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I Wanna Be Yours Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Jazzmaster (likely 1960s reissue, as used by Alex Turner on AM sessions)
Pickups
Fender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups
Amp
Vox AC30 (studio recording, AM era)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2013. Alex Turner tracked the main riff with a Fender Jazzmaster into a Vox AC30. Some sources mention Fender Twin Reverb and Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 as live/secondary amps, but AC30 is most cited for the studio. No evidence of Tom Rowley or Jamie Cook on the main riff studio track.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb4.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and rounded
- slightly compressed
- clear and articulate highs
- mid-forward British crunch
- smooth sustain
- subtle reverb ambience
- dynamic response to picking
- tight low end
- edge-of-breakup clarity
- no heavy fuzz or high-gain