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Seven Nation Army amp settings — Hajime Watt 15

The The White Stripes guitar tone for “Seven Nation Army”, dialed in for a Hajime Watt 15 with a Hajime ST 1. Studio version, Elephant (2003) — main riff

Original rig

1950s Kay K6533 hollowbody (neck pickup) → DigiTech Whammy WH-4 (Octave Down) → Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi → 1960s Silvertone 1485 6x10 Combo (Vol 6, Bass 5, Treble 7)

Lo-fi garage crunch with octave-down pitch shifting imitating an electric bass

Amp settings — Hajime Watt 15

CHANNELOverdrive / Drive Channel

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01DigiTech Whammy / Pitch Shifter

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (set to 1 Octave Down)

Mode 10 · Mix/Level 10

02Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (engage for the loud chorus)

Volume 7 · Tone 5 · Sustain 7

Why these settings

Because the Hajime Watt 15 is an unrecognized practice amp with a simple 2-band control layout, mid and presence are omitted to avoid phantom knobs. To emulate the thick, hollowbody octave-down resonance without pedals, select the neck pickup, roll the guitar tone down to 6, push the amp's bass to 7, and use the drive channel at gain 6 for fuzzy garage grit. Chorus burst: kick on a Big Muff style fuzz pedal once acquired.

PRO TIPPluck the low E string firmly with your bare thumb rather than a pick during the verses to mimic the rounded, thumpy attack of Jack White's simulated bassline.

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