How To Sound Like Arctic Monkeys Using Effects Pedals | Reverb Potent Pairings

Arctic Monkeys fans love the recognizable tone of Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, and company. In January 2018, the band announced their first new show in over three years. In this episode of #PotentPairings, we're helping you prep so you can emulate their sounds using pedals you may have in your space.
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[@ericm8333]

The tone for 505 was spot on.

[@YanivZukerman]

Eric M such an amazing song

[@ericm8333]

My favorite AM song next to Fluorescent Adolescent and Mardy Bum

[@YanivZukerman]

Deifintly both are of my favorites as well. And all of the first album I guess and some of the early b-sides and on and on.... :)

[@grandcinematicband]

lol no it wasn't...

[@ericm8333]

shut up nerd

[@joemurrell2099]

I live for that rhythm guitar tone on she's thunderstorms

[@darko_0682]

Same here! However, I’m trying to figure out if any of these pedals would sound great on a fender hot rod deluxe

[@abrahamvillarreal4004]

@@darko_0682 they would, yes

[@acledfloyd]

That all black P bass is beautiful.

[@KeeperOfPoops]

it's the special edition model, i dunno if they still do it but they might cos it was released last year

[@wcheng4927]

Better with darker rosewood fretboard. Or ebony.

[@CarlosVargas-cn7rx]

I only can think about Roger Waters when I see one of them.

[@aurelio5057]

For most songs, a Vox, Orange, or Fender should be good. For distortion, you'll want a tubescreamer, rat if you'd like, and an MXR Micro Amp if you reaaaaally want those WPSIATWIN tones. A Fuzz Face or Big Muff covers a lot of their fuzzy tones, but I love mixing overdrives instead for their fuzzy tones. Others mostly are a Memory Man Deluxe(things like Secret Door, Cornerstone, the Bakery, and everything on Suck It and See) and some type of fast chorus, rotary drum effect, specifically for Teddy Picker and If You Found This It's Probably Too Late. You want reverb and echo for things on AM as the video showed. And of course, for most of it, a fender. Strats, Teles, and Mustangs are great on their first few albums. Jazzmaster may be better on Humbug. Les Paul's and other humbucker guitars are nice for Jamie's tone

[@joaquindelfresno2586]

Great guide, i actually use hot rails to play alex tones and it sounds great!

[@xSGTxPEPPERx]

Forgetting hollow-body guitars.

[@seanfowler1374]

Would you recommend fuzz pedals for most of the Humbug stuff then? Dangerous animals for example?

[@ChoriPan-sn8mk]

I think for delay a line 6 MK4 would also be good for songs like cornerstone and only ones who know

[@chubbypapaya]

"saw your sister in the cornerstone on the phone to the EHX Memory Man"

[@klaraxkat_k6454]

The quality of sound is so beautiful 😍😍😍 I felt like crying

[@bobsbigboy_]

crying lightning?

[@klaraxkat_k6454]

Moshy yes of course 😉

[@SpectrumHour]

I think you guys should do King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. How fun of an experiment would that be

[@jodiallardice1500]

David Chacha they’d have to kidnap stu to get the banana

[@android9404]

I love hot wax

[@Justleonyuri]

If you have a fender amp, single coil guitar, a wah pedal, a digital delay, and a drive pedal to stack with the amp already cranked you get it

[@aidanbh]

I wanna buy a microtonal banana and I'm not even a guitar player. Maybe I should try and find/make a microtonal bass.

[@rollingon5566]

I'd give my left nut for that

[@Toothpastman]

It’s extraordinary that you actually listen to the requests of your viewers! These were spot on, keep it up!

[@davis-street]

Just in time for the new album announcement

[@andrewcruz7595]

Davis Street YYAASSS BAHAHAH

[@RhythmGrizz]

Whaaaaaat??!

[@marcobeltran7218]

Oh man I ha don idea! Thank you!

[@moonburst9434]

The ultracheese

[@cagethefoxtrick3852]

To like Tranquily Base : Fuzzes - Mammoth Lead Clean Tones - Reverb and Steel String Clean - compressors Only it, i hope i helped u

[@clovisbezerra6398]

that was incredibly accurate

[@cornpopsandacid]

All you need for 505 is the danelectro reel echo with some good spring reverb

[@guitarshorts7651]

That One for the road tremolo picking and delay was beautiful! Definitely having that on when I play it in the future. Brilliant work guys :)

[@ExtremePeanut]

Am I the only one that wanted more of their early stuff like Fluorescent Adolescent and When the Sun Goes Down?

[@henrico6973]

Wouldnt mind seeing velvet underground or MBV Its just MBV would take some time but i wouldnt mind

[@leonardcortez7963]

The most spot on “How To Sound Like” video Reverb has uploaded so far

[@SeemoreDunkan]

You knew they had to finish with ''Do I Wanna Know''

[@mickydear8202]

do I wanna know is actually played on a 12 string but other than that these are spot on

[@Kavca]

Micky Dear agree

[@KeeperOfPoops]

the Reverb.com guy should have used that 12 string hollowbody that he used for the Queens Of The Stone Age vid

[@eljapel]

yeah but I think the idea is to do this on a budget, a 12 strings for just one song is overkill

[@mickydear8202]

eljapel I get where you’re coming from but the idea of the series is more to show you how to create the tones as accurately as possible rather than sticking to a certain budget, so it would have made more sense to use a 12 string like they have in other videos (QOTSA I think???). But I do agree that most people would end up playing it on a six string

[@98LilSmiley]

eljapel the woolly mammoth pedal is around £200 alone so I don’t think budget is an issue in all honesty

[@sikguy9939]

3:18 this additional guitar sounds so badass

[@filipsak9913]

these were very very close if not spot on, great job reverb

[@fidelcartagena6086]

this is by far the most accurate video of this series

[@RyanManahanNews]

Great series! I'd love to see one on a Pinkerton era weezer!

[@donaldkarr3687]

im in love with that p bass

[@06danielsj]

The tone on those chords in She’s Thunderstorms in heaven

[@mattylar2925]

For those of you wondering how to get the proper CL bass tone. P bass (maple board) > compressor > Big Muff > amp.

[@widowmaker5544]

but how do you get that Teddy Picker solo sound?

[@Ap6uT]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnWzn6KhobGlg7s

[@MaUuriIci0]

chorus.

[@aurelio5057]

Rotary drum pedal. Or really fast chorus or vibrato. Or really fast tremolo if you're desperate. And if you pay attention to the song, he turns it on and off constantly throughout the solo

[@Fr0st173]

Alex used H&K Rotosphere pedal

[@antoniocapurso8948]

Huges & Kettner Tube Rotosphere mk2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX_Ni2iwa7-dpbM You have to set it to fast and then turn the breaker on when you want it to squeal 😉(e.g. the last note of the solo) as shown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnWzn6KhobGlg7s

[@frankieconcepcion9011]

Sound like The Jam!

[@leoidk4269]

Thank you reverb guys for uploading this

[@bartlettohio]

I'm looking at my old ticket stub: General admission standing room The Newport Music Hall, Columbus Ohio... Sept. 11, 2007...$25'....

[@michelleandbass406]

Thank you so much for making this video! Super helpful ☺️🎸

[@naxxodrop]

It will never sound like Do I wanna Know without a 12 string solid body guitar.

[@bartlettohio]

The Last Shadow Puppets !

[@ozihotdogs]

AHHHH IVE BENN WAITING FOR THIS VID FOREVER

[@oliver_davies08]

This is actually spot on

[@diegocajas8201]

One of the best videos to how to sound like arctic monkeys, especially the sound to 505 or one for the round i feel the perfection!!!

[@lefteyeviewed]

This is one of the best potents

[@JamesCairnsMusic]

Mac Demarco

[@tkplg21]

Chorus - Walrus Audio Reverb - Holy Crail And Acoustic Simulator sometimes to simulate the lead guitar sounds

[@obody-sl9np]

Pleaaaaaase yes

[@JordyDuranM]

Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, The Who, Velvet Underground, White Stripes

[@MUSHROOMONTABLE]

The guitar parts in crying lightning is the best for me

[@stlb1457]

I bought a noir p bass because of this video... on Reverb of course

[@Shankopottomus]

I would love a potent pairings on Big Star and Jack White. Or Mick Jones!

[@stckyfngr9407]

Out of this world!!!

[@funkybunkii6190]

finally, poggers pedal

[@sashmikag.7111]

This is so beautiful and awesome

[@izzyleansover7797]

One for the Road was spot on. Holy god

[@Guitar.covers0]

Thank you so much for this

[@sebastianjulonchamana2987]

It seems that you want to be part of the strokes

[@FrigglyFluff]

This was soo spot on! Thank you 🤩

[@ashrafimaduddin8162]

Great song choices!

[@andrelucca7680]

The next video could be how to sound like sonic youth, please!

[@tomasklezl1938]

Well their music is not that much pedal oriented (maybe except tracks like Diamond Sea). I think they mostly use just some overdrive/distortion. Their signature style is created by odd tunings, harmonics and brutal playing. And also screwdrivers and drumsticks.

[@thomasr8185]

Thei used big muff and that's almost that.

[@CigNun]

Make the full songs please!!! This is amazing and cant seem to find the guitar versions only anywhere

[@RechargingBatteries]

0:56 Magical tubescreamer there

[@estebanibarra8082]

Oh dear god thanks reverb ♡

[@nunyobusiness7676]

YES THANK YOU

[@jonathanbustamante5195]

Now with Muse :D

[@ieatcrayons3322]

ty bro

[@beebee404]

You played the bassline to Crying Lightning wrong

[@cbappa2]

notbenny thanks for the update big Ben

[@ferraya2894]

Most of the bass lines were wrong but at least they did the job

[@MrSassyBanana]

the played the guitars wrong too so..

[@Sego763]

Not as bad as Andertons tho

[@youloveme163]

I mean it’s about the tones not how to play the riffs and the tones were good so

[@olas591]

cool

[@redsinsaneurbex7691]

Ok, crying lightning sounds more bad ass here

[@RockMusicLover73]

How about The Killers, The Byrds, Weezer, King Crimson, TV On The Radio, Eric Johnson, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, Mac DeMarco, John Mayer, The Velvet Underground, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, My Bloody Valentine, The War On Drugs, and The Who?

[@faboolean7039]

MaskedMarvel92 someone is eager

[@KeeperOfPoops]

i thought that said Bullet For My Valentine for a second now i am sad :(

[@christianc9409]

William Allison that band? It’s not good.

[@theplourde]

MaskedMarvel92 my bloody valentine would be too hard to do accurately

[@spencermckay5662]

I second all of those

[@javiermaldonado6]

Thanks sir!

[@lloydgriffiths1847]

Rush done right would be amazing

[@andrewpappas9311]

This was cool but I still would've liked to have seen how to get the tones for songs like _R U Mine?_ and _A View From The Afternoon_

[@CristianGarcia-pd9kh]

Andrew Pappas Alex ONLY used A Pro Co Rat 2 for the entirety of the first album, if that helps

[@SebaBocaz]

R U Mine sound is hard to get... Alex used Coopersonic Valveslapper on his Gretsch Duo Jet, but not sure which amp he played on The View from the Afternoon is almost the same for Dancefloor; Strat + RAT (3-2-2) and a chunchy amp

[@MrGarrincha11]

What about The Kills? Jamie Hince guitar sound is awesome!

[@davidlara2172]

Slowdive please!!!

[@maddurkheim6996]

That one would be really really appreciated especially ''Souvlaki'' sound is something that I'm always looking for.

[@davidlara2172]

Souvlaki it's very interesting I would also like to see allison, when the sun hits, shine etc

[@maddurkheim6996]

they're all in 'Souvlaki' album kek.

[@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN]

I really want a sound tutorial for Star Roving by Slowdive

[@raccoonwhisperer6809]

@@maddurkheim6996 shine isn't on souvlaki. it was on Holding Our Breath EP and the Just For A Day 2CD reissue :)

[@geraldvargas3406]

That crying lightning bass tone tho

[@angadbawa4302]

Thank u so much

[@blakephillips5164]

Oasis!

[@SamArus51]

Gibson guitars (LP, es-), Ibanez Tube Screamer, Boss DD-3, Marsshall amp.

[@alelollipop1903]

great

[@delivrance3961]

Nailed !!!

[@keaganweaver8723]

Someone likes a matching head stock.

[@BenKirb]

The Jazzmaster rocks!

[@suhailcouto1832]

Do muse next

[@DrumingBlackOut]

Someone needs to send this video to the Arctic monkeys now XD

[@KeeperOfPoops]

what? no 12 string for Do I Wanna Know? i thought alex used a 12 string oh and personally you should've shown how to get that teddy picker solo sound, it's pretty oddball oh and i would like a bit of Bullet For My Valentine or maybe the redonkulous My Bloody Valentine i always get tose two mixed up lol

[@trebor2194]

DO THE WAR ON DRUGS!

[@henryd98]

What about a part 2?

[@gerardoluna1308]

About time

[@NoahOnYT.]

Watch this high

[@toneyrockstv]

Hell yeah dope

[@moltomezzopiano]

Damn these are accurate....

[@rhysturner5057]

Stone roses pls

[@juhanaufal8274]

Add slow phaser for “One For the Road” solo

[@xSauseBrausex]

Ein astreines Video!

[@helmimuhamadridwan]

Best!

[@cinemavennus]

Any Vox Amp + TS808 + Fuzz Face + Tube Tremolo + Vibrato + Slapback Tape Delay + Reverb Spring

[@khoiplaysguitar]

Damn that fretboard on the Jaguar is hot

[@ashrafimaduddin8162]

jazzmaster?

[@naxxodrop]

She's Jazzmaster

[@marijnstam7374]

That's a Jazzmaster. Also the wood of the fretboard is called Pau Ferro. I believe it comes on all American standard or special fenders nowadays.

[@theblackbucketshow3063]

Grandioso!

[@rockstar6790]

It is interesting that they use a Fender Jazzmaster for Alex Turner’s tone on almost all of the excerpts ( except for the one on I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor) I wonder if using a Fender Strat will achieve the similar tone

[@BigSmonk420]

Andri Zulkifli probably.

[@crypto5742]

Do you think you could still play it even if you have a jazz master

[@Rustyjamesman]

YESSSSSS!

[@thefly8258]

Echo & The Bunnymen, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jackwhacker1714]

I jizzed when he played shes thunderstorms

[@ameer_saban]

Using effect pedals... and very specific top line guitars, amplifiers and microphones.

[@makkietakkie]

Ameer Saban But hey, that's what the Monkeys do themselves too. I get what you're saying though. You can still get close using similar and more affordable gear.

[@ameer_saban]

My point is not that it's expensive - it's that they attribute the sound to the pedals alone, when in reality the featured sound could actually be the tone of the hollowbody, the pickups or the speaker.

[@ameer_saban]

It's not the money - it's that it makes people think that the tone comes from pedals only, when in actual fact it's probably the Marshall or Fender Strat sound shining through.

[@bardomudo]

You must have some pretty dope guitars and amps if they have built-in delay, rotary, tremolo, vibe, fuzz and more. Stop acting like an idiot, this is a video for guitarists. Anyone with the minimum amount of common sense would know that guitar and amp obviously play a big factor. Did you expect him to play without a suitable guitar and amp just because he doesn't want to include very single detail in the title of the video? The tone here is obviously made around the pedals/effects and that's what matters most for what they're trying to show. Don't be pedantic. If he added the description of the guitar, amp and mics you'd still be behaving in the same immature way by claiming he didn't show his full mixing process, as that's ultimately at least as important as the rest of the setup.

[@ameer_saban]

Geez, you're dedicated to this. I'm basically saying that it's not necessarily the pedal providing the tone. If this is common knowledge, cool, but I feel they give the pedals too much credit in creating the sound.

[@anjelicadixon7719]

I love You!

[@ALBERTOGARCIA-nk9bo]

Great video! Whats that pedal before the OCD in the I bet you look good on the dance floor song?

[@pabloinamible5315]

The bass fuzz tone of Nick is better archived with a big muff

[@colton1295]

Anyone know the specific guitars he used? I really like the look and sound. (I know he’s using a Jazzmaster, a 335 and a Pbass but those look amazing)

[@danwhalen1444]

Colton 0000 Fender Vintera 60s Jazzmaster, Fender limited edition p bass noir satin black but, I don’t know what the ES 335 is

[@mattylar2925]

Dan Whalen What about that strat bro?

[@daonelgomez5293]

Can you tell me what type of jaguar is he using?

[@jacktilghman9797]

He's not using a jaguar, he's using a Jazzmaster. Same as Alex. @@daonelgomez5293

[@stephanielanzafame2185]

Please do Modest Mouse!!!

[@roblesa3609]

Muy chido.

[@alexrodacan]

do i wanna know reeeaalllllyyyy needs that 12 string

[@Parrampito]

Is that a Fender Vintera 60's Jazzmaster?

[@samyescas8781]

yes