February 1965

February 15:
“Ticket To Ride,” “I Need You,” “Another Girl”
John: ’61 Fender Stratocaster (“Ticket To Ride,” “Another Girl”), snare drum only (“I Need You”)

Paul: ’62 Epiphone Casino ES-230TD (“Ticket To Ride,” “Another Girl” lead)

George: ’63 Rickenbacker 360/12 (“Ticket To Ride,” “I Need You”), ’61 Fender Stratocaster (“Ticket To Ride” overdub), ’62 Gibson J-160E acoustic mic’d with Neumann U47 (“Another Girl”), Jose Ramirez classical acoustic mic’d with Neumann U47 (or perhaps another nylon string guitar on “I Need You”).

Ringo: On “I Need You,” Ringo played the back of one of the Gibson acoustic guitars as percussion as well as a cowbell overdub.

February 16:
“Yes It Is”

February 17:
“The Night Before,” “You Like Me Too Much”
John: Hohner Pianet C

Paul and George Martin: Steinway Grand (“The Night Before”)

February 18:
“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away,” “If You’ve Got Trouble [Anthology 2],” “Tell Me What You See”
John: Framus Hootenanny 5/024/12 12-string (“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”)

Paul: Hohner Pianet C, Guiro percussion (“Tell Me What You See”)

George: ’62 Gibson J-160E acoustic mic’d with Neumann U47, Jose Ramirez classical acoustic mic’d with Neumann U47 (or perhaps another nylon string guitar, “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”), Framus Hootenanny 5/024/12 12-string (“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” overdub)

February 19:
“You’re Going To Lose That Girl”
Paul: Steinway Grand

Ringo: bongos

February 20:
“That Means A Lot [Anthology 2]”
John: John: ’61 Fender Stratocaster

George: Jose Ramirez classical acoustic mic’d with Neumann U47 (or perhaps another nylon string guitar on “That Means A Lot”)

George Martin: Steinway Grand

---

Specific song information added where known, otherwise here’s the general gear they were using at the time.

John:
’64 Rickenbacker 325
’61 Fender Stratocaster
’64 Gibson J-160E
Framus Hootenanny 5/024/12 12-string
Custom ’64 Vox AC-100 head and 4×12 plus 2 horn cabinet mic’d with Neumann U47

Paul:
’63 Hofner 500/1
Custom ’63 Vox AC-80/100 head and 2×15 cabinet mic’d with AKG D20
’62 Epiphone Casino ES-230TD

George:
’63 Gretsch Tennessean
2nd ’63 Gretsch Country Gentleman with flip-up mutes
’63 Rickenbacker 360/12
’61 Fender Stratocaster
’62 Gibson J-160E acoustic mic’d with Neumann U47
Jose Ramirez classical acoustic mic’d with Neumann U47
Framus Hootenanny 5/024/12 12-string
Custom ’64 Vox AC-100 head and 4×12 plus 2 horn cabinet mic’d with Neumann U47

Ringo:
’64 Ludwig Super Classic set (#3)
22×14 kick drum mic’d with AKG D20
13×9 rack tom
16×16 floor tom
14×5.5 Jazz Festival wood-shell snare
20″, 18″ cymbals, 14″ hi-hats
Bongos
Overhead AKG D19c mic

Vocals:
Neumann U48

Special Notes:

2 different sources say different things about Harrison’s parts on “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away.” Beatles Gear says Harrison’s first pass was on his Gibson J-160E while Recording The Beatles says it was a “Spanish acoustic.”