Daft Punk
Random Access Memories · 2013
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
The guitar parts for 'Get Lucky' were recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City with Nile Rodgers. The recording process avoided traditional guitar amplifiers, relying instead on the direct, clean signal of Rodgers' 'Hitmaker' Stratocaster recorded into the console. The hallmark of the sound is Rodgers' 'chucking' technique paired with high-quality studio compression, which emphasizes the pick attack and maintains a tight, rhythmic consistency essential to the track's disco/funk groove.
Tuning
StandardRecording Signal Chain · 3 items
The Hitmaker (1960 Fender Stratocaster)
Fender
Primary guitar
Hardtail bridge with 1959 neck profile.
1176 FET Compressor
Universal Audio/Urei
Dynamic control
Applied in the studio for signature percussive sustain.
Direct Input (DI)
None
Signal path
Studio console channel strip recording.
Tone Characteristics
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