Several of their instruments became very popular because of their association with The Beatles, particularly the iconic Hofner Beatle Bass, The Gretsch Country Gentleman, the Rickenbacker 325 and 360/12 and, of course, Vox amps. There’s even a whole book devoted to just their gear (Beatles Gear by Andy Babiuk). Even if we have gone down different musical roads, we can still look back at how cool we thought those four lads from Liverpool were. Many pickers my age started playing guitar because of The Beatles.
