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Riff Tone

Hey Jude

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1962 Gibson J-160E
AmpDirect Input (J-160E plugged directly into mixing console, likely EMI REDD.51 desk preamp)

Amp Settings

gain4
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1968. The main riff section is Lennon playing his J-160E acoustic-electric with flatwound Pyramid Gold strings, plugged directly into the EMI REDD.51 mixing desk preamp. No amp or pedals are confirmed for the riff section; the 'organ-like' timbre is due to the DI and pickup design. No evidence of live performance gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)
organ-like timbrepercussive attacknasal midrangescratchy treblesmooth and roundeddirect and immediateacoustic-electric clarityno amp colorationno audible effectswarm but slightly compressed

Difficulty

The riff section is based on simple open chords and strumming, with no complex picking or advanced techniques, making it accessible to beginners with some basic chord knowledge.

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