If I Needed Someone */ The Beatles */ Full Instrumental

Only The Beatles could parody another band’s sound this well. The Byrds, meet the Beatles! And what a great George Harrison composition. Such a power pop song. It has everything - chimey guitars, an aggressive Lennon rhythm part, a hypnotic bassline, and a propulsive Ringo beat. I have only a few notes here for musical stuff: - I concluded that the Rickenbacker 12 was overdubbed at least for the intro, solo and outro. I absolutely hear two guitars playing. I know some folks who released covers have the Strat playing underneath the intro, but you can clearly hear the Strat enter after the intro. I’m fairly convinced George simply overdubbed his own playing, possibly for the whole song. Definitely thickens the sound of the 12. - That McCartney bassline is incredible, but I have a feeling it might’ve been the Hofner. I went with my fans and I intend to cover all Rubber Soul-session songs with the Rick, but man, to me that booming A-string really sounds like the Hofne