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The Strokes guitar tone: gear & amp settings

The gear and amp settings behind 36 The Strokes songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Epiphone Riviera into Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12.

Guitars The Strokes used

  • Epiphone Riviera9 songs
  • Fender Stratocaster (Albert Hammond Jr.)5 songs
  • Fender Precision Bass3 songs
  • Fender Stratocaster2 songs
  • Epiphone Riviera (stock, semi-hollow, stop tailpiece, chrome P-94 pickups)2 songs
  • Epiphone Riviera (likely 1990s Korean model, as used by Nick Valensi on The New Abnormal sessions)1 song
  • Fender Stratocaster (Albert Hammond Jr.'s main guitar on 'Is This It')1 song
  • Epiphone Elitist Riviera (Nick Valensi signature, semi-hollow, likely used for studio recording on 'Tap Out')1 song

Amps The Strokes used

  • Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x1214 songs
  • Fender Hot Rod DeVille 21213 songs
  • Fender Hot Rod Deville 2x12 combo2 songs
  • Ampeg SVT (likely SVT Classic or SVT-VR)1 song
  • Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 (studio recording, as used by Nick Valensi on The New Abnormal era)1 song
  • Fender Hot Rod DeVille (studio amp for 'Is This It')1 song
  • Fender Hot Rod DeVille (likely, based on era and The Strokes' studio rig)1 song
  • Fender Hot Rod DeVille (studio, as per band interviews and forum consensus for Comedown Machine era)1 song

61 The Strokes tones

SongGain
Reptilia · riff5
You Only Live Once · riff5.5
Is This It · riff4.5
Someday · riff5.5
Hard to Explain · riff5
Last Nite · solo5.5
Reptilia · solo5
Selfless · riff5
At The Door · riff0
Oblivius · solo6.5
Selfless · solo5.5
The Adults Are Talking · riff3.5
You Only Live Once · solo4.5
50/50 · riff7
Alone, Together · solo6
Alone, Together · riff5.5
Automatic Stop · riff4
Automatic Stop · solo3.5
Call It Fate, Call It Karma · riff0
Dine N'Dash · riff5
Eternal Summer · riff5.5
Going Shopping · riff5
Going to Babble On · riff5
Hard to Explain · riff0
Is This It · riff3
Juicebox · riff7
Last Nite · riff3.5
Life Is Simple In the Moonlight · riff3.5
Life Is Simple In the Moonlight · solo4.5
New York City Cops (Live In Iceland) · riff6
Oblivius · riff6.5
Razorblade · riff5.5
Red Light · riff6
Reptilia · solo0
Reptilia · distorted6
Reptilia · riff0
Selfless · riff0
Soma · riff5.5
Soma · riff3.5
Someday · solo5.5
Someday · riff0
Take It or Leave It · riff6
Taken For a Fool · solo5.5
Tap Out · riff5
The Adults Are Talking · riff0
The End Has No End · riff3.5
The Modern Age · solo6.5
The Modern Age · riff6
The Way It Is · riff6
Trying Your Luck · riff5
Under Control · distorted5.5
Under Control · riff2.5
Under Control · clean0
Under Cover of Darkness · riff0
Under Cover of Darkness · solo6
Under Cover of Darkness · riff5
Welcome To Japan · riff4.5
What Ever Happened? · riff5
Why Are Sundays So Depressing · riff5
Why Are Sundays So Depressing · riff0
You Only Live Once · riff3.5

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Frequently asked questions

What amp did The Strokes use?

Across 36 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Fender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12 (14 songs), Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 (13 songs), Fender Hot Rod Deville 2x12 combo (2 songs), Ampeg SVT (likely SVT Classic or SVT-VR) (1 song).

What guitar did The Strokes use?

Most often: Epiphone Riviera (9 songs), Fender Stratocaster (Albert Hammond Jr.) (5 songs), Fender Precision Bass (3 songs), Fender Stratocaster (2 songs).

How do I get The Strokes's tone on my amp?

Open any The Strokes song below to see the original gear and settings, then use ToneAdapt to adapt them to your own guitar, amp, pickups and pedals.