Clean Tone
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Bassrock2000s
Original Gear
BassFender Jazz Bass (likely 1970s reissue, passive)
AmpAmpeg SVT Classic (likely studio rental, era-appropriate for 2003 rock)
Pickups2 single-coil Jazz pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble6
presence5
compression4.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003, Hot Fuss album; Mark Stoermer is credited with Jazz Bass in this era, no evidence of P-Bass or StingRay for this track.
Tone Character(9)
tight, punchy low endslightly scooped midsclear, articulate attackfast note decayeven, modern rock presencecontrolled dynamicsstudio-polished clarityno audible drive or fuzzno modulation or synth
Difficulty
The line is rhythmically steady and requires tight, consistent pick technique and timing, but contains no advanced fills or technical challenges.
Sources
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Original Gear
BassFender Jazz Bass (likely 1970s reissue, passive)
AmpAmpeg SVT Classic (likely studio rental, era-appropriate for 2003 rock)
Pickups2 single-coil Jazz pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble6
presence5
compression4.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003, Hot Fuss album; Mark Stoermer is credited with Jazz Bass in this era, no evidence of P-Bass or StingRay for this track.
Tone Character(9)
tight, punchy low endslightly scooped midsclear, articulate attackfast note decayeven, modern rock presencecontrolled dynamicsstudio-polished clarityno audible drive or fuzzno modulation or synth
Difficulty
The line is rhythmically steady and requires tight, consistent pick technique and timing, but contains no advanced fills or technical challenges.
Mr. Brightside settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
- Mr. Brightside on Fender Mustang LT25
- Mr. Brightside on Boss Katana
- Mr. Brightside on Fender Frontman 10G
- Mr. Brightside on Line 6 Helix Floor / LT / Rack
- Mr. Brightside on Fender Champion 20
- Mr. Brightside on Neural DSP Quad Cortex
- Mr. Brightside on Fender Frontman 15G
- Mr. Brightside on Line 6 POD Go / POD Go Wireless
More The Killers tones
- Mr. Brightside · riff
- Mr. Brightside · solo
- When You Were Young · riff
- All These Things That I've Done · riff
- Mr. Brightside · riff
- Somebody Told Me · riff
- A Dustland Fairytale · riff
- Jenny Was a Friend of Mine · clean
- Jenny Was a Friend of Mine · riff
- Mr. Brightside · solo