Riff Tone

Nowhere Man (2023 Mix)

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1961 Fender Stratocaster

AmpVox AC30 (early 1960s model)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid7

treble7

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1965 session (Rubber Soul era), as used on the original 'Nowhere Man' recording. The 2023 mix is a remix of this original studio take. Both John Lennon and George Harrison played matching Sonic Blue Fender Stratocasters, double-tracked for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatechiming and janglyclear double-tracked soundslightly scooped midstight low endcrisp high endopen and airyclassic British clean toneno audible distortionstrummed with a pick

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, accurate strumming and tight double-tracking for the classic Beatles sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

How to Sound Like The Beatles Using Modern Guitar Gear | Guitar World Beatles tone blowout, Arch Enemy and Marcus King – only in the new Guitar World | Guitar World

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