McCartney with Guild

[billy budapest]

A stunning picture from 1964 of Paul along with a typically good New Yorker story here:

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/25/paul-mccartneys-magnificent-melodic-gift

 

[davismanLV]

Wow. When it started out and even a good way through the article, I thought, "Oh yeah, just more of the same..." but it got a lot better. I'm not drenched and trenched in "Beatles Lore" so I'm not that familiar. But a well written article and a LOT more interesting that I would have first guessed! Thanks for posting this, BB!! :encouragement:

 

[F312]

Is that an F47?
Ralph

 

[killdeer43]

Great article with a Guild-connection pic no less.

*Wonder what kind of strings he was using..... :tongue-new:

Thanks for the link,
Joe

 

[F312]

Black diamond?
Ralph

 

[walrus]

Great article - a very interesting take on McCartney and his "legacy".

walrus

 

[xilef regnu]

Great stuff; thanks for posting! Paul was often left working with an upside down guitar, makes me wonder if that had an "upside".

 

[Cougar]

Yes, quite an interesting article. And long, haha. I thought this was rather intriguing:

"The Beatles were an O.K. provincial rhythm-and-blues group, then they were masters, and they departed having made only masterpieces."​

 

[Quantum Strummer]

Good article, not short but not too long, skips past the usual rehashing and focuses on less over-scrutinized stuff. Those acoustic demos with Elvis Costello are definitely worth a listen too:

http://youtu.be/b8EJL6_Q1pY

-Dave-

 

[Quantum Strummer]

Love Me Do, recorded in September 1962. (The song itself, though, had been around for a bit by then.)

Tomorrow Never Knows, recorded in April 1966. So about 3 1/2 years later.

Listen to 'em back to back. They're from altogether different worlds.

-Dave-

 

[walrus]

Exactly - it's the short time frame between their "phases" that is astounding. The Mop Tops, Rubber Soul/Revolver, Pepper, White Album. Then the grand finale, Abbey Road. Then poof! Gone!

Abbey Road was released in September 1969. Only 7 years to create an astounding musical evolution of recorded music.

walrus

 

[dbirchett]

At one time, Paul had a left-handed X-170.

 

[tjmangum]

Nice take on Paul over the years. I was 10 years old in 1964 and lived with a radio in my ear. I can tell you no one was listening to the hits of 1914 then. My grandchildren today listen to the pop - rock songs and music from 50 years ago. What an enduring legacy Paul, John, George and countless other composers of the 60's and 50's have left for us.

 

[Neal]

Looks like an F-47 to me. Larger F-body, block inlays, Chesterfield headstock.