November-December, 1966

November 24:
“Strawberry Fields Forever”
Paul: Mellotron Mark II

George: Surmandal

December 6:
“When I’m Sixty-Four”

December 29:
“Penny Lane”

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

John:
’65 Epiphone Casino ES230TD
’64 Rickenbacker 325
’61 Fender Stratocaster
’64 Gretsch 6120
’64 Gibson J-160E (pickup moved to bridge side of soundhole)
Spanish classical acoustic
’66 Vox 730 head and 2×12 cabinet
’66 Vox Conqueror heads a 2×12 cabinet
’66 Fender Dual Showman head and 2×15 cabinet
’66 Vox 7120 head and 4×12 2-horn cabinet
’65 Vox AC-100 Super DeLuxe head and 4×12 plus 2 horn cabinet
Vox AC-30

Paul:
’63 Hofner 500/1
’64 Rickenbacker 4001S (main bass for these sessions)
Custom ’63 Vox AC-80/100 head and 2×15
Fender Bassman head, 2×12 cabinet (main bass amp)
’66 Vox 430 head and 2z12 cabinet
’64 Epiphone Texan FT-79N acoustic
’62 Epiphone Casino ES-230TD

George:
’65 Epiphone Casino ES230TD
’63 Gretsch Tennessean
Gibson ES-345TD
’65 Rickenbacker 360/12
’61 Fender Stratocaster
’64 Gibson SG Standard
’62 Gibson J-160E acoustic (pickup moved to bridge side of soundhole)
’66 Vox 730 head and 2×12 cabinet
’66 Vox Conqueror heads a 2×12 cabinet
’66 Fender Dual Showman head and 2×15 cabinet
’66 Vox 7120 head and 4×12 2-horn cabinet
’65 Vox AC-100 Super DeLuxe head and 4×12 plus 2 horn cabinet
Sitar
Tambura
Vox AC-30

Ringo:
’64 Ludwig Super Classic set (#3, #4 was also available)
22×14 kick drum
13×9 rack tom
16×16 floor tom
14×5.5 Jazz Festival wood-shell snare (set #3)
14×5 Jazz Festival wood-shell snare (set #4)
20″, 18″ cymbals, 14″ hi-hats

Vocals:
Neumann U48

Other Equipment:
Framus Hootenanny 5/024/12 12-string
Steinway grand piano
Challen upright piano
Hammond RT-3, Leslie 145, with model 147 power amp
Harmonium
Vox Continental organ
Vox dual-manual Continental
Hohner Pianet
Clavichord
Mellotron Mark II
Surmandal
Pretty much every Vox model and prototype amp was available for these sessions making it difficult to know what was used.

Mics:
Neumann U47 and U48: vocals, guitar and piano
Neumann U67: acoustic guitar
Neumann KM56 below snare
AKG D19c: overhead for drums, piano
AKG D20: kick drum, bass amp