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from: RichL
date: 2008-04-24 15:44:58
subject: Re: What guitar did George Harrison use on the .album. version of `Let

eviltimeban  wrote:
> On Apr 14, 4:18 am, t...{at}aerovons.com wrote:
>> On Mar 27, 9:45 am, Skokiaan  wrote:
>>
>>> On Mar 27, 12:05am, "RichL"  wrote:
>>
>>>> I bought Lewisohn's "The Complete Beatles Recording
Sessions" in
>>>> the hopes that it would have first-hand documentation of this sort
>>>> of information. Alas, I was mistaken.
>>
>>> Lewisohn's book was based soley on listening to session tapes, so
>>> he'd have no first-hand knowlege of instruments used unless
>>> something was listed on the EMI log or mentioned on tape. Of
>>> course, sometimes it's obvious. Still, it's beyond the scope of his
>>> book.
>>
>>> The book "Beatle Gear" is a better source, though
the author doesn't
>>> attempt to identify every song each instrument was used on.
>>
>> Much of the info on this site is very accurate, though I will try get
>> in touch with him again to at least suggest he consider correcting a
>> few items.
>>
>> TH
>
> Yeah, like listing the Martin D-28 acoustic as the main guitar on Dear
> Prudence. Most likely to be the white "Revolution" Casino, semi
> acoustic...

The site does list George as playing both a Les Paul and a Telecaster on
this song.  But yeah, I'd guess John plays both the Martin and the
Casino on it.

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