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
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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