Across the universe: Beatles Rock Band guitars looking sleek

Jai guru deva om – nothing’s gonna change your world… unless you’re planning to ditch your current Rock Band controllers for the Beatles edition. The Beatles-customed guitar controllers to be released alongside The Beatles: Rock Band for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii have been revealed. Whether you’re a Beatles fan or not, it’s quite hard to deny that these guitars are damn sexy. (Re-)introducing: the Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet!

Jai guru deva om – nothing’s gonna change your world… unless you’re planning to ditch your current Rock Band controllers for the Beatles edition.

The Beatles-customed guitar controllers to be released alongside The Beatles: Rock Band for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii have been revealed (click thumbnail on right to enlarge) by Harmonix and MTV Games. These are based on the actual guitars used by John Lennon and George Harrison back in the day: the Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet.

Whether you’re a Beatles fan or not, it’s quite hard to deny that these guitars are damn sexy.

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