Alex Turner

In this photo of Alex Turner's pedalboard, his Electro-Harmonix XO Hum Debugger Hum Eliminator Guitar Effects Pedal can be seen on the right side.

In this photo of an early Alex Turner pedalboard, he used a pair of Pro Co RAT2 Distortion Pedals during the Arctic Monkey's "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" tour back in 2005-2006.

Alex Turner uses a Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer for both live and recording sessions for various Arctic Monkeys albums. Alex can first be seen using the TS808 during the recording of the bands second album, “Favourite Worst Nightmare” seen in the music video for “Teddy Picker” which features footage of the band recording the album, also used for that song for its overdrive tone. The Tube Scream can be seen on Turners board during the “Humbug” tour as well, clearly heard on songs such as “Crying Lightning.”

Alex kept the pedal on his board though the recording of the bands 4th and 5th albums for his overdriven tone, heard on songs such as “She’s Thunderstorms” from “Suck It and See” and “I Wanna Be Yours” from “AM.” The tube screamer was spotted in photos from the recording of both of those albums. Alex stopped using the pedal during the bands 6th album and tour, as he started using a completely new board which is much simpler compared to the on he used on “AM,” likely because he liked the simpler board he used on The Last Shadow Puppets tour before this album.

Pictured is Alex Turner with the Ibanez TS808 Tube Scream on his pedalboard during a live show during the bands “AM” tour in 2013. The pedal can be seen next to Turners Electro Harmonix "POG" Polyphonic Octave Generator and above his Boss Line Selector. Looking at pictures from his pedalboard though out the years he often moves the pedal in different parts of his chain, depending on what other gear he uses at the time.

Alex Turner uses a MXR Micro Amp on his board as a boost to his clean signal or to boost the drive of his amp/overdrives for solos. Turner uses the pedal when playing in both Arctic Monkeys as it has been seen in every tour/ recording session since their second album and also during the second Last Shadow Puppets tour.

Adding a preset amount of gain with just a single control, the Micro Amp is a great way to boost the signal for lead work or adjust between two different guitars with unmatched output such as humbuckers to single-coils. It can also provide a permanent boost in a long effects chain where signal drop off is a problem.

Pictured is Turner’s pedal board early during the “Humbug” era in 2009. The Mirco Amp can be seen mid-board next to Alex’s Vintage TS808 Tube screamer.

Alex Turner uses the Fulltone Mini DejaVibe Stereo Chorus Pedal that has been seen on his pedalboard since the Suck It and See tour/recording sessions, used also during the recording/tour of the “AM” era also. An example of how Turner uses this pedal is for songs such as “Knee Socks.”

Pictured is Alex Turner during a live show during Arctic Monkeys “Suck It and See” tour in 2011. The Fulltone can be seen under the Boss DM-1 Delay Machine on his board.

Alex Turner used the Cornell The First Fuzz pedal for the distinctive riffs and solos on the albums "Humbug," "Suck It and See," and "AM." This pedal was later replaced by the Wattson Super Fuzz for the "Everything You've Come to Expect" tour and was also seen on stage during the "Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino" tour, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo on Pmtonline.

Alex Turner uses the Danelectro DTE-1 Reel Echo pedal, as seen in a user-uploaded photo from the recording of their first album.

The Boss TU-3 Chromatic Pedal Tuner is found in use by lead guitarist Alex Turner' s pedalboard. This Boss pedal has been in use since at least the Arctic Monkeys' first tour in 2005. (bottom right)

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.

Guitarist Alex Turner uses the Hughes & Kettner Tube Tools Tube Rotosphere MKII during Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare era. This Pedal can famously be heard during the “Teddy Picker” solo. Pictured on the right of Turners pedalboard next to his TS808 on the left hand side of this picture.

The Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere II summons true Leslie tone in a hefty, steel-faced pedal through features like fast and slow modes, a rotor balance controls, and individual knobs for drive and output. Built on the foundation of an actual Hughes & Kettner 12AX7 vacuum tube which is visible on the front, the second iteration of the Rotosphere introduces a guitar/keyboard switch on the top which allows for wholly separate impedance and EQ settings.

The Rotosphere offers two rotation speeds and fine harmonic tube distortion generated by an ingenious high-voltage tube circuit. The Rotation simulations can be heard on the bands second album.

The Morley ABY Footswitch is used by turner to switch between his amps. The Morley is used to switch primarily between keeping his primary amp on (Selmer Zodic/Magnatone 280) or keeping both amps on (Magnatone 410/Gretsch 6051/Fender Hot Rod).

Alex Turner uses the Electro Harmonix XO Holy Grail Plus Variable Reverb Pedal on his pedalboard during the Arctic Monkey's 2009 - 2010 “Humbug” tour. The Pedal was first seen on his board at some point during the bands second tour as Alex added it to his board, then used it for the recording of their 3rd album. After this tour Turner removed the pedal from his board, the pedal is still seen sitting atop of his Magnatone 410 during the “Suck It and See” and “AM” tours, most likely always on.

The Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Teverb features spring, hall, and flerb reverbs. Also the pedal features a graceful room reverb and a multifunction control that lets you control decay, damping and modulation speed. Turner used reverb on most songs he records, as most artists do to creat ambiance and expand the sounds of his guitar tones.

Pictured, Alex Turner can be seen using the Holy Grail during a show during the “Humbug” tour. The pedal is seen above Alex’s Coopersonic Valveslapper distortion pedal and next to his Tubescreamer.

Alex Turner is seen using the Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble Pedal in his pedalboard during the Humbug tour. This Boss pedal has been used since their 2009 - 2010 Humbug tour, no evidence of it being used after this era.

The Electro-Harmonix POG can be seen in this photos of Alex Turner's pedalboard. In this particular photo, here are the settings on his POG:

• DRY OUTPUT is nearly all the way up
• SUB OCTAVE is about 20% up
• +1 OCTAVE is about 30% up
• +1 OCTAVE DETUNED, +2 OCTAVE, and +2 OCTAVE DETUNED are all the way down
• LOW PASS FILTER is nearly all the way up

Maxon PT-999 Phase Tone is one of the newest editions to Alex Turner’s Pedal board during AM. Seen all the way on the left side of his board.

Clearly seen on the board (the rectangular red pedal). Both of these look different but they are the same pedal, same brand, same labels for the knobs.

During the Arctic Monkeys' "Humbug" era, Alex Turner incorporated the Boss DSD-3 Digital Sampler/Delay into his pedalboard, placed alongside his Wattson Super Fuzz FY-6. Although not essential for the tour, Turner was experimenting with various pedals during this period, notably with Josh Homme. The DSD-3 is essentially the same as the DSD-2, but it was released at a lower price due to a decrease in semiconductor costs, prompting Boss to market it as a new model. This setup is documented in a user-uploaded photo.

Alex Turner uses the Boss DM-1 Delay Machine in his pedalboard for live and recording sessions with Arctic Monkeys. The Pedal can first be seen around the recording and tour of the bands 3rd album, “Humbug,” after it was seen on both their 4th and 5th album tours but was dropped during the “Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino” in favor of an original Rolland Space Echo.

Pictured is Alex during a live show during the bands 5th tour in 2014. The Boss can be seen above his Fulltone Deja Vibe and next to his Coopersonic Valveslapper.

Alex Turner uses a Wattson Super Fuzz FY-6 on his board during The Last Shadow Puppet’s second tour of their Everything You’ve Come To Expect album. Turner has also used this pedal during the recording of Arctic Monkey’s Humbug recording sessions at Rancho De La Luna. Pictured the Wattson Super Fuzz can be seen on Turners board next to his Boss Tuners.

Capturing the precise tone of the original classic fuzz pedals from shin-ei and univox, the Wattson Super Fuzz fy-6 is housed in a 16 gauge steel chassis. Turner used this pedal on songs such as “Aviation” to get a vintage sounding Fuzz tone.

The Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ Power Supply is located in the top middle of Turner’s Pedalboard in this photo from Arctic Monkeys performance at the 69 Club in 2013

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner is seen using the Boss LS-2 Line Selector/Power Supply in his pedalboard setup. The Line Selector can be seen under Turner’s TS808 and next to the Morley ABY.

Alex Turner used the Morley Classic Wah is his pedalboard during The Last Shadow Puppet’s Everything You’ve Come To Expect tour. Pictured here on Turner’s pedalboard, this pedal is not the other Morley Wah he used during Arctic Monkey’s Humbug tour, which was the Morley Pro Series II.

Described as “ Designed to emulate the timeless Morley tone of '70s and '80s wahs, this Classic model sports an electro-optical foundation with a diehard steel chassis” Turner uses this pedal on Everything You’ve Come To Expect on songs such as “Pattern” to get that vintage 70’s sounding Wah sound.

Alex Turner can be seen using a Fender Vibrato & Reverb Footswitch during The Last Shadow Puppet’s “Everything You’ve Come To Expect” tour, hooked up to his Fender Twin Reverb. During this tour Alex used two amps, one being his mentioned Fender and an Acoustic 160 stack. Both amps ran into a Morley ABY foot-switch on his pedalboard so he could run both amps at the same time or separately. This Vibrato & Reverb Footswitch ran separately from the rest of his pedalboard, running from the back of the Fender’s designated reverb/vibrato switch rather than in chain with the rest of the pedalboard. The Fender Vibrato & Reverb Footswitch can be seen pictured next to Turner’s MXR Micro Amp.

Rock guitarist Alex Turner uses the Dunlop DC-Brick Multi-Power Supply in his pedalboard from the first album up until the AM tour.

A second Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner can be seen added to his much more slimmed down pedalboard during the Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino tour.

Alex Turner uses a Morley Pro Series II Wah on his pedalboard during the Humbug era. Seen only during this era, Turner used this pedal for songs such as “Dance Little Liar.” The Morley Wah can be seen pictured next to Turners Boss DM-1 Delay machine on the left of his pedalboard.

This pedal combines silky smooth volume control, wailing WAH and classic distortion tones. “High Q” Wah tone really cuts through the mix and our “Clear-Tone” buffer circuit drives long cables and prevents signal loading.

Alex Turner can be seen with his Mu-tron Micro V envelope filter/auto wah during Arctic Monkeys live performance at Studio Brussels in October 2022. Pictured, you can see the pedal on his pedalboard above his Coopersonic Valveslapper. This pedal can be heard live while Alex is playing tracks off the bands 7th LP, The Car, such as “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I am” and “Jet Skis On The Moat.” While not the original auto wah pedal Alex used during the tour/recording, which was the Guyatone PS-104 Crossbox, Turner switched to this pedal around the time of this live performance due to unknown reasons.

The Mu-Tron Micro V is a “advanced envelope-controlled filter device designed specifically for the musician who wants the touch-controlled wah effect” with a solid state circuit and filter range switch. The Micro V also contains a continuously-variable filter-range/sensitivity control. This pedal is more modern and offers more flexibility than the previous envelope filter pedal that Alex used, which may be why he switched, again, the reason is unknown. Though both pedals feature amazing tones and work perfectly with these new sounds Alex is using on tour/recording sessions.

Alex Turner can be seen with his Guyatone Crossover PS-104 Auto-Wah pedal during Arctic Monkeys live performance at the Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New York City in October 2022. Pictured, you can see it sat on his pedalboard above his distortion pedal. This is the first time Turner has had a Wah style pedal on his board or being used in his music. This pedal can be heard both live and on studio recordings of songs off their 7th LP, The Car. Tracks such as “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I am” and “Jet Skis On The Moat” feature this pedal prominently and feature this new side of Arctic Monkeys guitar riffs.

The PS-104 was a pedal produced in the 1970’s by Guyatone and is considered to be quite rare. It is a Cross Over BOX Dynamic Envelope Filter style pedal with both Drive and Decay Controls with the latter controlling the periodic time of effect waves. The warm analog auto-wah effect has a distinct treble bite. The effect also varies with the performance dynamics such as a harder/stronger pluck at the strings on a guitar will give a stronger effect. The pedal can vary with how hot the guitar pickups are, also depending on if you have any other pedals before it in the effect chain.

Turner described the PS-104 and it’s sound in an interview when being asked about how he wrote and came up with the riff for “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I am.” Alex had this to say about the sound “I think really that probably was when finding again that effects pedal in the drawer somewhere and blowing the dust off and before you know it, you’ve got that lick.”