Riff Tone

She Loves You (Mono Version)

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1962 Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass (Paul McCartney), 1962 Gretsch Duo Jet (George Harrison), 1958 Rickenbacker 325 (John Lennon)

AmpVox AC30 (all guitars, studio recording)

PickupsHöfner staple humbuckers (bass), Gretsch Filter'Tron single coils (Harrison), Rickenbacker toaster single coils (Lennon)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass5.5

mid7

treble7

reverb0

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1963. All guitars and bass were tracked live in the studio. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects on the original mono recording. Guitar parts for the riff section are played by Harrison (lead/riff) and Lennon (rhythm), both through Vox AC30 amps. No evidence of amp reverb or other built-in effects used on this recording.

Tone Character(10)

bright and janglytight and percussivescratchy treblenasal midrangebiting attackarticulate rhythmslightly overdriven edgeclassic British Invasion soundclear note separationno audible effects

Difficulty

The riff section requires fast, energetic strumming and tight chord changes, but uses basic open and barre chords with straightforward rhythm, making it accessible to most players with some experience.

Sources

The Beatles' guitars & amps: what they played on every album

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