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Second-Album Disco Slash — Telecaster Pulse & SG Counter-Hook
The second album continued the debut’s interlocking guitar textures, and Kapranos later documented a direct-to-amp preference with Telecasters while McCarthy commonly used a P-90-equipped Gibson SG. The exact session guitars, amplifiers and controls for this track are not public, so the settings below approximate that established two-player palette. Source: Premier Guitar’s “Spanners in the Works” and The Line of Best Fit’s Franz Ferdinand retrospective.
Signal Chain
1973 Fender Telecaster Deluxe→Selmer Zodiac Twin 30-style British combo→British 2x12 cabinet→Output
Guitar1973 Fender Telecaster Deluxe
Tone
9
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
AmpSelmer Zodiac Twin 30-style British combo
Bass
3
Master
7
Treble
7
Volume
5
Tremolo0
Cab / IRBritish 2x12 cabinet
MicClose dynamic
Mic PositionOff-axis; low-cut engaged
Notes
Alex’s part should be bright and repetitive while Nick’s part adds heavier punctuation. Keep both sounds dry enough to preserve the dance groove.
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