How to get the right sound for Kings of Leon's "Closer"

[PortionThief]

I want to record a cover of this song but I honestly don't know how to achieve the sound for the staccato part that is present throughout most of the song. the rest was no problem figuring out. Any pointers?

 

[PortionThief]

Does anyone even know who I'm talking about?

 

[GarethSE]

that intro guitar thing?
nice amp, finger pick for that smoothness, whammy pedal
the whammy pedal is all you need for it

 

[ronnan]

Check out this video aorund 0:55, it shows the bass players gear he uses for the intro...

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

Yeah, although you could use a Whammy set to +1 octave, the Boss is a lot smoother (you don't get so many weird digital noises when you rock the pedal forward). If you don't have access to either, you can just automate a pitch-shifter in your DAW.

Awesome song by the way - I've covered it myself. The 'verb on the drums is mad!

Steve

 

[GarethSE]

Yeah I love the mix on that album. The drums are MONOLITHIC.