Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: BridgeCrunchAlternative Rock

Early Art-School Scrape — Selmer Rhythm & Jagged Counterline

The early single belongs to the same lean dual-guitar language later captured on the debut: sparse melodic parts, hard attack and very little low-frequency weight. No song-specific equipment log survives, so the Telecaster/Hagström assignments and controls are representative settings approximated from the documented Selmer and Bassman rig. Source: Sound on Sound’s “Recording Franz Ferdinand,” Premier Guitar’s “Spanners in the Works,” and The Skinny’s Alex Kapranos retrospective.

Signal Chain

Fender Telecaster Deluxe-style guitarSelmer Zodiac Twin 30Selmer 2x12 combo speakersOutput
GuitarFender Telecaster Deluxe-style guitar
Tone
9
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
AmpSelmer Zodiac Twin 30
Bass
2.5
Master
7
Treble
7
Volume
5.5
Tremolo0
Cab / IRSelmer 2x12 combo speakers
MicSennheiser MD421
Mic PositionClose-miked; low-cut engaged

Notes

Do not let either guitar become a complete wall of chords. Leave holes for the other player and exaggerate pick noise and abrupt stops.

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