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You're Going to Lose That Girl Guitar Tone Settings — The Beatles
The Beatles · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1962 Gibson ES-335TDC
Pickups
Gibson PAF humbuckers
Amp
Vox AC30
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1965. No evidence of pedals or effects other than possible amp reverb. George Harrison played the main riff on the ES-335, as documented in multiple Beatles gear resources for the Help! album sessions. No evidence of live performance gear for this song; all details refer to the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain3.5
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence5
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- classic Vox jangle
- tight, percussive attack
- slightly driven edge-of-breakup
- warm midrange
- clear studio presence
- dynamic response to picking
- no audible modulation or time-based effects
- chimey upper mids
- focused, punchy rhythm