Solo Tone
The End
The Beatles
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster
Amp1966 Fender Deluxe Reverb with Oxford 12K5-6 12-inch speaker
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster bridge pickup)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, Abbey Road, August 1969. This is George Harrison's solo section on 'The End'. Gear confirmed for this specific recording session. No evidence of live performance with this exact setup.
Tone Character(10)
midrange punchcranked overdrivefast, percussive attackscratchy treblenasal midrangetight and articulatesinging sustaindynamic pick attackclassic British rock solonot heavily saturated, but clearly driven
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced phrasing, tight timing, and dynamic control, but does not involve extreme technical difficulty or speed.
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Original Gear
Guitar1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster
Amp1966 Fender Deluxe Reverb with Oxford 12K5-6 12-inch speaker
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster bridge pickup)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, Abbey Road, August 1969. This is George Harrison's solo section on 'The End'. Gear confirmed for this specific recording session. No evidence of live performance with this exact setup.
Tone Character(10)
midrange punchcranked overdrivefast, percussive attackscratchy treblenasal midrangetight and articulatesinging sustaindynamic pick attackclassic British rock solonot heavily saturated, but clearly driven
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced phrasing, tight timing, and dynamic control, but does not involve extreme technical difficulty or speed.
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