Alternative2017Flying Microtonal Banana

Rattlesnake Amp Settings

by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

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Original Recording Settings

EstimatedResearched tone data for "Rattlesnake" by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Original Gear

Guitar: Microtonal-modified electric guitar (custom refret / additional frets; specific base model not confirmed here) (estimated)
Pickups: Electric guitar pickups (exact type not documented; microtonality primarily from fretwork, not pickups) (estimated) (bridge)
Amplifier: Unknown studio amp (likely conventional vintage/modern guitar amps; not documented here)
Channel: Edge-of-breakup / clean-to-crunch (estimated)
Tuning: standard (microtonal frets) (estimated)
Pickup Selector: bridge
Strings: Unknown

Note: The user prompt associates ‘Rattlesnake’ with Paper Mâché Dream Balloon-era acoustic recording, but ‘Rattlesnake’ is known as a Flying Microtonal Banana-era electric/microtonal track. Specific session gear and amps were not located in the consulted sources here.

Amp Settings

Gain

4.0

Bass

5.0

Mid

6.0

Treble

6.0

Presence

5.0

Volume

6.0

No session documentation located for guitar amp/settings. Estimated to reproduce the tight, repetitive riff tone: moderately driven, mid-forward, not overly saturated so the microtonal pitch detail stays audible.

Effects Chain

→

Light overdrive (pedal or amp drive)

overdrive

→

Room/plate reverb (subtle)

reverb

→

1.Light overdrive (pedal or amp drive) — Estimated; not documented.

2.Room/plate reverb (subtle) — Estimated; not documented.

Playing Technique

Tight alternate picking with consistent palm muting to create the hypnotic motorik pulse. Keep strokes short and even; microtonal intonation makes sloppy fretting very noticeable, so fret pressure must be consistent. Use minimal vibrato and keep articulation percussive and repetitive for the trance-like groove.

Sources+

NME review page for “Rattlesnake” (contextual source; not gear-specific).
Wikipedia / general discography references for Flying Microtonal Banana era were not fully accessible in the remaining tool budget; this entry remains gear-estimated.