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Help!
The Beatles
Bassrock1960s
Original Gear
BassHöfner 500/1 Violin Bass (early 1960s model)
AmpFender Bassman Blonde (early 1960s head + cab)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1965, Abbey Road; McCartney played his Höfner 500/1 through a Fender Bassman amp for most of the 'Help!' album sessions. No evidence of DI for this track.
Tone Character(9)
deep and thumpyrounded low endslightly muted attackwoody, hollow resonancemellow highspunchy but not aggressiveshort sustainno audible distortionclassic 60s pop/rock bass
Difficulty
The bass part is straightforward, mostly root notes and simple fills, played fingerstyle at a moderate tempo. There are no advanced techniques or complex rhythms.
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Original Gear
BassHöfner 500/1 Violin Bass (early 1960s model)
AmpFender Bassman Blonde (early 1960s head + cab)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1965, Abbey Road; McCartney played his Höfner 500/1 through a Fender Bassman amp for most of the 'Help!' album sessions. No evidence of DI for this track.
Tone Character(9)
deep and thumpyrounded low endslightly muted attackwoody, hollow resonancemellow highspunchy but not aggressiveshort sustainno audible distortionclassic 60s pop/rock bass
Difficulty
The bass part is straightforward, mostly root notes and simple fills, played fingerstyle at a moderate tempo. There are no advanced techniques or complex rhythms.