A guitar bought by the late George Harrison for £58 and used in the early days of The Beatles has sold for over £1 million at auction.

Julien's Auctions originally priced the guitar between $600,000 to $800,000, meaning it sold for nearly double the lower end of its estimate. The $1.27 million price tag makes it

Credit: Astrid Kirchherr photographic print of The Beatles / Matt Parker/Future George Harrison’s Futurama has just become the most expensive Beatles electric guitar to ever sell at auction, selling for $1.27 million as part of Julien’s hotly ...

The Quiet Beatle’s 1958 Resonet Futurama solid body electric guitar was up for sale at Nashville’s Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum as part of Julien’s Auctions Played, Worn & Torn II two-day event.

A guitar bought by George Harrison for about 58 British pounds ($73) has sold at auction for more than 1 million British pounds ($1.27 million).

George Harrison's early Futurama guitar set a world record for most expensive Harrison guitar ever sold at auction.

George Harrison's 1958 Resonet Futurama solid body electric guitar has sold at auction for over $1 million, making it the most expensive George Harrison guitar ever sold at auction.