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505 Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys · 2000s · rock

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Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Bronco
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender stock Bronco pickup)
Amp
Selmer Zodiac (crocodile-skin) and/or 1960s Magnatone (studio recording, Favourite Worst Nightmare era)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 2006-2007. Alex Turner primarily used his Fender Bronco through a Selmer Zodiac and/or 1960s Magnatone amp for the Favourite Worst Nightmare album. Vox AC30 was also used live, but studio sources confirm the Selmer/Magnatone pairing for this era and album. Settings estimated due to lack of explicit numbers in sources.

Amp Settings

Mids
7
Bass
6
Gain
3.5
Reverb
5
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5

Effects Chain

  • Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay

Fender Bronco → Delay pedal (short repeats) → Selmer Zodiac or Magnatone amp (spring reverb on)

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Tone Character

  • clean and shimmery
  • ambient and atmospheric
  • bright but not harsh
  • lush spring reverb
  • short, fast delay repeats
  • slightly scooped mids
  • smooth single-coil clarity
  • subtle modulation/vibrato
  • open and airy
  • not compressed or saturated

Sources

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