Jack White

Jack White — Gear by Song

How Jack White's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.

Seven Nation Army

Elephant · 2003

G:7 · M:7 · T:6

The most recognisable guitar riff of the 2000s — performed on a semi-hollow Kay Hollowbody through an Electro-Harmonix P

Kay Hollowbody electric guitar (or similar vintage pawn-shop guitar)Electro-Harmonix POG (for octave-down bass effect)
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Ball and Biscuit

Elephant · 2003

G:10 · M:8 · T:7

White's most extended blues showcase — a seven-minute slide and improvised blues journey through a cranked Silvertone am

Airline Jetsons/JB Hutto Hollowbody guitarSilvertone 1485 Twin Twelve amplifier (cranked)
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Hotel Yorba

White Blood Cells · 2001

G:0 · M:0 · T:0

White at his most stripped — an acoustic guitar played aggressively with a flat pick, recorded almost live in a bathroom

Acoustic guitar (cheap, unspecified)Minimal recording setup (room acoustics)
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Icky Thump

Icky Thump · 2007

G:10 · M:7 · T:7

Jack White's most high-production-value recording — the Jumbo Fuzz through the Marshall at maximum creates a wall of noi

Kay guitar / Airline Mars 333Z.Vex Woolly Mammoth fuzz
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