When the Sun Goes Down amp settings — Laney LA65D
The Arctic Monkeys guitar tone for “When the Sun Goes Down”, dialed in for a Laney LA65D with a Ibanez BL470. Studio version, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
Orange AD30 amp, Fender Telecaster (Jamie Cook), ProCo RAT2 distortion pedal, BOSS TU-2 tuner
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01ProCo RAT2 (or similar distortion pedal)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This is essential for the track's gritty bite. A Boss DS-1 or TC Electronic Dark Matter would substitute adequately. The RAT's Filter knob works backward (higher = darker), so 6 gives controlled brightness.
The Laney LA65D is a solid-state acoustic amp with a naturally clean, full-range response—it lacks the mid-forward breakup of the Orange AD30. Pushed mids to 7 compensate for the Laney's flatter voicing. Without a distortion pedal, you cannot authentically recreate this tone; the amp's gain circuit will not produce the RAT's clipping character. The Ibanez BL470's humbuckers are hotter than the original Telecaster single coils, so the recommended RAT distortion is set conservatively at 4.
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