Riff Tone

Take It or Leave It

The Strokes

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Casino (Julian Casablancas) or Fender Stratocaster (Nick Valensi), likely Epiphone Casino for riff

AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 or Hot Rod Deluxe

PickupsP-90 single coils (Epiphone Casino), or Fender single coils (Stratocaster)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6

mid7

treble7.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionVisual Sound Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde

Notes

Studio recording, 2001. Both guitarists used Fender Hot Rod amps and Jekyll & Hyde distortion pedals for the album 'Is This It'. Gear confirmed for album era, but exact guitar per part not 100% confirmed in sources.

Tone Character(10)

tight and punchymid-heavy crunchbright and bitingraw garage rock edgeslightly compressedminimal sustainarticulate chord definitionpercussive attackaggressive strummingslight amp breakup

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically straightforward but demands fast, aggressive downstrokes and tight muting at a high tempo, making it moderately challenging for beginners but accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Amp/guitar/gear settings for strokes sound?Strokes Guitar Tone Best pedal and amp settings to sound like the 'Is This It' ...

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