Riff Tone

You Only Live Once

The Strokes

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Albert Hammond Jr.)

AmpFender Hot Rod Deville 2x12 combo

PickupsFender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2005-2006 (First Impressions of Earth sessions). Both Valensi and Hammond used Fender Hot Rod Deville amps for the album. Hammond played a Stratocaster for the clean riff sections. No evidence of additional amps or alternate guitars for the clean riff in 'You Only Live Once'.

Tone Character(10)

bright and glassyarticulate and percussivetight, focused rhythmminimal breakupslightly compressed attackclassic single-coil claritydynamic and responsiveslight amp reverb for spaceno audible modulationclean, present midrange

Difficulty

The riff requires precise alternate picking at a fast tempo and clean, consistent articulation, but does not involve complex chords or advanced techniques.

Sources

Gear Rundown: The Strokes Jekyll and Hyde v2 setting for Reptilia and YOLO - Reddit Strokes Guitar Tone : r/TheStrokes - Reddit

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