Riff Tone

The Bakery

Arctic Monkeys

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact year/model unknown, but Stratocaster is most likely based on era and Arctic Monkeys' gear in 2007)

AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on Arctic Monkeys' studio amp choices for this era; exact model for this song not confirmed)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4

bass5.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2007 (Favourite Worst Nightmare B-sides era). No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp model for 'The Bakery' riff, but Stratocaster and Vox AC30 are most probable based on band’s gear in this period.

Tone Character(10)

warm and slightly grittyarticulate single notesclear and janglymodest amp breakupdynamic and touch-sensitiveno heavy compressionsubtle amp reverbno audible modulationopen and airyslightly rounded highs

Difficulty

The riff requires precise picking and muting for clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

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