Clean Tone
Fluorescent Adolescent
Arctic Monkeys
BassGarage rock / Indie rock2000s (2007)
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (vintage ’78 or ’65 P‑Bass)
AmpFender Bassman (or Ampeg B‑15) as used by Nick O’Malley in FWN era
PickupsUnknown (likely standard split-coil P‑Bass pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6
treble5.5
presence5
compression4
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Based on general gear used during the Favourite Worst Nightmare era; no song‑specific confirmation
Tone Character(3)
punchycleanmid‑forward
Difficulty
The bass line is relatively straightforward with steady groove and simple fills, making it slightly above beginner level.
Sources
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountBassGarage rock / Indie rock2000s (2007)
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (vintage ’78 or ’65 P‑Bass)
AmpFender Bassman (or Ampeg B‑15) as used by Nick O’Malley in FWN era
PickupsUnknown (likely standard split-coil P‑Bass pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6
treble5.5
presence5
compression4
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Based on general gear used during the Favourite Worst Nightmare era; no song‑specific confirmation
Tone Character(3)
punchycleanmid‑forward
Difficulty
The bass line is relatively straightforward with steady groove and simple fills, making it slightly above beginner level.
More Arctic Monkeys tones
- Do I Wanna Know? · riff
- R U Mine? · riff
- 505 · riff
- Brianstorm · riff
- Knee Socks · riff
- I bet you look good on the dancefloor · riff
- 505 · solo
- Do I Wanna Know? · riff
- I Wanna Be Yours · riff
- Teddy Picker · riff