Solo Tone

Automatic Stop

The Strokes

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Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Riviera

AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 2x12

PickupsEpiphone mini-humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveVisual Sound Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde Overdrive

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2003 (Room on Fire album). Nick Valensi played the solo on 'Automatic Stop' using his Epiphone Riviera through a Fender Hot Rod DeVille. Pedal use is minimal but a boost/overdrive and delay are likely for the solo. Settings are based on studio-era sources and typical Strokes recording practices.

Tone Character(10)

bright and cuttingarticulate single-note linestight and punchyslightly gritty edgecrisp attackmodest sustainminimal ambient reverbdynamic response to pickingclear note separationfocused midrange

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level control of phrasing and timing, especially to match the delay repeats and maintain clarity in the bright, articulate tone.

Sources

The Strokes (Albert Hammond Jr. / Nick Valensi) Amp Settings (gear and tone tips) - Guitar Chalk Gear Rundown: The Strokes

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