Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: NeckMost AccurateCrunchAlternative Rock
Transporterraum Dual-DeVille Grit — Strat Chop & Riviera Lead
The album was recorded with Albert Hammond Jr. and Nick Valensi playing through separate Fender DeVille amplifiers in the same small room, each captured with a simple microphone chain and no corrective EQ. The Stratocaster and Epiphone Riviera assignments reflect their established debut-era instruments, while the settings are approximated because no song-specific knob sheet survives. Source: Sound on Sound’s Gordon Raphael interview (2002).
Signal Chain
Fender Stratocaster→Fender Hot Rod DeVille→Fender DeVille speakers→Output
GuitarFender Stratocaster
Tone
8
PickupNeck
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille
Bass
3.5
Gain
4
Mids
7
Master
6.5
Reverb
1.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5
Cab / IRFender DeVille speakers
MicSingle close microphone
Mic PositionSlightly off-axis
Notes
Do not noise-gate the tracks or remove all bleed. Albert’s rhythm should be wiry and percussive, while Nick’s part is thicker and slightly more driven.
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