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Solo Tone
Mardy Bum
Arctic Monkeys
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely early 2000s Mexican Standard or similar, as used by Jamie Cook on debut album)
AmpVox AC30 (used for studio recording on 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not')
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005-2006 era. Jamie Cook played a Fender Telecaster through a Vox AC30 for the distorted sections of 'Mardy Bum' on the debut album. No evidence of live/touring rig for this specific solo. Pedals confirmed for album era.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchfuzzy edge with sustaintight, punchy midrangeslightly compressed attackbright and articulatedynamic response to pickingsinging sustain on single notesslight breakup on chordsnot overly saturatedmaintains note clarity
Difficulty
The solo is accessible for intermediate players, using straightforward pentatonic licks and moderate tempo, but requires control of dynamics and articulation to match the recorded tone.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely early 2000s Mexican Standard or similar, as used by Jamie Cook on debut album)
AmpVox AC30 (used for studio recording on 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not')
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2005-2006 era. Jamie Cook played a Fender Telecaster through a Vox AC30 for the distorted sections of 'Mardy Bum' on the debut album. No evidence of live/touring rig for this specific solo. Pedals confirmed for album era.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchfuzzy edge with sustaintight, punchy midrangeslightly compressed attackbright and articulatedynamic response to pickingsinging sustain on single notesslight breakup on chordsnot overly saturatedmaintains note clarity
Difficulty
The solo is accessible for intermediate players, using straightforward pentatonic licks and moderate tempo, but requires control of dynamics and articulation to match the recorded tone.