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Figure It Out Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Royal Blood

Royal Blood · 2010s+ · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Gretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet Bass II (used as a guitar substitute, tuned up with octave and distortion effects)
Pickups
Gretsch Mini Humbuckers (stock on G2220)
Amp
Fender Rumble 100 v3 (bass amp for low end) + Guitar amp (model not definitively confirmed for studio, likely Marshall or similar British-voiced amp for high end)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 2014. Mike Kerr uses a bass guitar split into two chains: one for bass (Fender Rumble 100), one for 'guitar' (likely Marshall or similar amp), with octave up and distortion/fuzz effects to create the riff's guitar-like sound. No evidence of traditional guitar used on the studio recording for the riff section.

Amp Settings

Mids
7
Bass
5.5
Gain
7.5
Reverb
1
Treble
7
Presence
6

Effects Chain

  • Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator · octave
  • Boss LS-2 Line Selector · other
  • Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (likely Nano or Bass Big Muff) · fuzz
  • Boss GE-7 Equalizer · eq

Gretsch G2220 Bass → EHX POG2 → Boss LS-2 (splits signal) → [Bass chain: clean to Fender Rumble 100] + [Guitar chain: EHX Big Muff Pi → Boss GE-7 EQ → guitar amp (likely Marshall or similar)]

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Tone Character

  • octave-up fuzzed bass signal
  • tight, punchy attack
  • aggressive, saturated distortion
  • articulate upper mids
  • percussive riff clarity
  • thick, synth-like overtones
  • minimal ambience
  • focused low end
  • compressed, harmonically rich

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No official amp model or exact knob settings for the studio recording found; settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical Royal Blood rig.
  • ⚠️No evidence of traditional guitar used for riff; all sources and interviews indicate bass with octave-up and distortion/fuzz effects split into two amps.
  • ⚠️Pedal models inferred from interviews, rig rundowns, and audible effects; exact pedal order and settings not confirmed for studio recording.
  • ⚠️Amp settings are estimated for a British-voiced guitar amp and Fender Rumble bass amp split rig, as per Mike Kerr's known setup.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Royal Blood's 'Figure It Out' riff features a thick, aggressive, mid-forward tone with high gain, tight bass, and little to no reverb, matching Mike Kerr's typical setup of bass through guitar amps with fuzz/distortion and prominent mids for cut and punch.

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