Beatles Gear: All The Fab Four's Instruments, From Stage To Studio

Now in paperback, this acclaimed book examines the instruments used by history's greatest rock and roll band. With "jaw-dropping diligence, " notes "Record Collector, " the irresistible year-by-year analysis recounts inside stories from musicians, manufacturers, shopkeepers, roadies, engineers, and others who knew or worked with the Beatles. 300+ photos, some in color.

Now in paperback and updated with new material and photos, this acclaimed book is the first to examine the guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, amplifiers - everything The Beatles used to become history's greatest rock 'n' roll band. It analyzes all the gear and how the trend-setting Beatles played it to sculpt an unforgettable range of sounds. Year by year, Beatles Gear examines in fine detail specific instruments, amplifiers, and other equipment used by each artist - from the pre-Beatle days in 1956-57 Liverpool, throughout the global Beatlemania of the '60s, to the group's disbanding in 1970.