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Andrew Daly

“I didn’t think anybody would believe I got it from George Harrison. I figured they’d call me a liar”: Vintage guitar guru Norman Harris names the 5 most memorable guitars that have come through Norman's Rare Guitars

[from left] George Harrison with his Gretsch Country Gentleman, Norman Harris of Norman's Rare Guitars holds a gold-top Les Paul, John Fogerty with his legendary 1969 Rickenbacker.

With the Netflix documentary on Norman’s Rare Guitars now streaming on Netflix, Guitar World caught up with its owner, Norman Harris, the affable guru of all things vintage guitar, to talk about his story and how his Tarzana, CA gear emporium became one of the world’s most-loved guitar stores.

You can read all about that and the rise of the vintage guitar market here. But we could not let Harris go without asking him for a short-list of the most memorable instruments he has ever owned, and these are his famous five.

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