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Riff Tone
Come Together
The Beatles
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Casino
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1960s studio model)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, Abbey Road, 1969. John Lennon played the main riff on his Epiphone Casino through a cranked Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or external effects used on the riff section; all tone shaping is from guitar and amp. Pickup and tone knob settings are critical to the sound.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedslightly gritty edge-of-breakupmid-heavy and thickrolled-off highspercussive and muted attacknot overly brightmellow sustainclassic late-60s rock textureorganic amp breakupno obvious pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires precise palm muting and dynamic control to achieve the signature percussive, muted attack and groove.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Casino
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1960s studio model)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Abbey Road, 1969. John Lennon played the main riff on his Epiphone Casino through a cranked Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or external effects used on the riff section; all tone shaping is from guitar and amp. Pickup and tone knob settings are critical to the sound.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedslightly gritty edge-of-breakupmid-heavy and thickrolled-off highspercussive and muted attacknot overly brightmellow sustainclassic late-60s rock textureorganic amp breakupno obvious pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires precise palm muting and dynamic control to achieve the signature percussive, muted attack and groove.