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Paul McCartney's brilliant song from Abbey Road (1969). This is a note for note cover of the bass and guitar, as heard on the record!
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Oh! Darling was a return to basics for the group. The only overdubs on the song were vocals. Therefore the backing track was recorded live. Here's the most likely lineup, according to the 2019 box set liner notes-
Billy Preston on organ
Paul McCartney on piano and scratch vocals
Ringo on drums
John on his Epiphone Casino guitar
George on Fender six string bass
The electric guitar was plugged into a silverface Fender Twin Reverb, the amp used for nearly all of Abbey Road. This amplifier included tremolo (vibrato) and reverb, with a footswitch to turn either off or on. John plugged his Casino into the Twin and used the footswitch to turn on tremolo for the arpeggio section of this song
I'm using my 2021 Epiphone Casino USA into a 1974 silverface Fender Pro Reverb. This amp is nearly identical to a Twin Reverb, with just less wattage. I'm using the tremolo and footswitch from the amp as well
These silverface amps are very loud and very clean, which makes them hard to distort naturally. However, on the recording John's guitar is fairly distorted. He could have been playing very loud, or George Martin added some distortion after recording was finished, with their tube consoles. Either way, I needed some overdrive pedals to get this sound right out of my amp
I'm using an Analogman King of Tone (boost side) into a JHS Morning Glory v4 (red mode) for the Epiphone Casino part. I had to turn my tremolo speed all the way down on my amp to match the speed of the original's tremolo
The bass on this song was recorded by George Harrison, who used a Fender Bass VI. This is a six string bass, the same tuning as a normal guitar but all the strings are an octave lower. Therefore the tuning is still EADGBE
He plugged his Bass VI into a Fender Bassman amp. There is also some distortion heard on the bass. I can confirm the bass heard on this record was a six string bass, because the opening high E note can't be played on a regular 4-string bass
I'm using my Squier Bass VI into a 1965 Fender Bassman amp, with an Analogman King of Tone (drive side) to get some crunch. I'm on the neck pickup only, because it sounded closest to me. It's unknown which pickup settings George used
At the end of the song, John plucked behind the bridge of his guitar to get that bell-like chime. When I tried this on my Epiphone Casino it sounded wildly out of tune. Therefore, I had to detune my guitar to match the sound of the record
My Gear:
2021 Epiphone Casino USA Royal Tan
2022 Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI
1974 Fender Pro Reverb (Casino)
1965 Fender Bassman (Bass Vi)
Analogman King of Tone
JHS Morning Glory V4
Neumann TLM-103
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