A Gibson SG guitar used by both George Harrison and John Lennon has sold for £294,000 at an auction in New York. The guitar was used by Harrison from 1966 to 1969 (including during the recording of 'Revolver') and by Lennon during the White Album sessions. Harrison gave the guitar to Peter Ham of rock band Badfinger in 1969, and after Ham's death in 1974 it ended up with his brother. It was only rediscovered two years ago when the US Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame approached Ham's brother looking for memorabilia to include in a Badfinger retrospective in 2002. It sold to an anonymous bidder at the auction last week.
Dec 20, 2004
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Beatles guitar sells for over a quarter of a million
A Gibson SG guitar used by George Harrison and John Lennon sold for £294,000 at a New York auction after being rediscovered two years ago.