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Do I Wanna Know? amp settings — Yamaha THR10II

The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “Do I Wanna Know?”, dialed in for a Yamaha THR10II with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, AM (2013) — iconic opening main riff

Original rig

Vox Starstream XII / Gretsch Country Gentleman 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 — Yamaha THR10II

CHANNELLEAD (Yamaha THR amp type)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (or Coopersonic ValveSlapper)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; a fuzz or dual-valve OD pedal provides the exact low-end sag of the recording

Volume 7 · Tone 4 · Sustain 6

Why these settings

The Yamaha THR10II Lead amp voice delivers the warm, overdriven British character of the original Selmer amp without needing external pedals. Because the Stratocaster's single coils lack the bottom-end thickness of Alex Turner's 12-string Vox and Gretsch, select the neck pickup with the tone rolled back slightly to 8 and boost the amp bass to 7. A light splash of onboard spring reverb captures the vintage Magnatone studio vibe.

PRO TIPPick firmly right near the end of the fretboard rather than over the bridge to emulate the rounded, hollow thump of the original 12-string neck pickup while maintaining low-string articulation.

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