Riff Tone
Let It Be
The Beatles
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster
AmpFender Silverface Twin Reverb
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1969/1970. Riff section (not solo). Harrison played the Rosewood Telecaster through a Fender Twin Reverb for the main rhythm/riff. The Leslie 147RV was used for the solo, not the riff. Confirmed by multiple session photos and articles.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and chimeyclear note separationdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen, airy highstight low endmodest amp breakupno heavy distortionclassic Fender clean with a hint of drive
Difficulty
The riff section of 'Let It Be' is rhythmically straightforward, uses basic chord shapes, and does not require advanced techniques, making it accessible to most players with some experience.
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Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster
AmpFender Silverface Twin Reverb
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1969/1970. Riff section (not solo). Harrison played the Rosewood Telecaster through a Fender Twin Reverb for the main rhythm/riff. The Leslie 147RV was used for the solo, not the riff. Confirmed by multiple session photos and articles.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and chimeyclear note separationdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen, airy highstight low endmodest amp breakupno heavy distortionclassic Fender clean with a hint of drive
Difficulty
The riff section of 'Let It Be' is rhythmically straightforward, uses basic chord shapes, and does not require advanced techniques, making it accessible to most players with some experience.
Let It Be settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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