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Do I Wanna Know? amp settings — Palco 105 gain

The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “Do I Wanna Know?”, dialed in for a Palco 105 gain with a Juarez Juarez. Studio version, AM (2013) — iconic opening main riff

Original rig

Vox Starstream XII 12-string guitar into Coopersonic ValveSlapper Dual-Valve Distortion, Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 & Magnatone Custom 410 amps

Gritty, thick tube-fuzz low-end snarl with jangly top bite and subtle amp vibrato/reverb

Amp settings — Palco 105 gain

CHANNELOverdrive / Drive Channel

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	7
Treble	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi or Coopersonic ValveSlapper clone

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; switch amp to clean channel and set amp gain to 2 when using this pedal

Volume 6 · Tone 5 · Sustain 7

Why these settings

The Palco 105 is a compact solid-state practice amp with limited EQ controls, so push its onboard gain to 7 on the drive channel to approximate the saturated, fuzzy tube breakup of the Selmer and ValveSlapper. Roll the bass up to 7 to replicate the fat low-end rumble of the riff while keeping treble moderate to prevent small-speaker solid-state fizz. If you add a dedicated fuzz or distortion pedal later, switch the amp to clean and back the gain off to 2.

PRO TIPAlex Turner tuned his 12-string down to open/dropped registers for this track; on a standard 6-string, pick firmly over the neck pickup with a heavy pick to capture that resonant, hollow body low-end growl.

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