Seven Nation army amp settings — Vox Pathfinder 10
The The white stripes guitar tone for “Seven Nation army”, dialed in for a Vox Pathfinder 10 with a Fender Player Precision Bass. Studio version, Elephant (2003) — famously NOT a bass; Jack White's Kay hollowbody guitar through a DigiTech Whammy set to octave-down
Kay K6533 hollowbody guitar (single neck pickup) → DigiTech Whammy 4 (1-octave down) → Sears Silvertone 1485 amp (6x10 cab). No actual bass was used on the recording.
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01DigiTech Whammy (or octave pedal)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Set to 1-octave DOWN. This is essential to replicate the recorded tone; without it you're playing a standard bass line, not the iconic Whammy-processed guitar sound.
The Vox Pathfinder 10 is a guitar amp with no mid or presence controls — running a bass through it works for practice but lacks low-end authority. Kept gain low (3) because the original Silvertone was only mildly breaking up; bass at 6 to fill out the octave-down signal without flubbing the small speaker. Treble at 5 preserves definition. The original tone's character comes almost entirely from the Whammy pedal, which you'd need to acquire.
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