George Harrison

George Harrison played a Tennessean, finished in a deep maroon-burgundy wood grain colour, beginning in January 1964.

This article, by Guitar Player, says, "The George Harrison guitar is his 1963 Maton Mastersound electric. Harrison used the guitar in the summer of 1963 when he had it on loan from Barratt’s Music Store, in Manchester, England. According to Beatles gear expert Andy Babiuk, Harrison's Gretsch Country Gentleman was experiencing problems and was taken to Barratt's for repair. He received the Maton to use while the repairs were performed. "

George Harrison can be seen using a Hofner President Archtop guitar in this photo. According to The Beatles Gear, this was George's first "good guitar". He paid 30 pounds for it, with a bit of help from his mother. He also put on a pickup, just to increase the volume of the guitar. He later swapped this guitar for a Hofner Club 40 instead.

In this photo, Harrison can be seen playing a Rickenbacker 425

He played Danelectro Silvertone while the jam with Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Bob Dylan in the late 80s.

In a photo from the rehearsals for The Concert for Bangladesh, George Harrison is associated with the Univox U-915 Uni-Vibe. Although he did not use the Uni-Vibe during the actual concert, its sound can be heard on the track "Sunshine Life for Me" from Ringo Starr's 1973 self-titled album.

Gold Fender XII used on Live in Japan for 'If I Needed Someone'

At 1:21 in this Hard Rock video, it says that George Harrison used the Guild Starfire on the 1966 tour while traveling on the plane.

Harrison can be seen in this photo with a Burns Nu-Sonic Bass.

Around 1963, Harrison did some maintenance work with his 1957 Duo Jet. During the reparation, he is visible using this Jet Firebird guitar.

George used the green Hamburguitar on "Real love" shown at 2:32 of this video. At 1 47 of the video he used a Black Fender Stratocaster. For the New Beatles songs George used 2 Fender Stratocasters and this Hamburg guitar.George used a red Stratocaster Also for the recordings, which was seen in real love. Besides the 2 Stratocasters George used this Luthier made guitar by Bernie Hamburger. It has 2 Humbuckers and Coil splittring system for both Humbuckers. The Humbuckers are Seymour Duncan Cool rails in neck and Seymour Duncan Hot rails in bridge. Bernie also made George a Stratocaster like Luthier guitar. A hollow body guitar that looks like a Stratocaster and has a Humbucker in the middle and Single coiles on both sides of the Humbucker. The 2 Bernie Hamburger guitars CSN be bought from Luthier Bernie Hamburger himself only. http://www.hamburguitar.com/

Harrison can be seen in this photo playing a Fender Jazz Bass.

The image shows George Harrison using a Watkins Rapier 33, suggesting he found its tone beneficial for studio recordings.

In ths picture you can see George playing John Lennon's Vox Kenstington during the recording of "I Am The Walrus". chuck_yoakum said in this submission that George used it in rehearsals for "I Am The Walrus" and "Hello Goodbye".

George Harrison used this guitar in 1965 for "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out". At the end of the 1965, this guitar wasn't used anymore.

Seeing Harrison playing this guitar on SNL in 1976 inspired me to purchase my first Martin, a standard D-35. Did not realize until a few years later that Harrison's was a special model of the Martin D-35, a D-35S that has the next joining the body at the 12th fret, not the 14th fret, and has a slotted head like many classical guitars.

In the European version for the Got My Mind Set On You video, George can be clearly seen with this white/beige Telecaster.

George Harrison owned a rare Gretsch TW300, a prototype created in the late 1980s during his time with the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys. This unique guitar featured a humbucker in the middle position, unlike later models that included a bridge pickup, single coils, or a vibrato. This information is provided by Gretsch Guitars, under the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

Whilst George Harrison's rocky strat was custom painted by him, it originated as a 1961 Stratocaster in a sonic blue finish, the same as John Lennon. In all uses of the rocky stratocaster, it is this very version of the strat that he is playing. In the video source, George Harrison talks about the stratocaster both he and John Lennon got in the 60s, this starts at around the 1 minute and 30 seconds mark.

Used on Live in Japan

George Harrison traded one of his guitars for the Club 40. He didn't use this guitar a lot, possibly because he used his Futurama guitar a lot more. Nobody knows what happened to it later.

George Harrison possibly used the Gibson J-50 Jumbo while working on the "All Things Must Pass" album, alongside his Gibson J-200. Although it is unclear if this guitar was featured on the final recordings, a user-uploaded photo suggests that Harrison may have used it for demoing tracks during the sessions. The current status of the guitar, whether retained by the Harrison Estate or passed to another owner, remains unknown.

In a rehearsal video titled "George Harrison And Bob Dylan If Not For You" on YouTube, George Harrison is seen playing a Harptone 12-String Acoustic Guitar.

George can be seen playing a 1991 Martin OM-21 Special at the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration in 1992. Harrison played this guitar during his performances of "If Not For You" and "Absolutley Sweet Marie". He also played it in the group performance of "My Back Pages" alongside Dylan, Eric Clapton, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, and Neil Young (linked here https://youtu.be/rGEIMCWob3U).

George Harrison is seen with a Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster in Daphne Blue, which he reportedly acquired in 1970. This is highlighted in the YouTube video "How Do You Sleep? John Lennon."

George Harrison used the Fender '59 Bassman LTD amplifier during the Japan tour with Eric Clapton in 1991, as documented on Bekkoame.

George Harrison´s first guitar.

Used for the electric guitar on Abbey Road, 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].

George Harrison's Harptone L-6 guitar which was used at the Concert for Bangladesh.

George Harrison used a Fender Stratocaster during his 1974 tour. According to a book I read, he played three different Stratocasters on that tour, and this was one of them. Although I borrowed the book from the library and can't provide a photo of the source, I've included a quote highlighting Harrison's fondness for the Fender Stratocaster.