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Solo Tone
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Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1964 Gibson SG Standard
Amp1966 Vox 7120 (hybrid solid-state/tube head, 4x12 cabinet with Celestion T1225 speakers)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1966. Clean rhythm/verse sections played by George Harrison. No evidence of pedals or effects used for clean sections; all sources agree the solo (not clean) was played by Paul McCartney on Epiphone Casino. Settings and effects below are for the clean rhythm/verse parts only.
Tone Character(10)
tight and articulatepercussive attackscratchy treblenasal midrangeclear note separationclean, biting rhythmslightly compressedclassic British clean soundno audible effectsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The clean rhythm part requires precise timing and dynamic control for the percussive, staccato feel, but involves straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1964 Gibson SG Standard
Amp1966 Vox 7120 (hybrid solid-state/tube head, 4x12 cabinet with Celestion T1225 speakers)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1966. Clean rhythm/verse sections played by George Harrison. No evidence of pedals or effects used for clean sections; all sources agree the solo (not clean) was played by Paul McCartney on Epiphone Casino. Settings and effects below are for the clean rhythm/verse parts only.
Tone Character(10)
tight and articulatepercussive attackscratchy treblenasal midrangeclear note separationclean, biting rhythmslightly compressedclassic British clean soundno audible effectsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The clean rhythm part requires precise timing and dynamic control for the percussive, staccato feel, but involves straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.