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Riff Tone
It's Only Love
The Beatles
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson J-160E (John Lennon) or 1961 Epiphone ES-230TD Casino (John Lennon, likely for electric riff section)
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1965. The main riff is widely attributed to John Lennon, likely played on his Epiphone Casino through a Vox AC30. No evidence of pedals or external effects; all effects are amp-based or from the studio. No live-specific gear or settings included.
Tone Character(10)
chiming clean toneslight edge-of-breakupjangly and brightarticulate attackclear note separationslight amp breakupclassic British Invasion soundtight low endpresent upper midsno heavy distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate strumming with a syncopated feel and precise chord changes, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson J-160E (John Lennon) or 1961 Epiphone ES-230TD Casino (John Lennon, likely for electric riff section)
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1965. The main riff is widely attributed to John Lennon, likely played on his Epiphone Casino through a Vox AC30. No evidence of pedals or external effects; all effects are amp-based or from the studio. No live-specific gear or settings included.
Tone Character(10)
chiming clean toneslight edge-of-breakupjangly and brightarticulate attackclear note separationslight amp breakupclassic British Invasion soundtight low endpresent upper midsno heavy distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate strumming with a syncopated feel and precise chord changes, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.