Riff Tone

Come Together

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson J-160E (1962 sunburst, Lennon’s, with P90 pickup)

AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, likely studio backline, cranked clean)

PickupsGibson P90 single-coil (neck position, under top, stock on J-160E)

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6

reverb1

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, Abbey Road, 1969. Lennon’s J-160E used for main riff/verse clean part. Amp likely a Silverface Fender Twin, as per period and multiple sources. No pedals or stompboxes confirmed for clean riff. Flatwound Pyramid Gold strings (.012-.052) likely used. Pickup selector: only one pickup on J-160E. Settings estimated based on typical clean Fender Twin setup for Beatles era.

Tone Character(10)

organ-like timbresmooth and rounded attackpercussive, almost keyboard-likewarm, slightly compressednot bright or janglysubtle amp reverb (if any)no audible modulation or delayclean, not crunchymedium sustainflatwound string smoothness

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically syncopated and requires precise muted strumming and dynamic control to achieve the percussive, organ-like tone, but does not involve advanced chord shapes or fast lead work.

Sources

The Beatles' guitars & amps: what they played on every album | Guitar World ? "Come Together" guitar tone ? | The Gear Page

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