505 amp settings — Lekato Tank g

The Artic monkey guitar tone for “505”, dialed in for a Lekato Tank g with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)

Original rig

Epiphone Casino (bridge pickup) → Vox AC30 C2 → Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man (~500ms delay)

Haunting clean-to-edge-of-breakup with lush analog delay, dark and moody with chiming highs

Amp settings — Lekato Tank g

CHANNELVox AC30 model (or closest 'Boutique/UK Clean' voicing)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME6

Signal chain

01Onboard Delay (or Delay block in Lekato)

Set delay time to ~500ms (dotted eighth feel at song tempo). The Memory Man has warm, slightly degraded repeats—use 'analog' or 'tape' delay mode if available on the Lekato. One clear repeat trailing off.

Time 7 · Feedback/Repeats 3 · Mix/Level 5

Why these settings

Original used a Casino's P90-style pickups—your Strat's single coils are brighter and thinner. Compensated by switching to neck pickup (original was bridge), rolling tone to 7 for warmth, and boosting mid +1 to add body the Strat lacks. The Lekato's digital voicing is more neutral than the AC30's Class A chime, so treble stays conservative at 6 to avoid brittleness. For the song's dynamic arc, start with volume knob at 6 for the sparse verses, then roll up to 10 for the explosive outro—this mimics how Turner used guitar volume to build intensity.

PRO TIPThe magic of this tone is in the performance, not the gear. Play the verse arpeggios with the pick angled and barely touching the strings—ghostly quiet. When the outro hits, dig in hard with the pick flat against the strings and let chords ring into the delay wash. That dynamic swing from whisper to roar is what makes '505' hit.

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