Riff Tone

I've Got a Feeling

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster

AmpFender Twin Reverb (late-1960s blackface, 85-watt combo)

PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, January 1969 Get Back sessions. George Harrison played the Rosewood Telecaster through a Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of Vox or other amps for this song/section. Riff section, not solo. No confirmed pedal use for this section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescratchy treblenasal midrangeedge-of-breakup crunchdynamic and responsiveclear note separationslightly compressednot heavily saturatedarticulate attackdistinctive Telecaster bite

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated rhythm, dynamic picking, and tight muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord shapes.

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

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