The Beatle is believed to have played the Futurama guitar in more than 300 performances, including several key moments in the band’s early tenure

An electric guitar played by the late guitarist George Harrison in the early days of the Beatles will go up for sale at an auction next month where it could be sold for more than $800,000.

Futurama guitar, which Harrison's mum paid for in instalments and which he played at hundreds of Beatles gigs, could fetch over US$1 million Somewhere there may be an Englishman who is kicking himself that he passed up a chance to own a George Harrison guitar.