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Saulgoode09 t1_j5hxqbr wrote

Reply to comment by PeelThePaint in Are there any bands which have 2 guitarists who both play lead parts? by JustNoodling11

If Paul played more lead guitar then John then who played bass and wtf did George do?

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PeelThePaint t1_j5i0163 wrote

I'm mostly pointing out that the bassist played more lead than the usual rhythm guitarist - of course George did the majority of the leads, especially in the early years. Paul never played lead guitar live with The Beatles, but he does switch to guitar in his solo concerts.

And he did lead in the studio after recording his bass part with the band, or in the later years, John or George sometimes played bass. That's Paul doing lead on Ticket To Ride, Taxman, Back In The USSR and others.

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UncontrolableUrge t1_j5i3jg5 wrote

They had a Squire Bass VI (a six-string bass with a 30 inch scale tuned an octive below a standard guitar with similar string spacing) that John or George sometimes played when Paul took lead quitar.

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