Harrison, Paul and Ringo all had a bad day that day and Lennon let them all have it if you have the bootlegs. Jerry: the song 'rubber band' quote in mind is from the 1963 'One After 909' session. The Hamburg recordings are pretty rough but Harrison 1962 could hang with the best then, but changing to a studio band he became a 'bit' player and that is very hard and very few can make the transition from thowing out one line after another to playing parts that fit and can't be taken from the whole without a huge loss. Though he would never call himself a proper guitarist. If you know any of Harrison's songs, the changes, keys, and voicings he used shows his deep knowledge of the guitar. Not taking anything away from Paul's leads but Harrison knew the guitar and could play a solo fit to any style you throw at him. Paul can pretty much play anything but not guitar on the same level as Harrison. On guitar Harrison was the most accomplished of the group. The Vox line that follows for the Beatles. Vox was the Fender of the UK at the time and the Beatles wanted them because the Shadows had them. I would guess Paul wanted an electric and bought one not having owned one since Hamburg.Īs to Vox not being well known. John and Paul pretty much stuck with the same things. Of all the Beatles Harrison was the most gear minded of the group.
