GuitarDistortedRiff
While My Guitar Gently Weeps Guitar Tone Settings — The Beatles
The Beatles · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1957 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Lucy'
Pickups
Gibson PAF humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JTM45/100 (possible), or Fender Deluxe Reverb (possible); exact amp debated, but Marshall JTM45/100 is most cited for riff section
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (tone rolled down for warmth)
Studio recording, 1968. Eric Clapton played the main riff and lead parts on George Harrison's 'Lucy' Les Paul. Amp is debated between Marshall JTM45/100 and Fender Deluxe Reverb; most sources and period-correct evidence favor Marshall for the riff section. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section—modulation and ADT effects are only audible in the solo, not the riff.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- warm, mid-forward humbucker tone
- slightly compressed attack
- classic British crunch
- smooth breakup
- articulate note separation
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- not overly saturated
- clear, present mids
- rounded top end