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 · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Kay Hollowbody
Pickups
single
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Pitch Wham
US Small Tweed
1x12 US Deluxe
Spring
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Level
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
60s
Release
910s
Mix
74
Level
0dB
Pitch Wham
← DigiTech Whammy
US Small Tweed
← Silvertone 1485
Drive
8
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
6
Master
1
Bias
0.5
BiasX
0.5
Sag
0.5
Hum
0.5
Ripple
0.5
Ch Vol
7
1x12 US Deluxe
← Silvertone 6x10
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Spring
← Silvertone built-in spring tank
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
20
Decay
1s
Predelay
20ms
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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