Riff Tone

Pretty Visitors (Live)

Arctic Monkeys

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Champ Lap Steel

AmpMagnatone Model No. 410

PickupsSingle-coil lap steel pickup (Fender Champ Lap Steel stock)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass5.5

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

wahMorley Morley Pro Series II Wah

Notes

Live performance, 2022 tour era, riff section. Guitar confirmed as Fender Champ Lap Steel for 'Pretty Visitors' riff live. Amp confirmed as Magnatone Model No. 410 for Alex Turner. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part. No studio gear included.

Tone Character(10)

thick and saturated fuzzaggressive and biting attackmid-heavy and cuttingcompressed sustainpercussive and staccatoraw and abrasivetight low endminimal ambiencein-your-face presencedistinctive lap steel timbre

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and muting, as well as adapting to lap steel technique and keeping articulation clear through heavy fuzz, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Arctic Monkeys gear so far (2022 Tour) : r/arcticmonkeys Guitar tone on “Pretty Visitors” : r/arcticmonkeys Give Me An Arctic Monkeys Song And I'll Tell You What ...

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