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No. 1 Party Anthem Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Bronco
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Bronco stock pickup)
Amp
Rickenbacker M8 Pedal Steel Amplifier
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2013. Alex Turner used his Fender Bronco through a Rickenbacker M8 Pedal Steel amp for 'No. 1 Party Anthem' solo. Some sources mention Selmer Truvoice and Magnatone Custom 410 as main amps for the album, but the Rickenbacker M8 is specifically cited for this track. No evidence of live-specific gear for this solo.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- smooth and slightly overdriven
- warm and rounded highs
- clear note separation
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- singing sustain
- natural, airy reverb
- not heavily compressed
- melodic and expressive
- mild breakup, not high-gain
- studio ambience
Notes & Caveats
- No direct amp knob settings found for the Rickenbacker M8; settings estimated based on typical usage for vintage clean/edge-of-breakup tones and genre/era.
- No explicit pedal or effect model confirmed for this solo; pedalboard lists are for the album era but not tied to this specific track/solo.
- No direct evidence of pickup selector, but neck pickup is inferred from the solo's warm, rounded tone.
- No evidence of effects loop usage.
- No evidence of additional pedals (overdrive, delay, modulation) used specifically for this solo; only amp reverb is likely present.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The solo tone is warm, mid-forward, and slightly overdriven, typical of Alex Turner's preference for vintage-voiced amps (often Vox or Fender) with edge-of-breakup gain. The production is lush but not overly bright, with moderate reverb for ambience, matching the song's retro, loungey vibe.