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Riff Tone
Take It or Leave It
The Strokes
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Casino (Julian Casablancas) or Fender Stratocaster (Nick Valensi), likely Epiphone Casino for riff
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 or Hot Rod Deluxe
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001. Both guitarists used Fender Hot Rod amps and Jekyll & Hyde distortion pedals for the album 'Is This It'. Gear confirmed for album era, but exact guitar per part not 100% confirmed in sources.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-heavy crunchbright and bitingraw garage rock edgeslightly compressedminimal sustainarticulate chord definitionpercussive attackaggressive strummingslight amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but demands fast, aggressive downstrokes and tight muting at a high tempo, making it moderately challenging for beginners but accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Casino (Julian Casablancas) or Fender Stratocaster (Nick Valensi), likely Epiphone Casino for riff
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 or Hot Rod Deluxe
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2001. Both guitarists used Fender Hot Rod amps and Jekyll & Hyde distortion pedals for the album 'Is This It'. Gear confirmed for album era, but exact guitar per part not 100% confirmed in sources.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-heavy crunchbright and bitingraw garage rock edgeslightly compressedminimal sustainarticulate chord definitionpercussive attackaggressive strummingslight amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but demands fast, aggressive downstrokes and tight muting at a high tempo, making it moderately challenging for beginners but accessible to intermediate players.