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Fluorescent Adolescent amp settings — Gear4music GA-20R

The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “Fluorescent Adolescent”, dialed in for a Gear4music GA-20R with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s. Studio version, Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)

Original rig

Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 amp (solid state, clean with British chime), Fender Bronco guitar, no pedals — straight into amp

Bright, punchy, clean-edge crunch with British chime and slight breakup

Amp settings — Gear4music GA-20R

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The GA-20R is a basic practice amp with gain/bass/treble/reverb only — no mid or presence knobs. Your Les Paul's humbuckers are significantly hotter and warmer than Turner's single-coil Bronco, so I've dropped gain from 5 to 4 and bass from 5 to 4 to avoid mud. Treble stays at 6 to retain that bright, cutting indie tone.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar's tone knob to 7 instead of wide open — this tames the Les Paul's humbucker brightness to get closer to the softer single-coil attack Turner uses, giving you that slightly rounded but still articulate pick response.

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