Seven Nation Army amp settings — Digitech RP250
The The White Stripes guitar tone for “Seven Nation Army”, dialed in for a Digitech RP250 with a Fender Player Plus Stratocaster. Studio version, Elephant (2003) — main heavy chorus riff and solo
1950s Kay K6533 archtop / 1964 Airline Res-O-Glas + Sears Silvertone 1485 (paired with 1970s Fender Twin Reverb) + DigiTech Whammy WH-4 + EHX NYC Big Muff Pi
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 7 |
01Digitech RP250 Whammy Block
Set Whammy block to 1 Octave Down; switch off for the distorted chorus chords/solo, turn on for the signature bass-line riff
02Digitech RP250 Distortion Block (Big Muff / Rodent model)
Select Big Pi (Big Muff) model as the primary dirt source; provides the heavy saturated fuzz for the chorus and solo
The RP250 provides the Big Muff fuzz engine and onboard Whammy octave-down pitch shifting needed to replicate Jack White's fake bass and explosive chorus. Because the RP250 distortion block is the primary gain source, the amp model's gain is kept low at 3 to prevent muddy double-gain cascading. The tone knob on the Stratocaster is rolled back slightly to 8 to tame bright single-coil bite and approximate the darker, resonant hollowbody character of White's vintage guitars. For the verses, leave the Whammy octave-down engaged with the distortion off; step on the Big Muff block when the chorus hits.
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