Leslie Speaker Model 16

The Leslie speaker model projects the signal from an electric or electronic instrument and modifies the sound by rotating a baffle chamber ("drum")

The Beatles first recorded with a Leslie in June 1965 when George Harrison was overdubbing one of his lead guitar parts on "It's Only Love".^[64] Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys first recorded a Leslie in 1965 and used one for the title track of Pet Sounds, released the following year.^[65] The Beatles used a Leslie throughout the sessions for Revolver in 1966. After John Lennon had asked for his voice to sound "as though I'm the Dalai Lama singing from the highest mountain top",^[66] Abbey Road engineer Geoff Emerick rewired the input of the studio's Leslie so a vocal microphone could be attached to it.