List of The Beatles' Instruments

List Of The Beatles' Instruments

The Beatles started out like most other rock and roll bands, employing a standard guitars/bass/drums instrumentation. As their touring days wound down, they became a full-time studio band. Their scope of experimentation grew, as did the palette of sounds. This article attempts to list the instruments used to achieve those results.

Not listed are instruments played by the Beatles’ session players such as cello, violin, saxophone, trumpet, French horn or the 41-piece orchestra heard on "A Day in the Life".

Read more about List Of The Beatles' Instruments:  Guitars, Basses, Keyboards, Microphones, Drums, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture References, The Beatles As A Four-piece Live and In The Studio, 1961–1966, The Beatles As A Five-piece

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