Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes) guitar tone and amp settings
Seven Nation Army guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Pushed amp type, low gain (Gain 3.5), balanced lows (Bass 6), smooth top (Treble 6), neck pickup.
Settings for your amp
The song has distinct sounds: Distorted solo. Each rig below lists what to change for them.
Seven Nation Army 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
- Pushed
- Gain
- 3.5
- Volume
- 5
- Bass
- 6
- Middle
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Neck
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Seven Nation Army 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
- 3.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 6.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Output
- Set to your room
- App Drive
- Off
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Add an octave-down pitch shifter; no octave control is exposed here.
Seven Nation Army 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
- SMALLTONE
- Gain
- 4.2
- Volume
- 6
- Treble
- 6
- Bass
- 5
- Middle
- 6
- Master
- Set to your room
- Stomp
- OCTOBOT
- Mod
- None
- Delay
- None
- Reverb
- SMALL ROOM
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Neck
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Seven Nation Army 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
- Treble
- 6
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Add an octave-down Whammy and Big Muff-style fuzz for a closer match.
Song parts
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
Distorted solo:
Amp Type Crunch, Gain 7, Booster Color Orange, Booster 7
.Switch off octave shift and attack slide notes forcefully.
Song parts
Positive Grid Spark 40
Distorted solo:
App Drive Guitar Muff
.Engage the Guitar Muff and play the slide lead
Song parts
Fender Mustang LT25
Distorted solo:
Stomp BIG FUZZ
.Use slide phrasing for the noisy, sustained solo.
Song parts
Any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Distorted solo:
Gain 8
.Push the amp harder for a fuzzier slide sound.
Why it sounds like that
Only Jack White and Meg White perform on the track, so the bass-like line is a guitar: a Kay K6533 archtop hollowbody with a neck pickup, played through a DigiTech Whammy set an octave down. Jack White plays the same riff with a slide for jangly, mildly overdriven chords. The overdubbed slide solo gets its ripping distortion from an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi. The amp is a mid-'60s Sears Silvertone 1485.
- Play the riff with a slide so the chords come out jangly and mildly overdriven.
What amp did Jack White use on Seven Nation Army?
Jack White
Jack White · Distorted solo
- Effects
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi[1]
- Guitar World's original gear list names an early-'60s Kay K6533 archtop hollowbody with a single neck pickup. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World's original gear list names a mid-'60s Sears Silvertone 1485 amp. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World's original gear list puts a DigiTech Whammy 4 on its one-octave-down setting. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World says the bass-like riff was actually recorded and performed on a Kay hollowbody guitar through a Whammy pedal set to the octave-down setting. (on this song)[1]
- Distorted solo: Guitar World says Jack White's overdubbed slide solo has ripping distortion from an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi fuzz pedal. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World says Jack White plays the riff with a slide on his Kay hollowbody, for jangly, mildly overdriven chords. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar World's original gear list gives the tuning as open A. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar Player says White's Kay hollowbody was tuned to open A for this song. (on this song)[2]
- MusicRadar says Seven Nation Army is recorded in E Standard tuning. (on this song)[3]
- Accounts differ: Guitar World and Guitar Player put the Kay in open A, while MusicRadar says the song is recorded in E Standard tuning. (on this song)[1][2][3]
- Guitar Player says the riff's bassiness came from the low-octave setting on Jack White's DigiTech Whammy pedal. (on this song)[2]
- MusicRadar says Jack White in fact recorded the bass-like part on a vintage Kay hollowbody electric guitar, pitch-shifted down an octave by a DigiTech Whammy pedal. (on this song)[3]
- Distorted solo: MusicRadar says Jack White also used an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi for the song's noisy solo. (on this song)[3]
- MusicRadar says Jack White reportedly used a mid-'60s Sears Silvertone 1485 amp to record the Elephant album. (on the album Elephant)[3]
- Accounts differ: Guitar World dates the Kay to the early 1960s, while Mixdown dates it to the 1950s. (on this song)[1][4]
- Mixdown says White manipulated a semi-acoustic guitar with a DigiTech Whammy to shift the riff back an octave. (on this song)[4]
- Mixdown says Meg White and Jack White are the only two performers on the track. (on this song)[4]
- Distorted solo: MusicRadar says the solo is coloured by Jack White's signature distorted slide guitar sound. (on this song)[3]
Questions
What amp did Jack White use on Seven Nation Army?
The sources on this page document Jack White's gear on Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes: guitar, Kay K6533 archtop hollowbody [1]; pickup, Kay “cheese grater” single-coil pickup [1]; amp, Sears Silvertone 1485 [1]; effects, DigiTech Whammy 4 [1]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Seven Nation Army settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Seven Nation Army guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Pushed, Gain 3.5, Volume 5, Bass 6, Middle 5, Treble 6, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Neck, 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 Seven Nation Army settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Seven Nation Army guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 3.5, Bass 5, Mid 6, Treble 6.5, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0; 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 Seven Nation Army settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Seven Nation Army guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model SMALLTONE, Gain 4.2, Volume 6, Treble 6, Bass 5, Middle 6, Stomp OCTOBOT, Mod None, Delay None, Reverb SMALL ROOM; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Neck, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
Can I get the Seven Nation Army tone on my own amp?
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