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Tonight Govan Grind — Committed Amp Filtering & Dry Groove

ndever

Jul 13, 2026

The Tonight sessions emphasized committed sounds rather than clean DI safety tracks, with unusual room and microphone choices and songs assembled from repeated live sections. No reliable source identifies the exact guitar, amp or controls for “Ulysses,” so this preset uses a representative Telecaster, Selmer/Bassman-style blend and aggressive tracking-stage filtering. Source: Tape Op’s Dan Carey interview and Paul Savage interview on Tonight: Franz Ferdinand.

Signal Chain

Fender Telecaster Deluxe-style guitar, exact session instrument undocumented→Selmer and Fender Bassman-style studio blend→Mixed vintage speaker cabinets, exact models undocumented→Committed Studio Filtering and Compression→Output

GuitarFender Telecaster Deluxe-style guitar, exact session instrument undocumented

Tone

8.5

PickupBridge

TuningE Standard

Volume

AmpSelmer and Fender Bassman-style studio blend

Bass

2.5

Mids

Blend5/5

Treble

6.5

Selmer Volume5.5

Bassman Volume5

Cab / IRMixed vintage speaker cabinets, exact models undocumented

MicStudio microphone, exact model undocumented

Mic PositionExperimental room/close placement; committed at tracking

EffectCommitted Studio Filtering and Compression

Low CutHigh

Clean DINone

Compression4

Upper-Mid Emphasis7

Notes

Keep the guitar narrow, dry and repetitive so it works with the bass-led groove. Commit to the filtered tone while tracking instead of adding a large polished amp sound later.

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