let it be amp settings — Laney LX 12
The The Beatles guitar tone for “let it be”, dialed in for a Laney LX 12 with a Yama RGX121Z. Album version solo, Let It Be (1970)
1957 Gibson Les Paul ('Lucy') into cranked Fender silverface Twin Reverb / Deluxe Reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 5 |
01Cuvave / M-Vave Cube Baby (Overdrive/Distortion)
Primary gain source. Use the OD/Distortion block set for smooth vintage crunch, keeping cab sim off since you are running into a real guitar amp.
02Cuvave / M-Vave Cube Baby (Delay/Modulation)
Set to a subtle, faint room delay/slapback to emulate the studio space ambiance.
The Laney LX12 is a solid-state practice amp with only Gain, Bass, and Treble/Mid (global tone on basic models, with no presence or built-in reverb). To replicate cranked Fender tube saturation without harsh solid-state clipping, the Cube Baby serves as the dedicated gain source into the Laney's clean channel with amp gain kept low at 2. Your Yamaha RGX121Z humbucker provides the necessary body and output, but roll the tone knob down to 8 to mimic the darker, singing warmth of George Harrison's Les Paul.
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