Riff Tone

Come Together

Joe Cocker

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s, humbuckers)

AmpMarshall Plexi (likely 1959 Super Lead, late 1960s/early 1970s, cranked for breakup)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely T-Top or similar, stock for era)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1970 (Joe Cocker's 'Mad Dogs & Englishmen' era). No direct source confirms exact gear for this track, but period photos and session info indicate Les Paul into Marshall stack was standard for Cocker's band at this time. No evidence of pedal use for riff section.

Tone Character(10)

thick and mid-heavyfat, punchy riff soundslightly compressed attackwarm, rounded low endclear but not piercing highsorganic, dynamic responseclassic British crunchamp-driven breakupno audible modulation or delaystudio ambience, not pedal reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy and dynamic control to maintain the classic rock crunch, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

COME TOGETHER CHORDS by Joe Cocker @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Session guitar legend Michael Landau reveals what it takes to play ...

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