Harrison reverse guitar

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Harrison reverse guitar

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Piece on reverse guitar here: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1356410-this-da ... 27th-april

What guitar did George Harrison use on I'm Only Sleeping?
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"Musically, "I'm Only Sleeping" is known for its backwards guitar. It was conceived by George Harrison in a late-night session, inspired when a studio engineer accidentally flipped a tape and Harrison was amazed at the effect and decided to "do it for real." So he wrote down a solo and then played it twice, once forwards and once backwards, with fuzz effects on one track."

Dont know which guitar was used, but you can hear the reverse-reverse here:

http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/im-only-sleeping/
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My guess is the Sonic Blue Strat.

I think he and JL got one each right around this time (purchased by Mal Evans).
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that would be my guess too
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On the Anthology, George remembers both himself and Paul playing the solo.
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if the solo was played by Paul and George, then probably the Casinos were used

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it doesn't matter what guitar was used, once the tape is reversed, it bears no resemblance to the original sound.

you could record the solo as is, (reversed), then reverse it again and then the sound of the guitar will become more apparent.
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