George Harrison Gear Guide
George Harrison’s Beatles and solo-era guitars, amplifiers, effects and recording-period equipment.
A quick-reference inventory. Equipment varies by recording, performance and tour; period associations are stated where exact chains differ.
Guitars
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| Gretsch Duo Jet | Early Beatles stage and studio guitar, heard around the Please Please Me period. | Early Beatles |
| Gretsch Country Gentleman | Hollow-body Gretsch with Filter’Tron pickups; defining mid-1960s stage guitar. | 1963–65 |
| Rickenbacker 360/12 | Twelve-string electric prominent on A Hard Day’s Night. | 1964 |
| Gibson SG Standard | Used for Hey Bulldog; Vox Conqueror supplied the fuzzy solo tone. | 1968 |
| Fender Telecaster Rosewood | Custom rosewood Telecaster used in Beatles and solo sessions. | Late 1960s onward |
| Gibson Les Paul Lucy | Red Les Paul associated with While My Guitar Gently Weeps. | 1968 |
| Fender Stratocaster Rocky | Psychedelic-painted Strat used in late Beatles recordings. | 1967 onward |
| Gibson J-200 | Acoustic guitar used for songwriting and studio parts. | Beatles / solo |
Amplifiers
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| Vox AC30 | Early Beatles amp choice and bright Rickenbacker platform. | Beatles touring |
| Vox Conqueror | Solid-state head used with the SG on Hey Bulldog. | 1968 |
| Fender Twin Reverb | Clean platform associated with later sessions and solo work. | Solo era |
| Selmer amps | British amplifiers used in early Beatles period. | Early career |
Effects and studio gear
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| Conqueror built-in fuzz | Germanium transistor fuzz supplied the Hey Bulldog solo’s grit. | 1968 |
| Leslie rotating speaker | Rotary modulation used on guitar and keyboard parts in late Beatles sessions. | 1960s studio |
| Tape flanging | Tomorrow Never Knows features studio tape manipulation across parts. | 1966 |
| Tape delay / ADT | Artificial double tracking and tape-based processing widen studio guitar parts. | Studio dependent |
| Slide guitar | Open tunings and slide phrasing became a major part of Harrison’s solo vocabulary. | Late Beatles onward |
| Volume pedal | Used for smooth swells and sustained slide phrases. | Solo period |
Song and era references
| Gear / reference | Details | Era / use |
|---|---|---|
| A Hard Day’s Night | Rickenbacker 360/12 supplies the bright twelve-string motif. | 1964 |
| Ticket to Ride | Layered electric guitar with a sustained, compressed quality. | 1965 |
| Taxman | Tight rhythm playing and a cutting lead tone. | 1966 |
| Hey Bulldog | SG Standard into Vox Conqueror with built-in fuzz. | 1968 |
| While My Guitar Gently Weeps | Les Paul Lucy appears on the lead recording. | 1968 |
| All Things Must Pass | Slide guitar, overdubs and studio processing shape the palette. | 1970 |