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Seven nation army amp settings — Peavey Studio Pro 110 (Made in USA)

The The white stripes guitar tone for “Seven nation army”, dialed in for a Peavey Studio Pro 110 (Made in USA) with a Fender Stratocaster Fender Stratocaster HSS Plus Top. Studio version, Elephant (2003)

Original rig

1960s Kay K6533 hollowbody (single DeArmond pickup) → DigiTech Whammy (octave-down) → Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi → Sears Silvertone 1485 6x10 (Channel 2, Volume 6, Bass 5, Treble 7)

Raw, lo-fi gritty crunch with midrange bark and intentional imperfection

Amp settings — Peavey Studio Pro 110 (Made in USA)

CHANNELClean channel with Pre Gain pushing into breakup

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01DigiTech Whammy (or pitch shifter)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the 'bass' riff sound. Without this, the riff will be one octave higher than the record.

Mode 1 octave down · Mix/Blend 10

02Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Engages only for the slide solo. Without it, use amp gain cranked to 8 for the solo section.

Volume 6 · Tone 7 · Sustain 9

Why these settings

The Peavey Studio Pro 110 is a solid-state amp with a tighter, more clinical response than White's raw tube Silvertone. Push the gain higher (6 vs original's natural tube breakup at volume 6) to compensate for the lack of tube sag and harmonic compression. Mid boosted to 7 because the Peavey is inherently flatter than the mid-forward Silvertone, and treble pulled back to 5 to avoid the solid-state harshness the Silvertone's speakers naturally rolled off.

PRO TIPUse neck pickup with tone rolled to 6 to approximate the dark, woolly DeArmond single-coil on the Kay. Dig in hard with your pick near the neck for that sloppy, garage-rock attack—White's tone is 50% aggressive right-hand dynamics. Without a Whammy pedal, play the riff one octave higher and accept it won't sound like the record's 'bass' line.

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