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Riff Tone

Chains

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1962 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body
AmpVox AC30
PickupsGretsch Filter'Tron humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1963, Please Please Me sessions. No evidence of pedals or additional effects used for this track. Rhythm guitar on 'Chains' is played by George Harrison. John Lennon played a Gibson J-160E acoustic, but the main riff is electric.

Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyclear and articulateslight natural compressionwarm hollow-body resonancedistinct Gretsch twangdynamic, responsive to pickingminimal breakupclean studio clarityno audible effectstight, percussive rhythm

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires clean, articulate strumming and dynamic control to match the original's clarity and feel.

Sources

How to get George Harrison’s recorded guitar tone[Discussion] Is there any database with details on what guitars/amps/effects were used on which tracks?

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