The Beatles – Revolver (Remastered) album cover

The Beatles – Revolver (Remastered)

Album 1966

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1966 album Revolver (Remastered).

Music from Revolver (Remastered)

Gear Used On Revolver (Remastered)

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Beatles – Revolver (Remastered) (1966). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by George Harrison on Revolver (Remastered)

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson SG Standard

Avg price: $1,718.54

George Harrison is spotted at 0:22 (and throughout in this Beatles music video for "Lady Madonna") playing a Gibson SG. He used this guitar mainly from 1966 through 1968, after which he gave it to a friend of his, Eric Clapton.

Per the Gibson website, "George Harrison played his red 1964 SG Standard on many Rubber Soul/Revolver-era Beatles tracks, and Lennon played it on “The White Album.” You can see it briefly in the films for “Rain” and “Paperback Writer,” where Lennon is playing a nice Epiphone Casino. George’s SG sold at auction in 2004 for $570,000."

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Fender Custom Painted "Rocky" Stratocaster

Avg price: $26,062.39

It was originally purchased by Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, and given to George Harrison. Its original color was Sonic Blue, and was used extensively on the band's sixth album, Rubber Soul. But first used on Help.it was Georges main guitar in Beatles between 1965 to 1970. In 1967, he painted it into the way it is today. It can be seen in the music video for "I Am the Walrus". It was later used as a slide guitar when George went solo. Georges favourite guitar was the Fender Stratocaster. He wanted one in 1958. Later he was to buy one but the guitarist in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes wook up earlier and bought the guitar. He finally got his Strat in Dec 1964. From 1965 till his death the Stratocaster was his main guitar in the studio, though this one was set up for slide so he used other Strats for normal playing. It was George that convinced Eric Clapton to start using the Stratocaster in 1970. George always wanted his first electric guitar to be a Fender Stratocaster.

Hollowbody Electric Guitars

1965 Epiphone Casino

Avg price: $4,499.00

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.”

Amplifiers used by George Harrison on Revolver (Remastered)

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Vox UL730

Avg price: $3,999.00

I'm not sure if there are any quotes from him about the Vox UL730 amplifier which was one of the Vox Hybrid amplifiers made in England of the mid sixties, which George used starting sometime during the Rubber soul album, through Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper. Later the amp was auctioned off by Bonham's auction house where it fetched a pretty sum!!! here is a link to the info

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19037/lot/373/

Guitars used by John Lennon on Revolver (Remastered)

Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Epiphone Casino

Avg price: $676.00

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.

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar

Avg price: $622.79

In this photo, a young John Lennon can be seen holding and playing a sonic blue Fender Stratocaster. The details that can be discerned are a white pickguard and a rosewood fingerboard.

Amplifiers used by John Lennon on Revolver (Remastered)

Guitar Amplifier Stacks

Fender Blackface Showman Guitar Amp

In the picture you can see John Lennon's Fender blackface Showman amp during their revolver sessions.

Effects Pedals used by Paul McCartney on Revolver (Remastered)

Fuzz Effects Pedals

Vox V829 Tone Bender Germanium Charged Fuzz

Avg price: $180.00

Lying at Paul's feet, you can see the pedal that he used on Revolver and many times in the subsequent albums.

Bass Guitars used by Paul McCartney on Revolver (Remastered)

Electric Basses

Rickenbacker 4001

Avg price: $2,300.00

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.

Guitars used by Paul McCartney on Revolver (Remastered)

Hollowbody Electric Guitars

Epiphone Casino

Avg price: $676.00

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.

Studio Equipment used by Ringo Starr on Revolver (Remastered)

Effects Processors

Fairchild 660 Compressor

Avg price: $20,963.33

Used on the bass drum for Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, as stated by assistant engineer Geoff Emerick when discussing "Tomorrow Never Knows" for The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years by Mark Lewisohn.

Another distinctive element of "Tomorrow Never Knows" was Ringo's hypnotic drum sound. “I moved the bass drum microphone much closer to the drum than had been done before,” says Emerick. “There’s an early picture of the Beatles wearing a woollen jumper with four necks. I stuffed that inside the drum to deaden the sound. Then we put the sound through Fairchild 660 valve limiters and compressors. It became the sound of Revolver and Pepper really. Drums had never been heard like that before.” And Ringo's reaction? "He loved it, there's no question of that. They all loved the sounds. It was exactly what they wanted."