Solo Tone
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
The Beatles
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1962 Gibson J-160E
AmpVox AC30
PickupsSingle P-90 (soundhole, magnetic, stock on J-160E)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1965. The solo section is played by John Lennon on his Gibson J-160E acoustic-electric, plugged in and likely mic'd and/or DI'd, with no evidence of pedals or additional effects. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section. Rubber Soul era.
Tone Character(10)
natural and woodyclear and articulateslightly boxy midrangewarm and organicminimal breakupno audible effectsacoustic-electric resonancemid-60s Beatles acoustic timbreclean single notesunprocessed studio sound
Difficulty
The solo is melodically simple and slow, but requires clean articulation and precise timing to match the acoustic-electric tone and phrasing.
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Original Gear
Guitar1962 Gibson J-160E
AmpVox AC30
PickupsSingle P-90 (soundhole, magnetic, stock on J-160E)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1965. The solo section is played by John Lennon on his Gibson J-160E acoustic-electric, plugged in and likely mic'd and/or DI'd, with no evidence of pedals or additional effects. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section. Rubber Soul era.
Tone Character(10)
natural and woodyclear and articulateslightly boxy midrangewarm and organicminimal breakupno audible effectsacoustic-electric resonancemid-60s Beatles acoustic timbreclean single notesunprocessed studio sound
Difficulty
The solo is melodically simple and slow, but requires clean articulation and precise timing to match the acoustic-electric tone and phrasing.
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