Stratocasters on which Beatle's songs?

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:59 pm

Which recordings did John and George play stratocasters?Nowhere Man?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:21 pm

Nowhere Man
I Want To Tell You
Ticket to Ride? (The droning guitar in the background)
Octopus' Garden (I think)

bosifis · Post by **bosifis** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:57 pm

Most of the songs on "Rubber Soul"
Try this link and click on the other albums to see what is what.

http://perso.wanadoo.es/sissu/ppm.htm

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:12 pm

Thanks alot guys!I'll check out that link.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:54 am

Yes, I listened to Rubber Soul While driving in today and was struck by the heavy use of strats.

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:36 am

I know they mock it for the video, but George is playing Rocky on IATW. I know when I try to do it at home, it sounds better on a Strat to my ear.

Which may not be saying much

blazer · Post by **blazer** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:36 pm

George used his Rocky strat on the solo of 'All you need is love'.

briank · Post by **briank** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:49 am

I can't tell what session it is, but John is shown with his a few times during the Sgt Pepper sessions.

blazer · Post by **blazer** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:31 pm

There also are a lot of strats on "Revolver" most notably on "And your bird can sing"

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:36 pm

You sure, Wouter? I always thought that was all Casino.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:31 am

Definitley hear it on "The Word" from Rubber Soul, during the bridge bits.

wolfgang · Post by **wolfgang** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:40 am

John or George on Stratocaster:
probably:
I'm down,
Dizzy Miss Lizzy,
Bad Boy,
Day Tripper,
It's only love,
If you got trouble,
Help!

Flying (?)

kog · Post by **kog** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:44 pm

Wolfgang, I think the only one I'd definitely agree with you is "It's Only Love". I agree that perhaps "If You've Got Trouble" & "Flying" are possibilities.

But I think "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Bad Boy", "I'm Down" and "Help" are all too early for the Strats to be on the scene (they only got them at Rubber Soul time). On all of these songs. my money is on the Tennessean, especially the riff in "Help!". On "Daytripper" it seems there's a lot of difference of opinion between the Tennessean and the Casino. My bet is it's the Tenny doubled on the main riff, and the Casino on the middle 8 solo.

In the end, who knows? Fun to speculate, but hard to tell.

bosifis · Post by **bosifis** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:46 pm

If we're going through, "Help!'.....The solo on "You're Gonna Lose That Girl"???

maplered · Post by **maplered** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:33 pm

And You're Bird Can Sing sounds like a Casino to me, too.