Arctic Monkeys
AM · 2013
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
The song was recorded during the sessions for the album 'AM' at Sage & Sound Recording in Los Angeles and Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree. It was produced by James Ford, who noted that the riff was written by Alex Turner on his Vox Starstream XII. The team aimed for a rhythmic, R&B-influenced sound, creating a 'heavy' and 'hypnotic' mood by manipulating their instruments as production building blocks.
Tuning
StandardRecording Signal Chain · 3 items
Starstream XII
Vox
Main Guitar
Used for the signature riff; 12-string sound.
Valveslapper
Coopersonic
Distortion
Boutique valve distortion used for tone shaping.
Zodiac Twin 30
Selmer
Primary Amplifier
Used extensively by Alex Turner during the AM recording sessions.
Tone Characteristics
ToneTwin