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How to get the Seven Nation Army tone (The White Stripes) on a BOSS GT-1 (GT1)

Guitar shifted an octave down with fuzz, so the riff sounds like a distorted bass.

Pitch Shifter › Muff Fuzz › Stack Crunch

The chain on the GT-1

01 · FXPitch Shifter
One octave down, dry signal low.
02 · OD/DSMuff Fuzz
Full fuzz.
03 · PreampStack Crunch
Medium gain.

A starting point with no numbers: the GT-1 blocks and types, and which way to turn. Adjust by ear.

To sound like the record

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Play the riff as single notes; the pitch shifter doesn't like chords.
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For the chorus, switch the pitch shifter off to bring the guitar back up.

Or ask for it ready on the pedal

Dial In programs the GT-1 over USB from a chat in Claude Desktop. Type:

›The Seven Nation Army riff

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