The Beatles - Dig A Pony - Bass Cover - Paul’s Bass (Hofner Ignition Bass)

About the song:

"Dig a Pony" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The band recorded the song on 30 January 1969, during their rooftop concert at the Apple Corps building on Savile Row in central London.

"Dig a Pony" was one of the songs on Let It Be recorded at the rooftop concert on 30 January 1969.[11][12] Kevin Harrington, the band's roadie, held up Lennon's lyrics for him while he sang.[13][14] It begins with a false start, caused by Ringo Starr yelling "Hold it!" because he was putting out his cigarette and had both of his drum sticks in his right hand.[15] On the recording, the sound of someone blowing his nose right after Starr's interjection can be heard, which Mark Lewisohn attributes to Lennon.[16]
A studio take of the song from 22 January appears on the 1996 Anthology 3 outtakes compilation.[17] The sessions took place at the Beatles' Apple Studio after they had abandoned the filmed rehearsals at Twickenham.[18] When Glyn Johns compiled an album titled Get Back for the band's consideration in 1969, he favoured the 22 January recording of "Dig a Pony" over the rooftop performance.[19] As originally included in the rooftop performance also, the studio recording begins and ends with the line "All I want is ..." When Phil Spector prepared the album (now titled Let It Be) for release in March 1970, he selected the 30 January live version but shortened the track by cutting the opening and closing "All I want is ..." refrains.[20] These edits were retained for the Let It Be... Naked mix of the rooftop version, issued in 2003, which also omits the false start.[21]



Gear the Beatles used on the track:

Paul used his 1963 Hofner 500/1 Bass plugged into his Fender bassman

John used his Epiphone Casino through his Fender Twin Reverb

George used his Fender Rosewood Telecaster through his Fender Twin Reverb

Gear I used:

Paul: Hofner ignition bass

Strings: Rotosound Tapewounds

Amplifier: VOX Pathfinder 10 bass