I Predict a Riot amp settings — Line 6 Pod Hd500x
The Kaiser Chiefs guitar tone for “I Predict a Riot”, dialed in for a Line 6 Pod Hd500x with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Employment (2005)
Fender Telecaster through Vox AC30 with light overdrive, British indie rock setup
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
01Screamer (Tube Screamer model)
Use as light boost to push amp into crunch territory, not for heavy saturation
02Noise Gate
Tightens palm-muted sections, keeps verse riffs percussive
Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Whitey's Telecaster, so I rolled treble back 1 from a typical AC30 setting and pushed mids to 7 for that post-punk bark. The Screamer adds the missing grit and mid-push that a Tele's bridge pickup naturally provides. Gain stays moderate—this tone is tight and defined, not saturated.
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