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Last Nite Solo Guitar Tone Settings — The Strokes

The Strokes · 2000s · rock

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Original Recording

Guitar
Epiphone Riviera (stock, semi-hollow, stop tailpiece, chrome P-94 pickups)
Pickups
Gibson P-94 single-coil-sized P-90 pickups
Amp
Fender Hot Rod Deville 2x12
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 2001, solo section of 'Last Nite'. Gear confirmed by multiple interviews and Equipboard. Nick Valensi used the Riviera with P-94s into a Hot Rod Deville with a Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde for overdrive. No evidence of additional effects in the solo section. Settings estimated based on typical Strokes studio approach and genre/era.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
5.5
Gain
5.5
Reverb
1.5
Treble
7.5
Presence
6

Effects Chain

  • Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde Ultimate Overdrive · overdrive

Epiphone Riviera (bridge pickup) → Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde → Fender Hot Rod Deville (spring reverb low)

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Tone Character

  • bright and biting
  • raw garage rock edge
  • mid-forward presence
  • articulate single notes
  • slightly compressed attack
  • tight, focused sustain
  • minimal ambience
  • dynamic pick attack
  • no audible modulation
  • classic early-2000s indie rock solo sound

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct studio knob settings found; amp and pedal settings estimated based on typical Hot Rod Deville and Jekyll & Hyde usage for this genre/era.
  • ⚠️No evidence of delay, chorus, flanger, or other time/modulation effects in the solo; solo is dry except for light amp reverb.
  • ⚠️Pickup choice (bridge) inferred from solo's bright, cutting tone and known live/studio usage.
  • ⚠️All gear and pedal info is for the studio recording, not live performances.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Nick Valensi used a cranked Fender Hot Rod DeVille with his Epiphone Riviera for 'Last Nite'; the solo has a bright, mid-forward, crunchy tone with minimal reverb, matching early 2000s garage rock production and The Strokes' signature raw sound.

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