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I saw her standing there amp settings — Hughes & Kettner Edition 1

The The Beatles guitar tone for “I saw her standing there”, dialed in for a Hughes & Kettner Edition 1 with a Harley Benton Les paul. Studio version, Please Please Me (1963) — 9th take with edited count-in

Original rig

Gretsch Country Gentleman (George) + Gibson J-160E (John) → Vox AC30, flatwound strings, no pedals

Bright, punchy, slightly compressed British crunch with jangly treble bite and tight low-end

Amp settings — Hughes & Kettner Edition 1

CHANNELClean channelBRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The H&K Edition 1 runs darker and more compressed than a Vox AC30, so treble is pushed to 7 (vs AC30's typical 5-6) to recover the jangle. Mid at 6 compensates for the AC30's naturally prominent upper-mids. Gain stays moderate at 4 — the original tone is edge-of-breakup, not saturated. Your Les Paul humbuckers are hotter and warmer than Harrison's Gretsch FilterTrons, so rolling tone to 7 tames the muddiness.

PRO TIPUse a hard pick, attack the strings close to the bridge, and play with a stiff wrist for that percussive 1963 British Invasion snap — the tone lives in the pick attack as much as the amp settings.

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