GuitarCleanRiff
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
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain3.5
Reverb4.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
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