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Brianstorm amp settings — Digitech RP360XP

The Arctic monkeys guitar tone for “Brianstorm”, dialed in for a Digitech RP360XP with a Donner standard series stratocaster Dst-80. Studio version, Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007) - Main Riff

Original rig

Epiphone Casino (P-90 bridge) -> Boss DS-1 Distortion -> Vox AC30HW2X (Top Boost channel)

Aggressive, choppy British crunch with biting upper-mids and tight low-end for rapid alternate picking

Amp settings — Digitech RP360XP

CHANNEL'63 VOX AC30 Top Boost model + 2x12 British Cab IRBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	5
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01RODENT (ProCo Rat / Distortion block)

Gain source — set up in front of the AC30 amp model to recreate the biting DS-1 clipping into the Vox chime

Distortion 6 · Filter 5 · Level 7

02NOISE GATE (Silencer block)

Placed after dirt to keep the rapid alternate-picked stabs tight and silence single-coil 60-cycle hum

Threshold 6 · Attack 2 · Release 2

Why these settings

The DST-80 single coils have a sharper, thinner high-end than Alex Turner's P-90s, so roll your guitar tone to 8 and keep the amp model treble around 5 to avoid harshness. The RP360XP's Rodent model acts as the primary dirt source into a semi-clean AC30 Top Boost model to get that sharp, clattering British crunch. Bass is trimmed to 4 to prevent the speaker from flubbing out during the fast 16th-note tremolo picking.

PRO TIPAnchor your picking hand's heel lightly against the bridge saddles for maximum attack stability, and use a stiff pick (at least 1.0mm) angled slightly toward the neck to get that signature sharp, mechanical scrape.

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