The White Stripes (Jack White) Amp Settings & Guitar Tone

Seven Nation Army (2003)

1950s Kay K6533 'Value Leader' archtop hollowbody (believed 1957-59) → Sears Silvertone 1485 'Six Ten' (~120W tube, mid-1960s, by Danelectro) + Fender Twin Reverb (1970s)

The 'bass' riff is deep, thick, sub-octave with a warm, slightly woolly character — retains the hollow, woody quality of the Kay archtop even through the Whammy. Slide chords are jangly, bluesy, lo-fi with mild overdrive. The fuzz solo is ripping, saturated with massive sustain and a raw, uncontrolled quality. Overall production: dry, warm, analog-tape-saturated. Deliberately vintage and raw per Toe Rag Studios ethos.