Seven nation army amp settings — Vox Da20
The White stripes guitar tone for “Seven nation army”, dialed in for a Vox Da20 with a Gibson Les Paul Modern. Studio version, Elephant (2003) — Main riff and distorted chorus
Kay K6533 hollowbody (neck pickup) → DigiTech Whammy 4 (octave down) → EHX Big Muff Pi → Sears Silvertone 1485 6x10 tube combo
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
The Vox DA20 is a portable modeling combo with simple Tone/Drive controls (no individual mid or presence knobs). Set the amp voice to Crunch 2 or Drive 1 with gain at 6 to simulate the cranked, gritty breakup of the Silvertone 1485 without muddying up. Rolling the Les Paul's neck pickup tone back to 7 smooths the humbucker attack to emulate the dark, hollow thump of Jack White's vintage Kay archtop. Distorted chorus: kick into the amp's higher-gain Drive voice with guitar volume fully open.
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