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I Wanna Be Yours amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “I Wanna Be Yours”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, AM (2013) — sparse ballad with clean guitar and drum machine

Original rig

Gretsch Duo Jet or Gibson Les Paul Custom through Fender Twin Reverb/Orange AD30, minimal pedals — predominantly clean tone with light compression

Warm, clean, intimate — low gain with subtle body and soft high-end roll-off

Amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	4
Reverb	4
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME8

Why these settings

The Blues Junior's natural warmth suits this clean ballad tone well. Unlike typical Arctic Monkeys crunch, this track is almost entirely clean — gain at 3 provides just enough tube warmth without breakup. Treble dropped to 4 (vs typical AM settings of 7) because the Pacifica's Alnico V single coils are brighter than Turner's humbuckers on this track, and the song calls for a softer top end. Rolling your guitar volume to 8 and tone to 6 further tames the brightness.

PRO TIPPlay with your picking hand positioned over the neck pickup area rather than near the bridge — this softens the attack and creates the pillowy, intimate quality that defines this track's atmosphere.

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