Paperback writer amp settings — Hajime GA-15
The The Beatles guitar tone for “Paperback writer”, dialed in for a Hajime GA-15 with a Hajime St-1 s style. Studio single cut (1966) — Revolver sessions, main intro/riff
1962 Epiphone Casino (P-90s) & 1964 Gibson SG Standard into cranked Vox AC100 / AC30 Top Boost, compressed via Abbey Road Fairchild 660
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Tube Screamer (TS9 / TS808) or Vox-style Overdrive
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds authentic British valve chime and compression
The Hajime GA-15 is an obscure practice amp format that uses a standard 2-band EQ and a drive channel, so mid and presence controls are set to null. Because your ST-1 single coils are thinner and brighter than Paul's hollow-body P-90s, using the bridge+middle position with the tone knob rolled back to 8 thickens the midrange bite while retaining note snap. If you add the recommended overdrive pedal later, switch your amp to the clean channel with gain set to 2 to let the pedal provide all the breakup.
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