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Come Together Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Beatles
The Beatles · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone Casino
Pickups
Epiphone P-90 single coils
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1960s studio model)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, Abbey Road, 1969. John Lennon played the main riff on his Epiphone Casino through a cranked Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or external effects used on the riff section; all tone shaping is from guitar and amp. Pickup and tone knob settings are critical to the sound.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb1
Treble4
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and rounded
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
- mid-heavy and thick
- rolled-off highs
- percussive and muted attack
- not overly bright
- mellow sustain
- classic late-60s rock texture
- organic amp breakup
- no obvious pedal coloration