Beatles, George Harrison and Guitar
George Harrison Played This Futurama Guitar in the Early Days of the Beatles. Now It Can Be Yours.
The vintage Futurama, which the late Beatle favored during his band’s formative days, will go under the gavel at Julien’s Auctions this fall. Labeled a “holy grail” by the auction house, the instrument is expected to eclipse the already high pre-sale estimate of $600,000 to $800,000 at a sale in Nashville in November.
Beatle George Harrison’s teenage electric guitar goes to auction and could sell for US$1m
Futurama guitar, which Harrison’s mum paid for in instalments and which he played at hundreds of Beatles gigs, could fetch over US$1 million.
The guitar that launched the Beatles is going to the auction block. Here's what George Harrison said about it.
George Harrison’s Futurama guitar — the six-string featured in hundreds of the Beatles' early live shows and heard across several studio recordings vital to the group's development — will go to auction this month.
One of George Harrison’s Earliest Guitars Could Fetch North of $800,000 at Auction
The Beatle is believed to have played the Futurama guitar in more than 300 performances, including several key moments in the band’s early tenure
George Harrison's early Beatles guitar could fetch $800,000 at auction
An electric guitar played by the late guitarist George Harrison in the early days of the Beatles will go up for sale at an auction next month where it could be sold for more than $800,000.
George Harrison's guitar on show ahead of auction
George Harrison's guitar has gone on public display at a museum in Liverpool ahead of it going under the hammer next month. The Futurama electric guitar was bought by The Beatles star for about £58 when he was a 16-year-old apprentice electrician in 1959.
George Harrison guitar bought for £58 as a teenager could fetch more than £750,000 at auction in USA
A guitar bought by George Harrison for £58 when he was a teenager could fetch three quarters of a million pounds plus when it goes up for auction in America | ITV News Granada
George Harrison's early Beatles guitar could fetch over $800k at auction in US next month
The guitar will be on display at The Beatles Story in Liverpool for the next fortnight before being shown at other museums across Europe
The Beatles: Saltdean man gave up George Harrison's guitar for £100
AJ Thompson from Saltdean won a magazine competition to take home the guitar or £100 in cash in 1964. Mr Thompson chose to take the money – equivalent to around £2,500 today. The guitar is now likely to be sold for around £750,000.
Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison for £58 set to sell for £750,000
A guitar bought by George Harrison for about £58 is expected to fetch more than 1 million US dollars (£753,000) at auction. The Futurama electric guitar was bought by The Beatles star when he was a 16-year-old apprentice electrician in 1959 and was paid for in 44 instalments after his mother signed a hire purchase agreement at Frank Hessy's music shop in Liverpool.
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George Harrison's early Beatles guitar could fetch US$800,000 at auction
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