02-03-2020, 12:53 AM
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Beatles guitar valued at £400,000 on Antiques Roadshow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...yside-51698031
Its current owner recorded sessions for a film company co-founded by Harrison, who asked him to play the guitar.
"I played a few notes and he said: 'Yeah, you're definitely getting more out of it than I am. It's doing better for you, why don't you have it'."
Bartell's of California made the instrument, which the owner, Ray, described as "a strange old thing to play".
A photograph in the episode shows the guitar among Harrison's collection.
02-03-2020, 03:13 AM
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Re: Beatles guitar valued at £400,000 on Antiques Roadshow
Having seen and heard the guitar, I can see why the type never caught on - it's challenging to play without frets, since it always seems to be slightly out of tune.The guitar was initially given to John Lennon and a similar one was given to Jimi Hendrix by Bartell. Lennon's ended up with Harrison but where's the other one .....
Here's a modern take on the idea:
02-03-2020, 09:38 AM
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Re: Beatles guitar valued at £400,000 on Antiques Roadshow
Originally Posted by keezoy
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Hmm..as a guitarist myself I would say he can have it. Fretless electric bass yes. Great instrument but not a guitar. Gimme my old Strat any day. 
Edit: I lost a decade. My Epiphone is 40+ years old. Blimey!
02-03-2020, 10:05 AM
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Re: Beatles guitar valued at £400,000 on Antiques Roadshow
Originally Posted by mart
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They make it sound good.
02-03-2020, 11:41 AM
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Re: Beatles guitar valued at £400,000 on Antiques Roadshow
Originally Posted by keezoy
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I have an Epiphone biscuit resonator for slide. I tune it open G Keith Richards style (no bass e string) Wonderful guitar. NOt as deep tone as a Dobro but just as nice to play.
I might have been thought OK once but it's quite a long time since I played my guitars to any great degree. They are still hanging around and I might pick one of them up once in a while.
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