Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?

Alex Turner uses a Coopersonic Valveslapper Duel Valve Distortion pedal on his board since Arctic Monkeys 3rd album recording and tour. This pedal is what Alex famously uses for the tone of “Do I Wanna Know” among other pedals, amps and his 12-String Guitar. Turner also has the original model of the Coopersonic, red in color, that he has switched to and from during his career.

Pictured is both Alex’s and Jamie Cook’s pedalboards backstage during the “Humbug” tour in 2009-2010. The Valveslapper can be seen in the middle of Turner’s board on the left next to his vintage TS808.

Alex Turner uses a Gretsch G6122-12 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman 12-String Hollowbody as a backup guitar for performances of "Do I Wanna Know?" when not playing his Vox 12-String, as shown in a user-uploaded photo.

Alex Turner can be seen playing his Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic-Electric during this acoustic performance of “Do I Wanna Know” off of their 5th studio LP AM in mid 2014. The guitar has been seen with Arctic Monkeys since acoustic sessions off of their second album.

Jamie Cook, the rhythm guitarist from Arctic Monkeys, has the exact same guitar as him and Alex played them guitar during an acoustic session in 2007. Alex seems to favor Gibson acoustic guitars, as he is almost seen exclusively playing them with a few exceptions.

Located behind Tom Rowley, Alex switched up his amps on the TBHC tour and went back to a single amp set up. Turner has used a two amp set up since their second album, on their last two tours he used a Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 as his main amp and a Magnatone 410 as his secondary. On this the Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino tour Alex ditched the Magnatone and a large amount of his pedalboard. Replacing his tremolo and reverb from his Magnatone, Turner added this this vintage Gretsch Valco 6144 Reverb Unit. This unit is an early 60’s model, known for its tremolo and reverb.

The reverb is lush and splashy, with a different character than the Fender tanks produced in the 60s. The tank has one control for Reverb Intensity and a small three-way rotary switch to select the range of the reverb (Normal, Bass or Treble).

Arctic Monkeys are well known for their Reverb and Tremolo tones, especially on AM. A good example of how Alex most likely uses this amp is for “Do I Wanna Know” as there’s a subtle tremolo from both guitars tracked.

Matt uses the PD pad for the electronic clap in "do I wanna Know?"