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Riff Tone
The View from the Afternoon
Arctic Monkeys
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Standard Stratocaster (white, as used by Alex Turner on the debut album)
AmpOrange AD30 (studio recording, debut album era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005-2006 era. Guitarist: Alex Turner. Gear confirmed for debut album sessions. No evidence of pedals or effects used for clean sections; distortion pedal (Pro Co Rat 2) only used for heavy parts. Clean tone is direct Strat into Orange AD30.
Tone Character(10)
spanky and fast attackbright and articulatetight and percussiveclear single-coil definitionslightly compresseddynamic picking responseminimal sustainno audible effectsdirect Stratocaster cleanstudio clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking, tight muting to keep the clean tone articulate, and precise rhythm to match the song's aggressive tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Standard Stratocaster (white, as used by Alex Turner on the debut album)
AmpOrange AD30 (studio recording, debut album era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2005-2006 era. Guitarist: Alex Turner. Gear confirmed for debut album sessions. No evidence of pedals or effects used for clean sections; distortion pedal (Pro Co Rat 2) only used for heavy parts. Clean tone is direct Strat into Orange AD30.
Tone Character(10)
spanky and fast attackbright and articulatetight and percussiveclear single-coil definitionslightly compresseddynamic picking responseminimal sustainno audible effectsdirect Stratocaster cleanstudio clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking, tight muting to keep the clean tone articulate, and precise rhythm to match the song's aggressive tempo.