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505 Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys · 2000s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Bronco
Pickups
Single-coil (stock Fender Bronco pickup)
Amp
Selmer Zodiac (crocodile-skin, vintage 1960s model)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 2006-2007, as used on 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' album. Alex Turner's rig for clean/rhythm sections. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for this section.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6
Gain
3.5
Reverb
4.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
5

Effects Chain

  • Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay

Fender Bronco → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Selmer Zodiac (spring reverb on)

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Tone Character

  • bright and articulate
  • shimmering clean
  • spacious and ambient
  • clear note separation
  • slightly warm
  • dynamic and touch-sensitive
  • mildly scooped mids
  • crisp attack
  • subtle reverb tail
  • slight delay depth

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