Guitar Player

FAB FOUR

1. GIBSON J-200

arrison bought his sunburst Gibson J-200 while in the U.S. in 1968 and used it briefly over the following year. Abbey Road technical engineer Brian Gibson told author Andy Babiuk that Harrison played the J-200 when recording his original acoustic demo of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the studio on July 25, 1968. Photos from the White Album. The J-200 was among the guitars Dylan used when he performed at the Isle of Wight on August 31, 1969.

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