No. 0132003·garage-rock·3 blocks
Seven Nation Army
The riff that conquered the world, played on a cheap Kay hollowbody through a DigiTech Whammy set to octave down, into a cranked Silvertone amp. The Whammy pedal makes the guitar sound like a bass on the iconic main riff, while the Silvertone's raw, lo-fi tube distortion adds grit and character. Jack White's entire approach is built on cheap, broken-sounding gear pushed to its limits — the imperfections ARE the tone.
ElephantSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Kay Hollowbody
Pickups
single
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Classic Whammy
5F1 Tweed
1x12 Deluxe
Spring Reverb
Filter Tilt
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
60s
Release
900s
Mix
0.7
Level
0dB
Classic Whammy
← DigiTech Whammy
5F1 Tweed
← Silvertone 1485 (cranked)
Drive
8
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
6
MV
7
1x12 Deluxe
← Silvertone 6x10
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Level
0dB
Spring Reverb
← Silvertone built-in spring tank
Mix
0.2
Decay
1s
Predelay
20ms
Filter Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 013
The riff that conquered the world, played on a cheap Kay hollowbody through a DigiTech Whammy set to octave down, into a cranked Silvertone amp. The Whammy pedal makes the guitar sound like a bass on the iconic main riff, while the Silvertone's raw, lo-fi tube distortion adds grit and character. Jack White's entire approach is built on cheap, broken-sounding gear pushed to its limits — the imperfections ARE the tone.
— Jack White
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