Topic: George Harrison's Guitars (Read 6486 times)

Hello Goodbye · « **on:** January 12, 2020, 05:35:14 AM »

A nice video history...

https://youtu.be/7WUFCwb6gjE

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2020, 05:50:58 AM »

My 1963 Gretsch Country Gentleman...

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2020, 06:06:01 AM »

And my Rickenbacker 360-12C63...

Moogmodule · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2020, 06:10:28 AM »

Lovely bit of kit that, HG

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2020, 06:29:17 AM »

Thanks, Moog. I bought that Country Gentleman about 30 years ago.

I bought the Rick Custom '63 new about 8 years ago. Only a Rickenbacker 12-String can make a sound like this...

https://youtu.be/Kt5OoWr4v1k

blmeanie · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2020, 12:21:11 PM »

love that sound on If I needed someone

I just learned something, sorry for being so naive, I always thought of double neck guitars when 12 string was mentioned, your picture of yours allowed me to get educated. I feel kind of stupid but hey, very old dogs can learn new tricks.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2020, 12:42:19 AM »

^

As the video mentioned, If I Needed Someone was recorded with George Harrison's 1964 Rickenbacker 360-12 which had some changes from the 1963 model including rounded cutaways and an R tailpiece...

That guitar went missing after the 1966 Candlestick Park concert.

I prefer the esthetics of the 1963 model. I'm happy that Rickenbacker issued a limited edition reproduction which I'm fortunate to own.

George recorded A Hard Day's Night with his '63 version...

https://youtu.be/Yjyj8qnqkYI

And he had it when he met Pattie Boyd...

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2020, 01:21:29 AM »

George recorded I Call Your Name with his 1963 Rickenbacker 360-12...

https://youtu.be/r5mzQHQxoSg

https://youtu.be/N6XHO8Z8xxQ

Moogmodule · « **Reply #8 on:** January 13, 2020, 01:52:41 AM »

Quote from: blmeanie on January 12, 2020, 12:21:11 PM

love that sound on If I needed someone

I just learned something, sorry for being so naive, I always thought of double neck guitars when 12 string was mentioned, your picture of yours allowed me to get educated. I feel kind of stupid but hey, very old dogs can learn new tricks.

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There are also double neck guitars with one neck 12 string and one 6. Don’t see them too much after the 70s though.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #9 on:** January 13, 2020, 06:03:24 AM »

Quote from: Moogmodule on January 13, 2020, 01:52:41 AM

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There are also double neck guitars with one neck 12 string and one 6. Don’t see them too much after the 70s though.

https://youtu.be/Ogqp3m9t0MQ

Ibanez Artwood 6/12 Double-Neck

blmeanie · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2020, 11:40:03 AM »

Quote from: Moogmodule on January 13, 2020, 01:52:41 AM

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There are also double neck guitars with one neck 12 string and one 6. Don’t see them too much after the 70s though.

so educate me further, the player, treats the two strings as one while playing?

Moogmodule · « **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2020, 10:01:54 PM »

Quote from: blmeanie on January 13, 2020, 11:40:03 AM

so educate me further, the player, treats the two strings as one while playing?

Yep. Each string is doubled with the two strings very close together. So you play it much like a normal guitar. Although my experience playing them is that you need to impart quite a bit more pressure than on a six string so you have to get used to it. Good for chord work, arpeggios and riffing. Not so good for bluesy leads as bending the strings is harder and the extra force needed on the strings slows your fingers down a bit.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #12 on:** January 13, 2020, 11:56:49 PM »

This video shows standard tuning of a 12-string guitar...

https://youtu.be/CUk68Sx0vNY

Some 12-string guitars are easier to play than others. The Rickenbacker 360-12 is one of the easier guitars to play. So is my Guild JF30-12...

Stringing these guitars with lighter gauge strings also helps.

George put a capo at the 7th fret to play If I Needed Someone, like this...

https://youtu.be/RxR1Jbl3d2Q

You've seen Justin Hayward play a Guild JF30 on Question...

https://youtu.be/9YHIRGYlLlU

He made it easier to fret by using an open-C tuning.

nimrod · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2020, 01:44:22 AM »

You can get an effects pedal that makes a six string sound like a 12 string, our lead guitarist used to use this on the song needles and pins it actually sounded just like a Rick even though he was using a Gibson Les Paul.
Good enough for live performance anyway.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2020, 02:34:20 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on January 14, 2020, 01:44:22 AM

You can get an effects pedal that makes a six string sound like a 12 string

You just reminded me about the VOX ToneLab I bought a few years ago...

I had enough trouble making my Country Gentleman even sound like guitar with it!

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2020, 02:56:32 AM »

George had much better luck with his 360-12 and a VOX volume pedal on I Need You...

https://youtu.be/6t24nX_sak8

https://youtu.be/XxKPEddE82c

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2020, 03:16:06 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on January 14, 2020, 01:44:22 AM

You can get an effects pedal that makes a six string sound like a 12 string, our lead guitarist used to use this on the song needles and pins it actually sounded just like a Rick even though he was using a Gibson Les Paul.
Good enough for live performance anyway.

I can feel a new expression on my face
I can feel a glowing sensation taking place
I can hear the guitars playing lovely tunes...

https://youtu.be/X3aLTl1pa9c

https://youtu.be/lsxMBXVjXcU

Moogmodule · « **Reply #17 on:** January 14, 2020, 03:19:22 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on January 14, 2020, 01:44:22 AM

You can get an effects pedal that makes a six string sound like a 12 string, our lead guitarist used to use this on the song needles and pins it actually sounded just like a Rick even though he was using a Gibson Les Paul.
Good enough for live performance anyway.

Yes I’ve used that. Much easier on me poor fingers.

Moogmodule · « **Reply #18 on:** January 14, 2020, 03:24:42 AM »

Quote from: Hello Goodbye on January 13, 2020, 11:56:49 PM

Some 12-string guitars are easier to play than others. The Rickenbacker 360-12 is one of the easier guitars to play. So is my Guild

Do you still find much difference in playing a 12 versus 6 string HG? I only played 12 strings for short periods so maybe I didn’t ever properly get my hands and fingers used to it. I found for instance that, even though my fingertips were calloused from playing six string, the double string could hurt like blazes at first.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #19 on:** January 14, 2020, 04:07:09 AM »

^

My first 12-string was a Gibson B-25-12, Moog...

The action was high and the neck was wide and it hurt my fingers to play it. I still have that guitar but haven't played it in years. The Rick and Guild are made much better with standard necks and low action. With light gauge strings, they're very easy to play.

I have to say that when I heard the Searchers version of When You Walk In The Room in early 1964, I fell in love with the sound of the 12-string guitar and I knew I had to get one some day.

Thank-you, Jackie DeShannon, for writing one of the most beautiful and powerful songs I ever heard...

https://youtu.be/RTduz7oRBdQ

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