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PylonRacer
Tone Member
- Nov 2007
- 164
#1
How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
Is that just Lennon's Epiphone Casino with the tone rolled back? How would you replicate it? Guitar / pickups / tone setting / effects?
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ZoSo0789
Toneologist
- Jan 2008
- 920
#2
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
I'd have to say a Vox AC30 with a Telecaster bridge pickup because I thought that it was George Harrison playing the big guitar part of that song being that he wrote it
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PylonRacer
Tone Member
- Nov 2007
- 164
#3
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
Originally posted by ZoSo0789View Post
I'd have to say a Vox AC30 with a Telecaster bridge pickup because I thought that it was George Harrison playing the big guitar part of that song being that he wrote it
You're right it is a Harrison song. It figures, seems like most of my favorite Beatle songs were written by him. The tone he gets is so mellow, I would have never guessed a Tele, let alone the bridge pup. I assumed a hollow body or something.
OK, so I don't have a Tele or a VOX; but I do have a Strat & an ES-335 copy through a Rivera. I've had this song stuck in my head today. I don't have the Abby Road Album; but I know someone does. So I think I need to give it a listen; and check out the tone in detail.
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jerryjg
PinkElephantologist
- Aug 2006
- 7533
#4
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
I thought that one was Harrisons Brazilian Rosewood Strat.
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saladin
Ultimate Tone Slacker
- Ann Arbor
- Jan 2005
- 2108
#5
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
Sounds like a Tele, plus they used Fender's amps from 66 on to the end.
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ZoSo0789
Toneologist
- Jan 2008
- 920
#6
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
Originally posted by PylonRacerView Post
You're right it is a Harrison song. It figures, seems like most of my favorite Beatle songs were written by him. The tone he gets is so mellow, I would have never guessed a Tele, let alone the bridge pup. I assumed a hollow body or something.
OK, so I don't have a Tele or a VOX; but I do have a Strat & an ES-335 copy through a Rivera. I've had this song stuck in my head today. I don't have the Abby Road Album; but I know someone does. So I think I need to give it a listen; and check out the tone in detail.
I can tell he rolls the tone back quite a bit. And I wasnt aware that they used Fender amps after 66..... not that it should be much of a suprise since they baically lived in Abbey Road Studios
Im very easy to satisfy; just give me a '58 Les Paul, a '52 Fender Tele w/ Bigsby, a '63 Gibson ES-335, a '62 Marshall JTM45, a '59 Fender Bassman, and a dozen or so assorted vintage Fender blackfaces and tweeds to play through and Ill be just fine
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Bludave
Mojo's Minions
- Long Island, NY
- Mar 2004
- 9014
#7
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
George Harrison is playing through a Leslie as well on this. Most people mistake this as Chorus, buty I believe it was a Leslie and he turned EC on to it so he used it on Badge. I am pretty certain it was a Telecaster, but not sure about the amps. The Beatles rarley used AC 30's, they used the Super Beetle Vox amps more than Fenders. It is possible he was using the Ricenbacker as well.
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tone4days
Heel Whacker
- central Maryland
- Mar 2004
- 15727
#8
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
yeah, harrison for certain (despite how sinatra mis-introduced it) - beautiful song
i will check in my beatles gear book tonight - might have a clue in there
there is definitely some kinda pulsing vibe effect on it .. dunno if it was printed or added in the mixgear list in profile
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vinny7
Junior Member
- Mar 2008
- 5
#9
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
i just went to youtube to see if there was a video. The video that lists George Harrison - Something shows mostly videos of the Beatles and their wives, but it does do a couple of cuts to George in a Concert playing that song and he is using a Strat.
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The Golden Boy
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- upyerasskickinfootballs
- Jun 2005
- 8534
#10
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
More than likely- "Something" is the Lucy Les Paul, tone rolled off, through a Twin.
Watch the Let It Be/Get Back footage and you see what Harrison had around at that time.
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The Golden Boy
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- upyerasskickinfootballs
- Jun 2005
- 8534
#11
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
Check out the two Twins, LP and Leslie cab:
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thespricket
Ultimate Tone Slacker
- New York City
- Jan 2007
- 2211
#12
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
i'd say either a strat or a tele into a fender. If you mean the lead tone that is. upon further listening i'd say it has to be a tele.
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Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
Originally posted by henry_the_horse
It's was a 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (factory refinished in red, called "Lucy") plugged into a 1964 Fender 6G6-B Bassman, guitar tone rolled off. The rhythm guitar was a 1968 Fender Rosewood Telecaster plugged into a Leslie 122 driven by an early 1968 Twin Reverb.
Both guitar parts played by Harrison. Lennon played piano but it was mixed out because it was too intrusing. The piano was mixed in just for the descending a-ab-g-gb-f-e and c-b-a-g-e-d-c lines before the solo.Regards
For a first post that was a good one. Welcome to the forum.. where'd you get all this info?
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Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
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The Golden Boy
Fleecy Sweaterologist
- upyerasskickinfootballs
- Jun 2005
- 8534
#15
Re: How to get Beatles "Something" guitar tone
henry_the_horse knows all things Beatles like you wouldn't believe. Check out his Gear Page posts.
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