GuitarDistortedRiff
Don't Let Me Down Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Beatles
The Beatles · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (late 1960s blackface model)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1969. Used during the 'Get Back' sessions and rooftop performance. Harrison played the Rosewood Telecaster through a Fender Twin Reverb for the main riff section. No evidence of Vox or other amps for this part. No evidence of alternate guitars for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- chimey, bell-like highs
- percussive attack
- slightly gritty edge
- nasal midrange
- dynamic and responsive
- not overly compressed
- clear note separation
- mild breakup
- present upper mids