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do I wanna know amp settings — idk GA-10

The arctic monkeys guitar tone for “do I wanna know”, dialed in for a idk GA-10 with a deviser L-G1&1. Studio version, AM (2013)

Original rig

Fender Jazzmaster → Coopersonic Valveslapper Dual-Valve Distortion → Vox AC30 C2

Dark, fuzzy, low-mid heavy riff tone with thick sustain and murky atmosphere

Amp settings — idk GA-10

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	4
Presence	0
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Big Muff Pi (or any thick fuzz/distortion)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This tone is impossible without a fuzz pedal. A Big Muff, Rat, or any thick fuzz gets you there. Budget option: Donner Dark Mouse or Behringer SF300.

Volume 6 · Tone 3 · Sustain 7

Why these settings

The Ibanez GA-10 is a small solid-state practice amp with limited headroom and a bright, thin voicing. The original AC30 is warm and chimey with natural compression. I dropped treble to 4 (vs original 6) to compensate for the GA-10's harshness, pushed bass to 6 for thickness the small speaker lacks, and set amp gain very low at 2 because the fuzz pedal must provide all the dirt — stacking amp gain with fuzz will create undefined mush. Without the fuzz pedal, this tone is unachievable; the amp's onboard distortion cannot replicate the Valveslapper's thick, sputtery character.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar's tone knob to 6 and use your picking hand closer to the neck — the original riff has a muted, almost percussive attack with palm muting on the low strings. The darkness comes from the fuzz plus this playing technique, not just EQ.

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