Guitar Tricks Insider December Issue | Page 18

CLASSIC CORNER The BEATLES INFLUENCE by John Stix February 9, 1964, eight p.m. Over 70 million people saw The Beatles for the first time on the Ed Sullivan show. That performance sold a ton of LPs, Beatles wigs, and guitars. That moment with The Beatles couldn’t have been a greater catalyst for getting people to play music. This applied to blues players, hard rock, and experimental guitarists of all stripes. But don’t take my word for it. Just read on. 18 GUITAR TRICKS INSIDER DIGITAL EDITION DECEMBER SPECIAL