Riff Tone
Savoy Truffle (2018 Mix)
The Beatles
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1957, 'Lucy')
AmpDirect into EMI REDD.47 preamp (console overdrive), possibly Vox AC30 or Fender amp for monitoring
PickupsPAF humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1968 (White Album sessions). Guitar was plugged directly into the mixing console and overdriven via REDD.47 preamps for the signature fuzzed-out tone. No evidence of live performance or alternate gear for this part.
Tone Character(10)
heavily fuzzed-outwarm and saturatedbiting trebleaggressive midrangecompressed and thickharmonically richslightly shrill (per George Martin)sustained notescrunchy rhythm texturevintage British rock fuzz
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires control over fuzzed-out sustain, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1957, 'Lucy')
AmpDirect into EMI REDD.47 preamp (console overdrive), possibly Vox AC30 or Fender amp for monitoring
PickupsPAF humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1968 (White Album sessions). Guitar was plugged directly into the mixing console and overdriven via REDD.47 preamps for the signature fuzzed-out tone. No evidence of live performance or alternate gear for this part.
Tone Character(10)
heavily fuzzed-outwarm and saturatedbiting trebleaggressive midrangecompressed and thickharmonically richslightly shrill (per George Martin)sustained notescrunchy rhythm texturevintage British rock fuzz
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires control over fuzzed-out sustain, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.
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