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Do I Wanna Know? amp settings — Valeton GP-200

The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “Do I Wanna Know?”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-200 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, AM (2013) — iconic opening main riff

Original rig

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

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

Amp settings — Valeton GP-200

CHANNELUK 30 TB (Vox AC30 Top Boost model) + 2x12 Silver IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	7
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Fuzz Block (Big Muff / Triangle Fuzz model)

Placed before the amp block to capture the ValveSlapper tube-fuzz saturation

Gain 6 · Tone 4 · Level 7

02Pitch/Octave Block (Sub/Octave Up Blend)

Simulates the chime and upper octave strings of the original Vox 12-string guitar

Direct 8 · Oct+1 4 · Oct-1 0

03Spring Reverb Block

Subtle vintage studio spring space

Decay 3 · Tone 5 · Mix 2

Why these settings

The GP-200's AC30 model delivers the British chime while the onboard fuzz block provides the thick ValveSlapper saturation into a relatively clean amp setting. Using the Pacifica's bridge humbucker compensates for the low-end weight of the original hollowbody Gretsch and Selmer rig. The pitch block adds the vital 12-string octave sparkle that single-course 6-string guitars lack.

PRO TIPHit the open G and low D root notes firmly with a thick pick (1.0mm+) close to the bridge to maximize pick attack against the heavy fuzz.

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