Riff Tone

Get Back (2021 Mix)

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Rosewood Telecaster

AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface, late 1960s)

PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1969 (used for the original Let It Be/Get Back sessions, as confirmed in documentary and gear rundowns for this track/era; 2021 Mix is a remix of this original session. No evidence of pedals for the riff section; amp reverb used lightly.)

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatecranked, edge-of-breakuppercussive attacknasal midrangescratchy trebletight and punchyslightly overdrivenclear note separationdynamic response to pickingminimal sustain

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with precise muting and dynamic accents, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

The Beatles' Get Back gear: guitars and amps in the documentary | Guitar World The Beatles' guitars & amps: what they played on every album | Guitar World The Beatles' Abbey Road guitar gear: the complete guide | Guitar World Guitar tones in The Beatles Get Back documentary? - Reddit

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