Psychedelic Rock2012Lonerism
Elephant Amp Settings
by Tame Impala
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Original Recording Settings
partially-sourcedResearched tone data for "Elephant" by Tame Impala
Original Gear
- Guitar
- 1967 Rickenbacker 335 Jetglo
- Pickups
- Vintage 1967 Rickenbacker 'toaster' pickups (bridge or both)
- Amplifier
- No amp — DI through Seymour Duncan KTG-1 King Tone Generator tube preamp
- Channel
- N/A
- Tuning
- whole_step_down
- Pickup Selector
- bridge or both
- Strings
- [ESTIMATED] 10-46 or 11-49
KTG-1 input gain driven hard for saturation. No traditional amplifier used.
Amp Settings
No settings available
No traditional amplifier used. KTG-1 tube preamp driven hard — exact settings not documented.
Effects Chain
→
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser (V4)
phaser
→
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
reverb
→
MXR Carbon Copy Delay
delay
→
MXR Dyna Comp
compressor
→
Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
overdrive
→
Dunlop Fuzz Face (vintage germanium)
fuzz
→
→Diamond Vibrato
vibrato
1.Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser (V4) — Phase shifting for swirling texture.
2.Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb — Hall reverb — reverb-into-fuzz creates dense sustain.
3.MXR Carbon Copy Delay — Analog delay for depth.
4.MXR Dyna Comp — Compression for sustain and even dynamics.
5.Boss BD-2 Blues Driver — Additional drive stacking.
6.Dunlop Fuzz Face (vintage germanium) — Primary fuzz source — provides velcro-like, torn-speaker texture.
7.Diamond Vibrato — Modulation for pitch wobble.
Playing Technique
Pick-played, aggressive downstrokes. Heavy, deliberate, stomping attack with guitar volume dimed.
Sources+
- Mixdown Magazine gear rundown
- The Bold Musician tone guide
- Premier Guitar (Aug 2015)
- Red Bull interview
- Equipboard
- Audio Technology Magazine (Dec 2013)
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