Riff Tone

Old Yellow Bricks

Arctic Monkeys

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Bronco

AmpSelmer Zodiac Twin 30 (crocodile-skin, vintage 1960s)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock Bronco pickup)

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2006-2007 (Favourite Worst Nightmare sessions). Alex Turner's main rhythm guitar for this album was the Fender Bronco through the Selmer Zodiac Twin 30, as confirmed by producer James Ford. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchybright and articulateslightly gritty edge-of-breakup crunchmid-forward British amp voicingpercussive attackdynamic and responsive to pickingpresent upper midsmodest amp reverb for spaceno audible modulation or delayarticulate single-coil clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive picking and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare (Standard Version)Here's a list of all the gear they used for the AM era: : r/arcticmonkeys

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