5 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About The Beatles
Join us as we take a little trip down the Strawberry Fields of history and dig up some tasty bits of Beatles trivia. This article could probably be turned into an entire book, but there are probably too many books on The Beatles already so, we're going to condense it down to less than 600 words.The Beatles didn't use Fender guitars until 1965. By that point they had already recorded four [and a half] albums. This was allegedly done to distinguish themselves from The Shadows, who were known to use Fender instruments and featured guitarist Hank Marvin. On the Gibson side of things, The Beatles' use of the Epiphone Casino propelled the guitar to massive global sales, surpassing the Gibson equivalent, the ES-330 during Beatlemania.Wu Tang Clan's 2007 album "The 8 Diagrams" featured a guest appearance by George Harrison's only son, Dhani. The first single off that album was a re-working of the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" entitled "The Heart Gently Weeps".
Source: Justin Beckner/ultimate-guitar.com
