![]() The bass player, Nick O’Malley used a Fender Precision Bass and a Rickenbacker 300 in his early career. Whilst touring their first album, the Arctic Monkeys used a pretty plain pedalboard including ProCo RAT2 distortion pedal and BOSS TU-2 tuner. There are two channels, one that produces a crunchy and clean sound and the second that produces a higher gain. It’s a UK built amp with a very specific tone. The Arctic Monkeys’ mainly used Orange brand amps in their early career, more specifically the Orange AD30. They generally have similar electronics and are made of similar materials, although they have a different feel and sound. Of course, the Strat is one of the most iconic guitars of all time, the Telecaster is less known but still hugely popular. Harmonically speaking, the verse is comprised of an entirely diatonic I – vi – ii –V chord progression (“one – six – two –five”) which should be very familiar to any readers who dabble in the Dark Arts of Jazz.Ĭomparing the two choruses reveals a common arrangement trick – the first chorus uses the sparse rhythmic feel of the intro, while the second has the bass playing a constant quaver line that brings a sense of movement and propels the song forward towards the bridge section.įrom a tonal perspective, this is definitely pick territory – the bass is relatively prominent in the mix and needs to have a certain amount of ‘bite’ on every note.The lead guitarist of the Arctic Monkeys’, James Cook, had a pretty simple setup and used a Fender Telecaster whilst the singer and rhythm guitarist Alex Turner played a Fender Stratocaster. Notice how the articulation varies in each bar root notes are always staccato while connecting passages are played with sustained quavers to give a smoother sound. Bassist Nick O’Malley then incorporates scale passages and octave runs to link the root notes of each chord together, matching the lead guitar part note for note.ĭuring the first four bars of the verse, the bass is the only harmonic accompaniment to the vocal and the sparse drum part – here the bass part from the intro is developed to provide a constant 8th-note line. Looking at the chart, things start off simply as the bass doubles the rhythm guitar stabs for the first four bars. The second single from Arctic Monkeys’ 2007 Favourite Worst Nightmare album, ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ performed well in the UK charts, reaching number 5, but didn’t match the commercial success of their debut single at an international level. ![]()
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