Riff Tone

Don't Look Back Into the Sun

The Libertines

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Casino

AmpVox AC30

PickupsP-90 single-coil

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2003. Guitarist Carl Barât is widely reported to have used an Epiphone Casino with P-90 pickups through a Vox AC30 for the original studio recording. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the main riff section. No confirmed pedal use for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

jangly and rawslightly overdriven crunchbright and cuttingopen and dynamicfull-bodied resonancemid-forward puncharticulate chord definitiongarage rock edgeenergetic strummingtouch of spring reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive strumming and tight chord changes, but no advanced techniques. The main challenge is maintaining energy and articulation at tempo.

Sources

The libertines guitar tone? : r/TheLibertines The greatest guitar songs of the 21st century – 2003

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