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Dig a Pony Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Beatles
The Beatles · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone Casino (1965, sunburst, stock P-90s)
Pickups
Epiphone P-90 single coils
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (silverface, late 1960s, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1969 (Let It Be sessions). John Lennon played the main riff on his Epiphone Casino through a Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects for the riff section. This is the studio version, not the rooftop live performance.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain4.5
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- raw and biting
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
- clear, punchy midrange
- open and jangly top end
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- percussive attack
- minimal sustain
- quick decay
- no audible effects
- classic late-60s British rock