GuitarDistortedRiff80% confidence
Get Back Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Beatles
The Beatles · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone Casino (stripped finish, John Lennon, rhythm riff section)
Pickups
Epiphone P-90 single coil pickups
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (silverface, 85-watt combo, Normal channel)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1969 Get Back sessions; Lennon plugged directly into the Twin Reverb's Normal channel for the main riff. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects for the riff section. Settings estimated based on typical Beatles studio practices and amp type. Distinct from George Harrison's solo/lead rig.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb1
Treble7.5
Presence5.5
Tone Matcher
Match This Tone to Your Gear
Tell us your guitar and amp — we’ll calculate the exact settings translated to your specific rig.
Adapt to MY Gear →7-day free trial · Cancel anytime.
Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- slightly overdriven edge-of-breakup
- percussive attack
- nasal midrange
- clear, punchy rhythm
- chimey top end
- dynamic and responsive
- tight low end
- open, uncompressed feel
Notes & Caveats
- No direct amp knob settings for 'Get Back' riff found in sources; settings estimated based on typical Beatles Fender Twin Reverb usage and classic rock conventions.
- No evidence of pedals or outboard effects used by Lennon for the riff section; all effects are amp-based.
- Pickup choice inferred from typical Casino bridge pickup use for rhythm and tonal match to recording.
- If more precise settings are found in future, update accordingly.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The 'Get Back' riff features John Lennon on a Fender Telecaster through a cranked Fender Twin Reverb, producing a punchy, edge-of-breakup tone with prominent mids and little to no reverb (as was typical for late-60s Beatles rock tracks). The tone is mid-forward, clear, and dry, matching British rock conventions of the era.