Back to CommunityCreate Free Account
Riff Tone
Going Shopping
The Strokes
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American, as used by Nick Valensi on studio recordings)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (studio recording standard for The Strokes, especially for clean/edge-of-breakup tones)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2023 (The Strokes' 'The New Abnormal' and subsequent singles era). No direct evidence for alternate guitars or amps for this specific track; inferred from band’s consistent studio setup and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveslightly gritty edge-of-breakupchimey upper midspunchy attackclear single-coil definitionminimal sustaincompressed but not saturatedno heavy fuzz or high-gainimmediate response
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent picking and muting to achieve the punchy, articulate sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American, as used by Nick Valensi on studio recordings)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (studio recording standard for The Strokes, especially for clean/edge-of-breakup tones)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2023 (The Strokes' 'The New Abnormal' and subsequent singles era). No direct evidence for alternate guitars or amps for this specific track; inferred from band’s consistent studio setup and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveslightly gritty edge-of-breakupchimey upper midspunchy attackclear single-coil definitionminimal sustaincompressed but not saturatedno heavy fuzz or high-gainimmediate response
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent picking and muting to achieve the punchy, articulate sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.