Solo Tone

No. 1 Party Anthem

Arctic Monkeys

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Bronco

AmpRickenbacker M8 Pedal Steel Amplifier

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Bronco stock pickup)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2013. Alex Turner used his Fender Bronco through a Rickenbacker M8 Pedal Steel amp for 'No. 1 Party Anthem' solo. Some sources mention Selmer Truvoice and Magnatone Custom 410 as main amps for the album, but the Rickenbacker M8 is specifically cited for this track. No evidence of live-specific gear for this solo.

Tone Character(10)

smooth and slightly overdrivenwarm and rounded highsclear note separationtouch-sensitive dynamicssinging sustainnatural, airy reverbnot heavily compressedmelodic and expressivemild breakup, not high-gainstudio ambience

Difficulty

The solo is not technically fast or complex but requires good phrasing, dynamic control, and expressive bends to capture the feel and tone of the original recording.

Sources

Arctic Monkeys – AM - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Here's a list of all the gear they used for the AM era: : r/arcticmonkeys Alex Turner | Equipboard

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