Riff Tone
I Want You (She's So Heavy) [2019 Mix]
The Beatles
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Casino (1965, sunburst, used by John Lennon)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Blackface, cranked)
PickupsGibson P-90 single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, Abbey Road sessions, 1969. John Lennon played the main riff on his Epiphone Casino through a cranked Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or additional effects on the riff section. This is for the distorted/heavy riff section, not the clean intro.
Tone Character(10)
raw and bitingthick midrange punchslightly compressed from amp overdrivedynamic and aggressive attackwarm but cuttingsaturated blues-rock crunchminimal high-end fizzfull-bodied and powerfulresponsive to picking dynamicsclassic late-60s British rock
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically challenging with heavy syncopation and requires tight control of dynamics and amp-driven sustain, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast soloing.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Casino (1965, sunburst, used by John Lennon)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Blackface, cranked)
PickupsGibson P-90 single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, Abbey Road sessions, 1969. John Lennon played the main riff on his Epiphone Casino through a cranked Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or additional effects on the riff section. This is for the distorted/heavy riff section, not the clean intro.
Tone Character(10)
raw and bitingthick midrange punchslightly compressed from amp overdrivedynamic and aggressive attackwarm but cuttingsaturated blues-rock crunchminimal high-end fizzfull-bodied and powerfulresponsive to picking dynamicsclassic late-60s British rock
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically challenging with heavy syncopation and requires tight control of dynamics and amp-driven sustain, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast soloing.
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