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What gear does Arctic Monkeys use?

Alex Turner has been seen using a Fender Bronco and Gibson Les Paul through Selmer Zodiac and Magnatone amps, and wrote AM's riffs on a 12-string Vox. He has said a Steinway Vertegrand led to Tranquility Base. Matt Helders uses a Ludwig Classic Oak kit with Zildjian K cymbals.

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What guitar does Alex Turner play?

Sound On Sound described his faithful Fender Bronco and occasionally a Gibson Les Paul on Suck It And See, and James Ford told NME the AM riffs were written on Turner's 12-string Vox with built-in effects.

What amp does Alex Turner use?

He has been seen using a crocodile-skin Selmer Zodiac and a Magnatone Custom 410 in the studio, and a Selmer Zodiac with an Estey combo on the 2013 AM tour.

What pedals does Jamie Cook use?

Sound On Sound listed a WEM Copicat or Roland Space Echo, an Electro-Harmonix Holiest Grail reverb and a Fulltone Deja Vibe, plus Coopersonic Valve Slapper fuzz for solos.

What drum kit does Matt Helders use?

Drumeo lists a Ludwig Classic Oak in Black Satin with a Raw CopperPhonic snare, Zildjian K Custom Session hats, K Sweet crashes and a K Light ride, Remo heads and DW 6000 hardware.

What piano did Alex Turner write Tranquility Base on?

A Steinway Vertegrand upright he got for his 30th birthday. He told Radio X the piano led to the record, and he demoed on a Tascam 388 eight-track that lives in the same room.

What microphone does Alex Turner sing into?

A Sennheiser e935 on the 2013 AM tour. On Suck It And See most vocals went through a Bock 251, with a Neumann U67 and a Shure SM7 at times.

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Arctic Monkeys are the Sheffield band behind Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, AM and The Car. This guide covers Alex Turner's and Jamie Cook's guitars, amps and pedals, Nick O'Malley's bass rig, Matt Helders' Ludwig kit and Zildjians, and the Steinway piano and Tascam recorder behind Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.

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