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I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor amp settings — Line 6 Pod Hd500x

The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor”, dialed in for a Line 6 Pod Hd500x with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2005)

Original rig

Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster (bridge pickup) → Fulltone OCD V2 → Vox AC30 C2

Biting, urgent indie-rock crunch — tight midrange bark, no reverb, frantic attack

Amp settings — Line 6 Pod Hd500x

CHANNELVox AC30 Top Boost model (HD500X: 'AC30 Fawn Brt' or 'AC30 TB')BRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Screamer (HD500X built-in — TS808 model)

Placed PRE-amp in signal chain. This substitutes for the Fulltone OCD — the Screamer's mid-hump approximates the OCD's compressed crunch. If you have the 'Classic Dist' model, use that instead with Drive 5, Tone 6, Level 6 for closer OCD character.

Drive 6 · Tone 7 · Level 7

Why these settings

Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Turner's Tele bridge. Dropped treble from 7→6 and pushed mids from 6→7 to compensate for the Strat's inherent scoop. Amp gain stays low (3) because the Screamer pedal is your dirt source — stacking amp gain on top muddies the urgent, tight attack this track needs. The AC30 model's Top Boost channel gives the class-A chime.

PRO TIPThe entire energy of this track is in the picking hand — aggressive, consistent alternate picking with the pick angled slightly so you get that scratchy, percussive attack on the wound strings. Roll your tone knob to 8 (not 10) to tame the Strat's ice-pick highs without losing bite.

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