This is the concluding entry in The Beatles Invasion’s series on John Lennon’s Guitars. Scroll down to read about a few odd instruments John owned and played. See previous entries in the series here:
Part One: Gallotone Champion Acoustic John Lennon Guitar.
Part Two: Hofner Club 40 Electric John Lennon Guitar.
Part Three: 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri John […]
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A 1970 model Honda 160Z monkey bike, which was once owned by Beatles guitarist John Lennon, was sold at auction on Wednesday for £36,000.
John originally purchased the low-powered motorcycle as a fun way of getting around his hundred-acre Tittenhurst Park estate in Ascot, England. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr purchased the bike along with […]
For most of his time with The Beatles, John Lennon’s go-to acoustic guitar was a Gibson J-160E, featured in two early entries in this series on John Lennon’s Guitars. But in 1967, John got another great acoustic axe. See previous entries in the series here:
Part One: Gallotone Champion Acoustic John Lennon Guitar.
Part Two: Hofner Club […]
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And now for one of the strangest of John Lennon’s Guitars. Vox made a weird prototype electric guitar specifically for John. See previous entries in the series here:
Part One: Gallotone Champion Acoustic John Lennon Guitar.
Part Two: Hofner Club 40 Electric John Lennon Guitar.
Part Three: 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri John Lennon Guitar.
Part Four: 1962 […]
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Here’s another entry in our series on John Lennon’s Guitars. This time, Guild Guitars gets into the picture with a custom-made Starfire XII, hand-delivered to John. See previous entries in the series here:
Part One: Gallotone Champion Acoustic John Lennon Guitar.
Part Two: Hofner Club 40 Electric John Lennon Guitar.
Part Three: 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri John […]
While in earlier years, John Lennon’s guitar of choice was usually a Rickenbacker, from 1966 onwards he was made more use of his Epiphone Casino - featured in this addition of the John Lennon’s guitars series - than any other guitar. See previous entries in the series here:
Part One: Gallotone Champion Acoustic John Lennon Guitar.
Part […]
I’m quite proud to say that The Beatles Invasion blog has been contacted with an official press release, direct from major record label UMG. Read the full scoop here, and check out this short clip from the DVD. Do any readers own it yet? I can’t wait for my copy.
What follows (including these two […]
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John Lennon was many things to many people. While most famous for his music, he was also a successful author and visual artist. Soon, a giant exhibition of John’s visual artwork will be unleashed in his original hometown, Liverpool.
From 23 May through 2 June, John Lennon: The Complete Collection of Artworks will run at […]
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John Lennon, and The Beatles in general, are known for using a lot of hollow-bodied electric guitars, especially Rickenbackers. But they did make occasional use of solid-bodied guitars, like the Fender Stratocaster featured in the latest edition of our series on John Lennon’s guitars. See earlier entries here:
Part One: Gallotone Champion Acoustic John Lennon […]
This video takes a look at the bitter rivalry between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The constant attempts to outdo eachother made for some great songwriting, but it ultimately tore The Beatles apart.
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