Riff Tone

Little Monster

Royal Blood

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGretsch Electromatic G2220 Junior Jet Bass II (used as both bass and 'guitar' via octave pedals)

AmpMultiple amps: Ampeg SVT (bass), Marshall guitar amp (model not specified, likely JCM800 or similar for 'guitar' signal)

PickupsGretsch Mini Humbuckers (stock pickups on G2220)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

otherElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork

overdriveIbanez Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini

otherElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork

overdriveIbanez Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808

compressionMXR MXR Bass Compressor

overdriveElectro-Harmonix EHX Bass Soul Food

Notes

Studio recording, 2014. Mike Kerr splits his bass signal with octave pedals to create both bass and 'guitar' tones. No evidence of a traditional 6-string guitar on the studio recording. Guitar amp model not explicitly confirmed for this song, but Marshall is most likely based on era/interviews. Pedalboard and amp setup is complex and unique to Royal Blood's studio approach.

Tone Character(10)

heavily saturated octave-up 'guitar' tonetight, punchy low endaggressive, fuzzy distortionarticulate attack with percussive edgethick, harmonically rich upper midscompressed, focused sounddistinct separation between bass and 'guitar' layersno audible modulation or time-based effectsoctave pedal shimmercrunchy, modern rock character

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate technical skill due to the need for accurate pedalboard management, tight picking, and balancing multiple signal chains to achieve the signature layered sound.

Sources

Royal Blood Pedalboard Setup - Figure it Out How to Play Guitar like Mike Kerr from Royal Blood How to sound like Royal Blood's Mike Kerr on a budget | Guitar World Royal Blood is bad ass. I had to figure out ...

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Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGretsch Electromatic G2220 Junior Jet Bass II (used as both bass and 'guitar' via octave pedals)

AmpMultiple amps: Ampeg SVT (bass), Marshall guitar amp (model not specified, likely JCM800 or similar for 'guitar' signal)

PickupsGretsch Mini Humbuckers (stock pickups on G2220)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

otherElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork

overdriveIbanez Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini

otherElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork

overdriveIbanez Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808

compressionMXR MXR Bass Compressor

overdriveElectro-Harmonix EHX Bass Soul Food

Sources

Notes

Tone Character(10)

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate technical skill due to the need for accurate pedalboard management, tight picking, and balancing multiple signal chains to achieve the signature layered sound.

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