I seriously can't get enough of this Rickenbacker 12-string.

I swear it sounds like an electric piano on "If I Fell." There's such magic on this track. Something about the interplay between George's wonderful fingerpicking, those soaring harmonies, John's wistful lyrics. God. It's romantic, isn't it?

Speaking of love, there's a lot to love musically. First, there's John's unique, masterful rhythm strumming (including on an intro that's an entirely different key than the rest of the song). George plays understated, bizarrely complicated mini-arpeggios which, if played on enough consecutive takes, will ABSOLUTELY give you carpel tunnel syndrome. Ringo again defines a song with simplistic genius with his "rat-a-tat-tat" snare fills. Paul, unbelievably, is pretty understated here (just kidding, he knew when to cede the spotlight). And, of course, the magical harmonies. Wonderful.

I made a few decisions here that might be unique to my cover:

I think George is using the neck pickup, or at least the middle pick-up with a LOT of neck pickup blended in. There's a unique, almost organ-like sound that only that pickup seems to create. Lots of bass, too.

I'm fairly confident in my interpretation of John's chord choices and strumming for the intro. Not only do you see a lot of my choices in the "Hard Day's Night" recreation in the film, but it just sounds right to me.

For Ringo's "rat-a-tat-tat" snare fills, a lot of trib bands and YouTube covers have the drummer playing those fills on both the floor tom AND the snare. I hear zero floor tom, so I'm exclusively playing the snare.

I love this album. Not a single clunker. Can't wait to keep going!

Instruments:
- Gibson J-160E 1962 Custom Shop Reissue (Pyramid .11 Flats)
- 2018 Rickenbacker 360-12c63, strung w/Pyramid .11 flats
- Hofner Contemporary Series violin bass
- Ludwig Classic Maple 20/12/14 Black Oyster Pearl
- Vox Valvetronix VT100X Guitar Combo Amp (yes, I upgraded)
- PreSonus Studio 1824C Interface (6 microphones used)
- Cad Audio Stage7 7-Piece Drum Microphones (toms, snare & bass drum)
- MXL V250 Condenser Mic: drum overhead mic & acoustic guitar
- Drums recorded and mixed with PreSonus Studio One
- Shure SM57 (under hi-hat, bass)

Waves Abbey Road Plugins:
- Abbey Road Plates Stereo
- Abbey Road RS124 Compressor Stereo
- J37 Tape Stereo
- RS56 Passive EQ Stereo

Video Equipment:
- Camera: Canon M50
- Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro on HP Envy 32'' All in One

Thank you, Jack, for the fantastic EQ and mixing tips!

Feel free to leave comments, I'll respond to as many as I can.

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