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Arctic Monkeys

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Mexican Stratocaster (likely Jamie Cook, as used on debut album)
AmpVox AC30 (studio recording, debut album era)

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2005-2006, 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' era. Jamie Cook used a Fender MIM Stratocaster and Vox AC30 for the main riff sections. Fuzz pedal (EHX Big Muff Pi) is confirmed for Jamie Cook on this album. No evidence of delay, chorus, or modulation effects on this specific riff. Settings estimated based on typical AC30 usage for this genre/era and forum advice for similar Arctic Monkeys tones.

Tone Character(10)
gritty and fuzzybright and aggressivetight and percussivepunchy attackdynamic and rhythmiccrunchy garage rockslightly compressednot overly saturatedarticulate single-note riffingraw, energetic texture

Difficulty

The riff is moderately challenging due to its fast tempo, tight rhythmic phrasing, and need for precise picking and muting, but does not require advanced lead techniques.

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