GuitarDistortedRiff
505 Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue, as used by Alex Turner in studio for '505')
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups
Amp
Vox AC30 Combo Amp
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2007. Evidence from Equipboard and forum discussions points to Alex Turner using a Fender Stratocaster into a Vox AC30 for the '505' riff. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb4.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Coopersonic Valveslapper Dual-Valve Distortion · distortion
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
- Reverb pedal (model unknown) · reverb
Fender Stratocaster → Coopersonic Valveslapper → Delay pedal → Reverb pedal → Vox AC30 (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- chiming and bright
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
- ambient and spacious
- clear note separation
- touch-sensitive
- mid-forward British amp character
- warm but present high end
- articulate single-coil clarity
- not heavily compressed
- moderate sustain