I never knew he owned one and used it on Paperback Writer.
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John Lennon’s Gretsch
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Yep, he had one. Here is a picture of John with his 6120.
Re: John Lennon’s Gretsch
According to the Beatles To-A-Tee video series, John might've used his Gretsch on "She Said, She Said", in addition to "Paperback Writer". I trust that video series, because Rob Taylor nails the tones with ease, and does it right.
A Burns Nu-Sonic bass was used by George at "Paperback Writer", but since George played bass on "She Said, She Said", he obviously used it there too.
A Burns Nu-Sonic bass was used by George at "Paperback Writer", but since George played bass on "She Said, She Said", he obviously used it there too.
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You can't say that for sure. From Recording The Beatles (Kehew & Ryan):JakeK wrote: A Burns Nu-Sonic bass was used by George at "Paperback Writer", but since George played bass on "She Said, She Said", he obviously used it there too.
EMI documentation seems to indicate that the initial backing track was comprised of three takes of drums, bass, and two guitars, suggesting that Paul stayed around at least long enough to contribute to the rhythm track.
The bass and drums make up track 1 and the two guitars were make up track 2.
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That does make the plot thicken, and I'll believe the book. Of course, as we've seen here, there's no use in trusting Paul's memory, either!
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Yes indeed, or most anybody's for that matter!JakeK wrote:That does make the plot thicken, and I'll believe the book. Of course, as we've seen here, there's no use in trusting Paul's memory, either!
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I remember a discussion in which a WEM Pep Rush pedal was used with this Gretsch 6120 on Paperback Writer.
Life, as with music, often requires one to let go of the melody and listen to the rhythm
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Yeah, check out a recent posting by Marc Seligman.sloop_john_b wrote:Yes indeed, or most anybody's for that matter!JakeK wrote:That does make the plot thicken, and I'll believe the book. Of course, as we've seen here, there's no use in trusting Paul's memory, either!