Do I Wanna Know? (Arctic Monkeys) guitar tone and amp settings
Do I Wanna Know? guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Crunch amp type, medium gain (Gain 5.2), forward mids (Middle 6.5), balanced lows (Bass 5.5), bridge pickup.
Tuning: E standard
Settings for your amp
Do I Wanna Know? settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3 settings for every songAmpBOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Variation
- Off
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 5.2
- Volume
- 5.5
- Bass
- 5.5
- Middle
- 6.5
- Treble
- 5.5
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb Color
- Orange
- Reverb
- 1.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
A 12-string guitar adds the original riff’s doubled-course shimmer.
Do I Wanna Know? settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40
Positive Grid Spark 40 settings for every songAmpPositive Grid Spark 40
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 4.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 5.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 1
- Output
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
A 12-string guitar adds the original riff’s characteristic octave shimmer.
Do I Wanna Know? settings on a Fender Mustang LT25
Fender Mustang LT25 settings for every songAmpFender Mustang LT25
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Model
- 60S UK CLN
- Gain
- 4.5
- Volume
- 5
- Treble
- 5.5
- Bass
- 5
- Middle
- 6
- Master
- Set to your room
- Stomp
- None
- Mod
- None
- Delay
- None
- Reverb
- None
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
A 12-string guitar best recreates the original’s doubled-string shimmer.
Do I Wanna Know? settings on any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Amp
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 4.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 6.5
- Treble
- 5.5
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
A 12-string guitar adds the Vox’s characteristic octave shimmer.
Why it sounds like that
The song opens on a monolithic blues riff in F, bulky and spacious and full of pauses. Alex Turner wrote it on his 12-string Vox Starstream XII, the guitar he used on the song in 2013, and a lot of AM's riffs were written on that guitar.
- Play the opening riff as a monolithic blues figure in F.
- Leave pauses in the riff, since they accentuate its anthemic quality.
What guitar did Alex Turner use on Do I Wanna Know??
- Guitar.com says Turner wrote the riff on his 12-string Vox Starstream XII. (on this song)[1][2]
- MusicRadar says Turner developed the riff on a 12-string Vox. (on this song)[3]
- James Ford said a lot of AM's riffs were written on that 12-string Vox. (on the album AM)[2]
- Intro: Guitar.com describes the song's opening riff as a monolithic blues riff in F. (on this song)[1]
- Bonedo says Turner used a Vox 12-string on the song in 2013. (on this song)[4]
- MusicRadar describes the riff as bulky, spacious and full of pauses. (on this song)[3]
- Guitar.com reports: ‘Its opener is defined by a monolithic blues riff in F’ (on this song)[1]
Questions
What guitar did Alex Turner use on Do I Wanna Know??
The sources on this page document Alex Turner's gear on Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys: guitar, Vox Starstream XII [1][2]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Do I Wanna Know? settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Do I Wanna Know? guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 5.2, Volume 5.5, Bass 5.5, Middle 6.5, Treble 5.5, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb Color Orange, Reverb 1.5; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master and Power Control to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Do I Wanna Know? settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Do I Wanna Know? guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 4.5, Bass 5, Mid 6, Treble 5.5, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 1; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master and Output to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Do I Wanna Know? settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Do I Wanna Know? guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model 60S UK CLN, Gain 4.5, Volume 5, Treble 5.5, Bass 5, Middle 6, Stomp None, Mod None, Delay None, Reverb None; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What tuning is Do I Wanna Know? in?
Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys is played in E standard, according to the cited source [1]. Tune to it before you set the amp, or the riff will not sit right against the record.
Can I get the Do I Wanna Know? tone on my own amp?
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