Jamie Cook

In the bottom left corner of Jamie Cook's pedalboard, his Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun Pedal can be seen.

Jamie Cook plays a Vox AC15 during the recording and live performances for “Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino” in 2018 & 2019 along with his Hiwatt Studio/Stage 2x12 Combo. Previous Jamie and lead singer/lead guitarist Alex Turner had both been seen playing Vox AC30s at different points such as their first tour and Alex played one during their live performances occasionally during the “Suck It and See” era.

The AC15 Jamie plays is new for his set up, being seen during their film, “Warp Speed Chic” which is a video of the recording of their 6th album and at all live performances of that said tour.

MXR M-104, as seen in the bottom row of Jamie Cook's pedalboard in this photo.

In the picture above, Jamie Cook can be seen playing a Gibson ES-335 with Bigsby.

This is one of the most well-known guitars Jamie used as he's been using ES-335's since 2006. The version with Bigsby has been used since the Humbug era.

As seen bottom right in this photo of Jamie’s board is a EHX little big muff.

In a performance of "Do I Wanna Know" (Glastonbury 2013) Jamie Cook can be seen playing a Heritage Cherry color Gibson SG guitar, fitted with a Bigsby.

In this video of Arctic Monkeys performing the songs Teddy Picker and Crying Lightning at Eurockéennes de Belfort 2011, Jamie Cook can be seen playing a Fender Telecaster Custom. 0:25 into the video provides a good look at the guitar and some of its details. The pickup configuration (a humbucker in the neck position and a single coil in the bridge) identifies it as a Tele Custom. It also looks to have a tremolo installed. The concert lighting makes it hard to tell, but the finish appears to be "Mocha", paired with a black pickguard.

Another video of Arctic Monkeys playing Lollapalooza 2011 shows Jamie Cook with this same guitar at the 27:24 mark, during the song Crying Lightning. The lighting shows off the guitar finish more clearly.

Jamie Cook plays a Gibson Les Paul during recording and live sessions when playing in Arctic Monkeys. Jamie seems to be a fan of Gibson guitars, playing a ES-335 in every tour and also a SG for AM. This Les Paul was first seen during the “Teddy Picker” music video. The music video features mainly footage of Arctic Monkeys recording the song in a live take. The guitar was seen played by Cook during the tour as well.

Alex Turner, the lead singer and lead guitarist of the band, played Jamie’s Guitar during the recording of the bands fourth album, “Suck It and See.” In an interview with producer of the mentioned album James Ford, he stated “Alex Turner's rig typically featured him playing his faithful Fender Bronco... or occasionally a Gibson Les Paul... through his crocodile‑skin Selmer Zodiac and '60s Magnatone amps. "’Al does more rhythmy stuff, and for that it was just pretty straight, quite bright and punchy into the Selmer. We sometimes ran that and his old Magnatone at the same time. It has a really nice vibrato on it and reverb. So sometimes we'd mix those two signals together, but just onto the one track.’”

Another section of the same interview with Ford, he mentions “A new sonic development for Arctic Monkeys on Suck It And See are the saturated Electro‑Harmonix Big Muff‑styled lead breaks that feature throughout — played mostly by Turner, but also by Jamie Cook. ‘It isn't a Big Muff actually,’ Ford points out. ‘But we were trying to get that Les Paul neck-pickup sound. They've got quite a few of those weird, boutiquey fuzz pedals that give you that warm, creamy fuzz, so we used that for the solos mainly. There was one called the Coopersonic Valve Slapper that we used quite a lot.’”

This interview mentions the use of Jamie’s Les Paul, as Turner was seen using the Gibson throughout that tour. Their next Album, AM, also features Alex playing this guitar. Seen throughout their live shows and pictures of the recording of the album.

The image shown shows Jamie playing the Les Paul during the Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino tour, as Alex stopped playing it in favor of sticking with his Fender Jazzmaster. Jamie started playing the Gibson again for only a handful of songs, sticking with his ES-335 as his primary guitar for a majority of the setlist.

Jamie Cook's Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive Overdrive pedal can be seen on the bottom row of his pedalboard in this photo.

The Gretsch Spectra Sonic appears in the Red Right Hand performance from the Web Transmissions for Humbug.

In this photo of Jamie Cook's pedalboard, his Electro-Harmonix Pulsar Tremolo (mono) can be seen in the bottom left corner.

The source shows a picture taken by a former Arctic Monkeys guitar tech. We see Jamie using this guitar in this performance of Fluorescent Adolescent - http://youtu.be/ge1OOHMB6x4 at 6:15.

In the video linked, you can see Jamie playing a white Fender Jaguar.

At 1:48 you can see a 90s Russian Big Muff on Jamie Cook's board.

The pedal can be seen right next to his hand messing around with an EHX Memory Man

Used the big box EHX Memory Man on his boards for a while now, as seen in photo on top row

Jamie Cook can be seen playing a Gibson ES-335TD in the video of The View From The Afternoon, live at T in the Park 2006. You can see a good picture at around 1:46.

The link is to a well-know Arctic Monkeys forum. In the section within the link is picture of Jamie's pedal board. The Hiwatt Tube Tremolo can be spotted easily along with other pedals that have already been listed.

Jamie Cook uses a vintage Selmer Futurama Bassist Major during the recording of the bands second album, “Favourite Worst Nightmare,” as seen in the “Teddy Picker” music video which shows footage of the band recording this song as well as the set up for the rest of the recording sessions. The amp can be seen at 00:22 seconds into the video, next to Jamie’s Hiwatt stack.

Around the time of Arctic Monkeys second album, the band acquired multiple vintage Selmer amplifiers. Alex started to play a Zodiac Twin 30, which became his main amp for each album following, and a Solid State 30, Jamie played through this Futurama series amp.

The amp can also be seen in the bands music video for their song “Four Out of Five” off of their 6th album titled “Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino.” The amp has not been seen used live by the band, as Jamie uses his Hiwatt Studio/Stage 2x12 and his BadCat during the bands second tour.

In this photo on the official Arctic Monkeys' Facebook page, Jamie Cook can be seen at right holding a Woolworth Top 20 guitar.

Jamie Cook uses a Hiwatt Studio/Stage 2x12 combo as his main amplifier for recording and live shows for almost every tour Arctic Monkeys has done. Cook can first be seen using this amplifier as early as the bands first tour and as late as their last tour when Jamie used this Hiwatt and an AC30 for his live setup. Alex Turner, the lead singer/guitarist of the band has the same model as Cook, he can be seen using it occasionally during their first and second tours. Alex’s Hiwatt can also be seen during their live performance at Maida Vale in 2018.

The Hiwatt Studio/Stage 2x12 Combo uses a specially wound output transformer. The Hiwatt Studio Stage Combo can switch from 20 watts to 40 watts of power, while retaining its pure Class A tone. Features include High and Low sensitivity inputs, Gain with switchable boost, Bass, mid, Treble, full size Accutronic spring reverb and master volume control. Equipped with 2 Fane 12" speakers all assembled in an 18 marine ply cabinet.

Boasting the classic design that brought Hiwatt to the forefront of amplification, the Classic Series tube amps feature the point-to-point, military specific design based on Dave Reeves' original amplifiers. Hiwatt Custom amplifiers use only the best quality components, including hand-wound Partridge transformers and marine birch hand-built cabinets.

Pictured, the Hiwatt amp can be seen behind Jamie during the first tour of Arctic Monkeys first album, “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.”

Jamie Cook uses a Roland Space Echo RE-201 during the recording of “Suck It and See” onward for live shows and recording of albums other albums. The Space Echo can be seen in “Warp Speed Chic,” the recording of the bands 6th album, “Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino” and their 5th album, “AM.”

In an interview with James Ford about the recording of “Suck It and See,” Ford gives insight on why and how Jamie’s set up incorporates the Rolland. “Cook's guitar setup revolves around a '60s Simms Watts rig and custom‑built Rosewell Bluesman, though for the Sound City sessions, he also borrowed engineer James Brown's Audio Kitchen Big Chopper amp. For more ambient sounds, he'd plug into various toys, including a WEM Copicat or Roland Space Echo, Electro‑Harmonix Holiest Grail reverb pedal and Fulltone Deja Vibe stereo phase/chorus.” These extra “Toys” expanded Cook’s sound in various different ways not seen on Arctic Monkey’s previous albums.

Ford continues, "Cookie does either the spacey, watery, roomy sounds,” says Ford, "which were vibrato and reverb and a bit of echo. Or he does the kind of heavy, single‑note type of stuff. We used the Audio Kitchen for his heavier stuff — it had a Vox AC30 sort of vibe, but with a bit more presence and clarity. His live take would be close‑miked, and then we'd bring the amp into the room and maybe double it with a distant mic, Jimi Hendrix‑style, from the other side of the room.”

In the interview shows a picture of Jamie’s set up of the Space Echo along with a WEM Copicat. Pictured is Jamie’s set up during the “Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino” tour in 2018 & 2019. The Space Echo is seen behind Jamie, on top of his Hiwatt Stage/Studio 2x12 Combo amplifier.

(Sound on Sound, James Ford: Producing Arctic Monkeys) https://www.soundonsound.com/people/james-ford-producing-arctic-monkeys

At 1:48 Jamie is seen engaging the distortion circuit of a visual sound jekyll & Hyde Ultimate Overdrive V1.

Cook's guitar setup revolves around a '60s Simms Watts rig and custom?built Rosewell Bluesman, though for the Sound City sessions, he also borrowed engineer James Brown's Audio Kitchen Big Chopper amp. For more ambient sounds, he'd plug into various toys, including a WEM Copicat or Roland Space Echo, Electro?Harmonix Holiest Grail reverb pedal and Fulltone Deja Vibe stereo phase/chorus.

Jamie Cook plays a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus at various points during recording and live sessions for Arctic Monkeys. The Roland can first be seen during the recording of their first album pictured here next to Matt when the band practiced at Yellow Arch Studios. The Rolland can also be seen at different live shows during the Humbug era.

First introduced way back in 1975, the JC-120 Jazz Chorus is one of the few guitar amps that can truly be called a legend. Roland’s long-standing flagship is universally recognized by pros as the benchmark in clean guitar sound, and its rich tone and famous built-in stereo chorus effect have been heard on countless popular songs over its long history. Now celebrating 40 years of continuous production and counting, the JC-120 remains the undisputed “king of clean,” and the enduring choice of serious guitarists everywhere.

Jamie typically uses Hiwatt amps, which are known for their clean tones, similar to this Rolland.

Jamie Cook's Fender Starcaster Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar is featured in the official video of Crying Lightning. A clear picture can be seen around the 0:45 mark in the video.

Jamie Cook can be seen endorsing a flashy, Marshall-esque head and cabinet boasting the Simms-Watts logotype. However, the amp is, in fact, a replica of the original, built by Rosewell amps, who have a history with Arctic Monkeys. Cook is known to have played through other amps by the brand, such as the Bluesman 30 on the band's 2011 album, Suck It And See. On Rosewell's website, under the item listing for the "Custom 100W Head", the amp-makers explain: "Rosewell amps have worked extensivley with Arctic Monkeys guitarist Jamie Cook building an repairing many of their amplifiers. When Jamie Cook started having problems with his original 1970s Simms-Watt head, Rosewell Amplification helped him to find the solution. The original Simms Watt amplifier was built on a very thin chassis causing it to bend and break components when the band were moving the amplifier from gig to gig. Rosewell built a direct clone of the original Simms amplifier on a strengthened chassis and this now is Jamie's go-to amplifier should the original Simms have problems or the band have a punishing overseas shedule."

When recording the Arctic Monkeys 2011 album this article states : "Cook's guitar setup revolves around a '60s Simms Watts rig and custom?built Rosewell Bluesman, though for the Sound City sessions, he also borrowed engineer James Brown's Audio Kitchen Big Chopper amp. For more ambient sounds, he'd plug into various toys, including a WEM Copicat or Roland Space Echo, Electro?Harmonix Holiest Grail reverb pedal and Fulltone Deja Vibe stereo phase/chorus.

Between 0:03-0:06 in this video, Jamie Cook is seen using this Gibson SG Original guitar on the intro to "R U mine?" to get that unique twangy sound. He is also commonly seen playing it when on tour.

When recording their album Suck It and See Jamie Cook used this pedal as stated in this article : "A new sonic development for Arctic Monkeys on Suck It And See are the saturated Electro?Harmonix Big Muff?styled lead breaks that feature throughout — played mostly by Turner, but also by Jamie Cook. "It isn't a Big Muff actually,” Ford points out. "But we were trying to get that Les Paul neck-pickup sound. They've got quite a few of those weird, boutiquey fuzz pedals that give you that warm, creamy fuzz, so we used that for the solos mainly. There was one called the [Coopersonic] Valve Slapper that we used quite a lot.”