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One After 909 (2021 Mix) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Beatles
The Beatles · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil (Telecaster standard 1968)
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface, 85-watt, with vibrato and reverb circuits)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, January 1969 (Let It Be sessions, used for 'One After 909' riff section); confirmed by session documentation and Guitar World. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. 2021 Mix is a remix of the original 1969 studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain4
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- biting and bright
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
- clear single-coil articulation
- dynamic and responsive
- tight and percussive rhythm
- open, airy highs
- minimal compression
- classic late-60s rock
- punchy attack
- crisp transient response