Guitarist

Alex Turner

Dark, thick riff tones with a hard, dry attack and plenty of restraint up top.

Tone card

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Arctic Monkeys

Dark, thick and slightly fuzzy with a hard, dry attack.

What defines the sound

Valve distortion from a pedal rather than a cranked amp.
Thick mids and restrained treble. The tone sits back rather than cutting.
A 12-string electric on the AM era riffs, which is a large part of the texture.
1960s British combo character, complete with amp tremolo when it is used.

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