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Favourite Nightmare Razor Attack — TS808 Riff & Hiwatt Counterpart

The second-album era replaced much of Turner’s RAT-driven Orange sound with a Fender Bronco, Ibanez TS808 and Selmer Zodiac Twin 30. Jamie Cook supplied a heavier and more angular counterpart through Hiwatt amplification and Gibson or Telecaster-family guitars. Exact song settings are unavailable, so the controls below are approximated from the documented recording-era equipment. Source: Equipboard’s Alex Turner and Jamie Cook pages and the 2007 Arctic Monkeys gear guide.

Signal Chain

Fender BroncoIbanez TS808 Tube ScreamerSelmer Zodiac Twin 30Selmer 2x12Output
GuitarFender Bronco
Tone
10
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
PedalIbanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Tone
6.5
Level
7.5
Overdrive5
AmpSelmer Zodiac Twin 30
Bass
4
Gain
5
Mids
7.5
Master
7
Reverb
1
Treble
7
Cab / IRSelmer 2x12
MicClose dynamic
Mic PositionOff-axis, cap-edge transition

Notes

Use sharp muting and minimal reverb. The guitars should feel fast and abrasive, but the gain must remain low enough for each repeated note to separate.

Don't have this gear?

See the same signal chain mapped to another platform. Knob values carry over as starting points — gain ranges differ between platforms.

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