GuitarCleanRiff
I Want You (She's So Heavy) Guitar Tone Settings — The Beatles
The Beatles · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1965 Epiphone Casino
Pickups
Epiphone P-90 single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (Blackface, 1965)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, Abbey Road, 1969. John Lennon played the clean riff sections on his Epiphone Casino through a Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the clean riff. Settings are estimated based on period-correct gear and genre. No evidence of live performance settings for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- clear and bell-like
- warm and rounded
- articulate note separation
- slight natural compression
- full-bodied midrange
- subtle top-end sparkle
- touch-sensitive clean response
- no audible breakup
- dynamic and responsive
- no audible modulation or time-based effects