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Paul McCartney said necessity made him and John Lennon learn to be ambidextrous guitar players
By Elizabeth Swann published
McCartney also revealed how he came to understand the bass guitar's transformational power while recording the Beatles' "Michelle"

Paul McCartney made some surprising revelations about his favorite guitar in our historic interview with him
By Tom Mulhern published
The former Beatle gave Guitar Player insights into "Taxman" and "Blackbird," as well as John Lennon's previously unknown fingerpicking skills

Mitch Colby resurrects the amp that gave Paul McCartney his start and put the Kinks on the hit parade
By Dave Hunter published
The Colby Elpico AC55 1x12 combo is a modern take on the 1950s/'60s Elpico AC55 that launched young British guitarists into the world of rock and roll

Brian Ray on navigating nerves while learning the ropes in Paul McCartney’s band
By Phil Weller published
Ray recalls the wisdom of Etta James that helped him work with McCartney

“‘Those old Beatle bashers?’”: Paul McCartney talks Vox amps, and his love of dirty tones
By Jackson Maxwell published
In a 1990 GP interview, McCartney expressed his personal preference for getting gnarlier rock tones out of his Vox amps, despite his pop reputation

“Here to make its first stage appearance in 50 years is my original bass.” Paul McCartney’s iconic Höfner bass returns to the stage after being lost for over 50 years as he brings the Got Back tour to a star-studded close
By Phil Weller published
Ringo Starr and Ronnie Wood helped cap the curtain-closing show. But the reappearance of the bass was the biggest surprise of all

Brian Ray on the only time Paul McCartney and John Lennon got writer's block
By Jackson Maxwell published
“You have to remember,” Macca's longtime guitarist told us, “the Beatles did a record every six months”

Why did the Beatles play Epiphone Casinos? It all comes back to one man
By Christopher Scapelliti published
John Mayall brought some famous guitarists to the fore. He also turned the Beatles on to one of their defining guitar models
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