Solo Tone

Ticket to Ride

The Beatles

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1963 Rickenbacker 360/12

Amp1964 Vox AC100 head with 4x12 cabinet (Celestion T1088 speakers, Goodmans Midax horns)

PickupsRickenbacker single-coil (12-string configuration)

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass4.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1965. George Harrison played the solo section on the Rickenbacker 360/12 through a Vox AC100. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the clean solo section. Settings and pickup choice inferred from era and cited sources.

Tone Character(10)

crystalline clean tonesbright 12-string janglearticulate and shimmeringnasal midrangedefined, percussive attacktwangy soloclear, bell-like highsminimal breakuptight and focusedstudio clarity

Difficulty

The solo requires clean, articulate picking on a 12-string, with attention to timing and clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.

Sources

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

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