Riff Tone

Out of the Black

Royal Blood

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet II Bass

AmpFender Super-Sonic (guitar amp) + Fender Bassman (bass amp)

PickupsGretsch mini humbucker bass pickups

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

octaveElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Germanium 4 Big Muff Pi

Notes

Studio recording, 2013-2014. Mike Kerr used a short-scale Gretsch Junior Jet II bass split into both a Fender Super-Sonic guitar amp and a Fender Bassman bass amp. The guitar amp provides the distorted, guitar-like tone for the riff. The octave effect is crucial to achieve the 'guitar' sound from the bass. No evidence of a traditional guitar used on the studio recording for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

aggressive and saturatedtight and percussivearticulate upper midspunchy low endcompressed wall-of-soundharmonically richoctave-doubled guitar/bass illusionminimal ambiencedry and directcrunchy riff texture

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive picking, precise pedal timing, and control over a complex signal chain to maintain clarity and punch at high gain.

Sources

Royal Blood's Mike Kerr names 10 guitarists who shaped his bass sound Royal Blood Continue to Rewrite the Rock Rulebook—Without a Guitarist Mike Kerr talks Royal Blood's meteoric rise, his elusive bass rig and ...How to sound like Royal Blood's Mike Kerr on a budget | Guitar World

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