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History and Design of Friar Park Studios, Henley-on-Thames (F.P.S.H.O.T.)
**Before I say anything else, I want to say this: F.P.S.H.O.T is located at a private residence. Please respect their privacy. Don't attempt to go there.** History Friar Park Studios, Henley-on-Thames (F.P.S.H.O.T.) was George Harrison's private recording studio from about 1972 and remained so through the rest of his life. In this age of an almost overwhelming amount information about The Beatles members and their lives, finding much information on the history of F.P.S.H.O.T.


Recording Equipment of Friar Park Studios, Henley-on-Thames (F.P.S.H.O.T.)
**Before I say anything else, I want to say this: F.P.S.H.O.T is located at a private residence. Please respect their privacy. Don't attempt to go there.** Recording Gear AKG C414 Condenser Microphone We can see an AKG C414 in this guitar room photo from the late '80s/early '90s. Unfortunately the image doesn't show us much detail other than that the mic had a black finish and silver grill. There were two black versions of the C414 released in the time frame with a silver g


Guitars and other Stringed Instruments of Friar Park Studios, Henley-on-Thames (F.P.S.H.O.T.)
The intention of this post is not to be a compensative list of guitars ever owned by George Harrison, rather the ones that I've been able to document were at Friar Park and were/could have been used at F.P.S.H.O.T. While I tried my best to be comprehensive, George owned dozens and dozens of guitars and other stringed instruments in the time that F.P.S.H.O.T. was active so this list is almost surely incomplete. GUITARS & BASSES Bartell Fretless Guitar Serial Number A132. After


Instruments and Amplifiers of Friar Park Studios, Henley-on-Thames (F.P.S.H.O.T.)
**Before I say anything else, I want to say this: F.P.S.H.O.T is located at a private residence. Please respect their privacy. Don't attempt to go there.** Instruments & Amps Ampeg B15 Live room photos from the late '70s/early '80s show an Ampeg B15 bass amp in the live room. Hard to tell from the photos what versions of B15 it was, there were several with this same visual design. The Ampeg B-15 is a legendary bass amplifier known for its distinctive tone and classic design.
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