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 · 6 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Kay Hollowbody
Pickups
single
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Wham
Search Cortex Cloud for 'Silvertone' capture
1x12 Tweed
Spring Reverb
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
60s
Release
900s
Mix
74
Level
0dB
Wham
← DigiTech Whammy
Search Cortex Cloud for 'Silvertone' capture
← Silvertone 1485 (cranked)
Gain
8
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
6
Master
7
1x12 Tweed
← Silvertone 6x10
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Level
0dB
Spring Reverb
← Silvertone built-in spring tank
Decay
1s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
20
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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Field notes for this tone
All field notes →Jack White's Lo-Fi Garage Tone: Settings for the White Stripes, Raconteurs, and Dead Weather
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