything on George's vocal.”

The U67 was also used on Let It Be, as mentioned by sound engineer Alan Parsons in this March 9, 2012 Premier Guitar interview.

I remember on Let It Be, Glyn Johns used a [Neumann] U 67 on George’s cabinet. I think Geoff Emerick favored the AKG D19 [on Abbey Road].

Used during Let it Be and Abbey Road sessions.

Silicon grey fuzz face

Paul McCartney is known for using Rickenbacker 4001 basses during the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "The White Album," and "Abbey Road" sessions. He owns two: a custom spray-painted version and a natural finish. This usage is evident in The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" music video available on Apple Music.

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.

Paul was filmed playing it in the Beatle movie "Let It Be".

It belonge to Abbey Road Studios and was used on several Beatles recordings.

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Additional citation: Bluthner website specifically names Abbey Road as using this model piano here. http://www.bluthner.co.uk/product/bluthner-model-one/

McCartney is seen playing George Harrison's Fender Rosewood Telecaster upside during the Get Back/Let It Be recording sessions along with keyboardist Billy Preston on a Fender Bass VI.

(Photo taken from The Beatles: Get Back Trailer)

Paul McCartney is famously associated with the Epiphone Casino, often seen playing it during his time with The Beatles. A user-uploaded photo further highlights this iconic pairing.

On The Product Page On Rotosound's Website It States That The Strings Where Used By Paul McCartney On Abbey Road And Let It Be.

they clearly can be seen in use on his '63 Hofner during the rooftop concert as well as on his Rickenbacker 4001s

On pictures of the Abbey Road and Let it Be sessions depict Paul McCartney's Rickenbacker bass strung with strings featuring red silk at the tuning pegs, indicating the use of Rotosound RS77LD Monel Flatwound Bass Strings (45-105). This aligns with historical accounts of McCartney's use of flatwound strings throughout his career with The Beatles.

At the beginning of this clip from the Get Back documentary, Paul asks for a Binson Echorec to be used on the mics.

At around 0:41 - 0:47 in this video you can get a closer look at Paul McCartney's Fender Bassman Export-Amp Amplifier Head that he used at the "Rooftop Concert". If you compare the inscription and the six knobs of this amp to the Export-Amp you will not notice any differences.

Secondary Source (speaks for the submission): McCartney was given two Jazz Basses and a Precision; and they sent 4 Fender Twins, 2 Bassman Amps, a whole bunch of effects, and picks, strings and straps. - This text is from the Beatles Gear Book -

John Played this bass for the "Get Back" sessions, as it shows on the "Beatles Get Back" doccumentary, also is seen on the "Let it be" music video

Both John Lennon and George Harrison used Fender Twin reverb amps in their final years in The Beatles, in the recordings of the Let it be album, and in their ultimately famous final public appearance in the Apple offices rooftop.

The amps used by John Lennon and George Harrison weren't "68 Custom Twins" as the title of this entry states. They were just "Fender Twins". You could put "Fender Silverface Twins" if you like.

The 68 Custom range came out in the 2010s as a modded reissue of the Twin and Deluxe Reverb (and maybe the Super Reverb). In 1969 there was no such thing as a 68 Custom Twin, it's a modern take on a Twin with tweaked channel voicings and Reverb and Vibrato on both channels. It looks the part and is pretty close but I think the negative feedback ha been rolled back a bit with reduces the clean headroom.

John used this guitar since 1969, he used this one during the Get Back (Let it Be) Sessions and also during Abbey Road Sessions

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.

John Lennon used the Dallas-Arbiter England Fuzz Face during the "Let It Be" sessions, as evidenced by the circled item in the provided photo.

Ringo used this Ludwig Hollywood Maple Kit since 1969 and it was used for the "Let it Be" and "Abbey Road" recording. It can also be seen at the classic Beatles' rooftop concert.

Ringo acquired this kit in 1968, used it for the recording of The BEATLES, Abbey Road and Let It Be LPs, in addition to the singles that came out with those LPs. This kit featured a 14 "x22" bass drum, an 8 "x12" Tom Holder and a 9 "x13" Tom Holder, and a 16 "x16" Floor Tom. This kit was also used with a 5 "x14" Ludwig Jazz Festival drummer, and on some occasions also used a 5 "x14" Ludwig Supraphonic. This is the famous drummer seen at the terrace concert of the film Let It Be.

"Here is the hi hat tambourine bar (aka Tamba Ching) used during the Get Back/Let It Be sessions."

Preston is seen on the Rhodes accompanying members of the Beatles during the "Let It Be" sessions.