Riff Tone
That Would Be Something
Paul McCartney
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (late 1969/early 1970, likely rosewood board, stock single coils)
AmpFender Super Reverb
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups, likely both bridge and neck used at different points, but riff is likely neck or middle position)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, McCartney's debut solo album. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects for the riff section; amp reverb likely used. No evidence of live performance for this song in this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear and articulatepercussive attackopen and airy top endmild amp compressionnatural tube breakupsubtle spring reverb ambiencevintage Fender amp claritydynamic fingerstyle response
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate fingerstyle technique and dynamic control to achieve the percussive, articulate sound, but does not involve advanced chords or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (late 1969/early 1970, likely rosewood board, stock single coils)
AmpFender Super Reverb
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups, likely both bridge and neck used at different points, but riff is likely neck or middle position)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, McCartney's debut solo album. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects for the riff section; amp reverb likely used. No evidence of live performance for this song in this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear and articulatepercussive attackopen and airy top endmild amp compressionnatural tube breakupsubtle spring reverb ambiencevintage Fender amp claritydynamic fingerstyle response
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate fingerstyle technique and dynamic control to achieve the percussive, articulate sound, but does not involve advanced chords or fast passages.