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Clean Tone
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
The Beatles
Bassrock1960s
Original Gear
BassFender Bass VI (six-string bass, likely 1961-1963 model)
AmpVersatone Pan-O-Flex (35-watt combo amp, studio use)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, Abbey Road Studios, 1969. George Harrison played the Bass VI for this track, not McCartney. Multiple takes, overdubs, and isolated bass tracks confirm the instrument and amp.
Tone Character(9)
deep and thumpyrounded low endclear note definitionwarm, vintage characterslightly muted highssupportive, melodicno audible drivestudio clarityno pick attack noise
Difficulty
While the part is not technically demanding in speed or technique, it requires melodic awareness, tight timing with the piano, and careful articulation to maintain the song's character.
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Original Gear
BassFender Bass VI (six-string bass, likely 1961-1963 model)
AmpVersatone Pan-O-Flex (35-watt combo amp, studio use)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass7
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Abbey Road Studios, 1969. George Harrison played the Bass VI for this track, not McCartney. Multiple takes, overdubs, and isolated bass tracks confirm the instrument and amp.
Tone Character(9)
deep and thumpyrounded low endclear note definitionwarm, vintage characterslightly muted highssupportive, melodicno audible drivestudio clarityno pick attack noise
Difficulty
While the part is not technically demanding in speed or technique, it requires melodic awareness, tight timing with the piano, and careful articulation to maintain the song's character.