<P> Lennon and Harrison both purchased Epiphone Casinos in the spring of 1966 . Paul McCartney acquired his Epiphone Casino in 1964 . They were used extensively in the recording of the Revolver album and continued to be used throughout their remaining years along with other instruments . Lennon extensively used his Casino as can be witnessed in the film of their final concert at Candlestick Park, 1966, as well as in the Let it Be film when playing on their studio in London . Lennon's Epiphone Casino was double - tracked to get sufficient distortion to satisfy Lennon in the intro to Revolution . Although they purchased the guitars with sunburst finishes, both Harrison and Lennon later stripped the finishes off the guitars, claiming it allowed the guitars to "breathe" better . Lennon's stripped - down Casino can be seen in video footage of the famous "Rooftop Concert". Lennon used an Epiphone Casino almost exclusively from 1966 until the group's break - up and is even seen with it during the sessions for his Imagine album . </P> <P> Paul McCartney's electric guitar parts (solos on "Ticket to Ride", "Another Girl", "Taxman", "Helter Skelter", "Drive My Car", "Carry That Weight" and "Good Morning Good Morning" to name a few) were chiefly performed on his own Epiphone Casino or sunburst Fender Esquire . For recordings with acoustic parts played by McCartney ("Yesterday"), he favoured a 1964 Epiphone Texan FT - 79 . In 1968, he started using a D - 28 from C.F. Martin & Company . </P> <P> McCartney custom - ordered a left - handed Höfner model 500 / 1 "viola" bass during one of the group's early residences in Hamburg . This model, with two pickups very close to the neck and almost touching each other, was replaced in 1963 by a newer model, whose pickups were spaced much farther apart, in a more conventional manner . McCartney continued to use his early model, although very rarely, until the Let It Be sessions, when it was stolen from Twickenham Film Studios; he continues to use his second Höfner today . In October 1965 he switched to a Rickenbacker model 4001S, during the recording of Rubber Soul (as seen in pictures from those sessions), but certainly by the recording of "Paperback Writer". It would be his principal choice for the remainder of The Beatles' career . He briefly used a left - handed Fender Jazz Bass during sessions for The Beatles (The White Album) and again for Abbey Road . He returned to the Höfner during rehearsals and recording of Let It Be and played it during the rooftop concert . He also used his original Höfner, refinished in three - tone sunburst and with upgraded electronics . It can be seen in footage from Let It Be and in the "Revolution" promo video . </P> <P> George Harrison and John Lennon both played a Fender VI to back some songs on which McCartney played piano or guitar . George Harrison was photographed at Abbey Road in 1966 playing a right - handed red Burns Nu - Sonic Bass during the "Paperback Writer" and "Rain" recording sessions . Harrison also played a right - handed Fender Jazz Bass on two songs from Abbey Road . </P>

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