The Beatles - From Me To You - Guitar Cover - Gibson J-160E

John and George continue their “Please Please Me” amplified Gibson J-160E guitar sound on “From Me To You”! Recorded on March 5, 1963, The Beatles also used their J-160Es this day on “Thank You Girl” and an early version of “One After 909”. The woody tone of these recordings leads me to believe George used his J-160E instead of the twangier Gretsch Duo Jet.
George opens “From Me To You” with his classic octave melody style. Pay special attention to the slurring of notes through slides. For example, the D octave at 0:01 is played with a slide up, while the D octave immediately after is played with a slide down. In live performances of “From Me To You”, George preferred to play the C major chord as a barre in the 3rd fret position. On the actual recording, however, he plays the C major as a barre at the 8th fret. This can be heard through the high C note (high E string, fret 8).
Likewise, in live performances, George plays many more embellishments, including a C7 before the middle eights and chromatic lead in notes throughout. The only such embellishment heard on the original is the chromatic walk up from C to D at 0:41 and 1:24.
George’s guitar is nearly inaudible for the Gm, C, and F chords of the middle eight. He does change his pattern from a “dada da” to a “dada dada” for this section, except at 1:19. In live performances, George would play these chords with more loose strumming higher up on the neck. The G major to Gaug section in the first middle eight (0:45) is played without the G major on beat 1, as opposed to the second middle eight (1:28). The final octave D at 1:50 is played very short to give George time to reach the final A minor barre chord.
Interestingly, the instrumental section at 1:03 features John on harmonica, Paul on bass, and George on guitar as an overdub (Take 9 - edit piece 1). All play the melody in unison. George’s guitar sounds much brighter and twangier here, leading me to believe that he used his Duo Jet for this section. This can be heard especially in the hammer-ons at 1:04. In live performances, he would play this melody in octaves, but the hammer-on sound of the recording makes it likely that he recorded “From Me To You” as a single line melody.
John keeps a relatively metronomic strumming pattern throughout “From Me To You”. In viewing the live performance at the Royal Variety Show 1963, one can see that the stereotype of John Lennon as a heavy handed player is not totally true. His hand is closed while playing, and much of the movement is generated in the wrist. The strumming during the middle eight is made even lighter (0:35, 1:17). However, it does get a little heavier during the G to Gaug sections! (0:45, 1:28).
An embellishment of a G7 is added at 0:12, 0:26, and 1:37. This embellishment is not included at 0:54 or 1:09. John concludes “From Me To You” (1:44) with a chord sequence of C, Am, G#aug, each time accenting the beginning of the chord.
As with most early recordings of John Lennon’s J-160E, the left channel features his Vox amplified sound while the right channel includes acoustic bleed of the booming J-160E into the vocal microphone. This sound was recreated in this video for authenticity.
Instruments Used:
John Lennon and George Harrison Guitars: Gibson J-160E Standard
Amp: Vox AC15C1

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[@mattiboo]

Nice observation! The Please Please Me era of songs is best defined by the woody J-160E amplified tones, George's use of octave melodies, the Beatles' tight harmonies, and extreme panning of the vocals and instrumentation. The songs "Please Please Me", "From Me To You", and "Ask Me Why" are good examples of these techniques. The group made great use of technical advances for the A Hard Day's Night album, including a four track tape machine which allowed for greater control over the mix and ability for more overdubs. That era of their sound revolves around George's Rickenbacker 12 string, manually double tracked vocals, and a drier but fuller sounding mix.

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[@mattiboo]

I wouldn't consider it for myself, but the AC30S1 is an interesting concept. The modifications likely lower the notoriously heavy Vox weight, and the single 12 inch speaker may create a more AC15 sound. Hopefully I'll get to try one out!

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Hey Mattiboo, amazing Beatles cover yet again. One question though, on which guitar are you using electric guitar strings or acoustic strings?

[@mattiboo]

For the J-160E I use Martin Retro 11s, because I value the acoustic sound of the guitar much more than the electric sound. On the Gretsch I use Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 10s.

[@adamshore90]

Thanks for the info on the use of strings. Would that still work on an Epiphone EJ-160e? Cos I'm having trouble on finding the right strings for my Epiphone EJ-160e, to play Beatles and other songs too. Have you got any suggestions?

[@mattiboo]

The Martin Retro string should work on an Epiphone EJ-160E. They sound broken in right out of the package and last a long time.

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Thank you for your channel, the videos are awesome. Do you have any idea why John used the Rickenbacker for almost all live performances, when he mostly used the Gibson in the Studio?

[@mattiboo]

That is a great question! I can only speculate, but he may have grown accustom to playing the 325 live through their many performances in Hamburg and the Cavern Club. A complimentary question is why he chose to play the J-160E more often in the studio, instead of the 325? He may have enjoyed the acoustic tone of the J-160E on records, but found that he couldn't hear that woody acoustic sound live, so he stuck with the trusty Ric 325.

[@timbo0151]

Thanks, having looked into this more - I think your return question is definitely more relevant. I had always thought the Rick was used on almost everything up until about 1965, and was surprised how much he used the Gibson. Thanks again, and keep up the incredible work.

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[@mattiboo]

A lot of practice and dedication!

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[@hstdriver6616]

Another great video. Is this how John and George played it on the single? The original guitar sound has a bit more bite to it (IMO), George's Duo Jet and John's 325?? Just asking, keep up the good work.

[@mattiboo]

I am confident John used his J-160E since acoustic bleed can be heard on the vocal channel microphone for the rhythm guitar. The woody guitar tone of George's lead makes me believe he used his Gibson as well, but I can never know for certain if he used his Gretsch instead. Photos from the "From Me To You" session show both John and George on the J-160Es though. i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/03/09/11/320519B200000578-3483404-George_Martin_with_the_Beatles_recording_From_Me_To_You_Studio_2-a-30_1457522754545.jpg

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Hey Matti! Been watching your videos for awhile now? Would you ever want vocals put on them? I’m in a band and the bass guitarist and I do a lot of harmonies and stuff

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Can you do slow down next please?

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I want to get a couple of Beatles guitars and do some covers, which guitars would you recommend?

[@mattiboo]

For electrics I would recommend an Epiphone Casino or a Gretsch model. For acoustics I would say that the Epiphone Texan or J-160E are great choices!

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I'll do that, thank you, you are an inspiration to me that's why I like playing guitar, thank you

[@randy6963]

Hey I have a question, I own a j-160e and I’ve tried for so long to see how they get the acoustic sound with them I noticed that you are plugged in while playing the rhythm part and it’s not the magnetic p-90 sound it sounds like a mic how did The Beatles do this live and how do you do it?

[@mattiboo]

The rhythm part is actually an inadvertent mix of both! As with most early recordings of John Lennon’s J-160E, the left channel features his Vox amplified sound while the right channel includes acoustic bleed of the booming J-160E into the vocal microphone. I recreated this by micing the amp directly and then having a "room" mic that picked up mostly the acoustic guitar sound.

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What kinda strings do you use for your j160s guitar?

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Can you cover All you need is love?

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I'm thinking about getting one of these guitars, do you think it's a good idea for a good acoustic electric?

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Gibson j 160 is a very good model and has that special sound when its plugged in, (expensive)

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@@doucheboyz888 thanks for the help. Do you know if it sounds any good acoustically

[@mattiboo]

The modern J-160Es sound very much acoustically like a Gibson J45. It definitely is a full bodied, rich and deep sound. Vintage J-160Es were constructed from less quality woods and are notorious for having a thin acoustic tone. The modern ones really don't sound like that at all. Overall, many would say the modern J-160E has a traditional dreadnought Gibson acoustic sound.

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@@mattiboo thanks! By modern do you mean the 1964 reissue ones they made early 2000's?

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you should of done a cover of September by EWF for obvious reasons

[@jamqc24]

Is one guitar played amplified and one played acoustically? If ever, where did you plug your guitar in?

[@mattiboo]

Both guitars are amplified through a Vox AC15C1 with the Gibson J-160E Standard's stock pickup, the P100 (the original was a P90). John's guitar was also recorded acoustically and blended with the amplified sound. On these early Beatle records, the amplified sound was panned totally left while the acoustic sound was on the vocal track, mixed all the way right.

[@jamqc24]

mattiboo thanks so much for the info!!