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R U Mine amp settings — Squier Frontman 10g

The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “R U Mine”, dialed in for a Squier Frontman 10g with a Stratocaster Sonic. Studio version, AM album (2013)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Custom with humbuckers → ProCo RAT 2 (or dual RATs) → Fender/Vox-style clean amp. Alex Turner used the RAT for the aggressive, snarling distortion; amp stayed relatively clean as a platform.

Gritty, aggressive mid-forward crunch with fuzzy saturation, tight low-end, raw and direct with enough clarity to cut through

Amp settings — Squier Frontman 10g

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	4
Treble	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo RAT 2 (or clone: Donner Dark Mouse, Mooer Black Secret)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This is essential for the R U Mine tone; the Frontman cannot produce this level of saturation on its own. Budget clones under $40 get you 90% there.

Distortion 6 · Filter 4 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Frontman 10G has no mid or presence knob (bass/treble only), and its small speaker cannot produce high-gain saturation cleanly. Original tone came from a RAT pedal into a clean amp — you MUST add a RAT-style distortion to reach this tone. Amp gain at 7 adds slight grit to thicken the pedal's output without mud. Bass dropped to 4 (vs original's 5) because the 6" speaker gets flubby above that. Treble at 6 compensates for your Strat's single coils being brighter than Turner's humbucker Les Paul.

PRO TIPThe original's aggression comes from picking hard right over the bridge pickup with downstrokes on the main riff — dig in and let the RAT compress your attack. Roll tone knob to 8 to tame single-coil ice pick without losing bite.

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