Dagan shows you how to sound like IDLES and get the IDLES guitar sound. We also nearly blow the windows out with a pedal!
Dagan takes a closer look at gear Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan use to create the IDLES signature sound and how you can achieve that sound with a selection of different pedals, guitars and amps.
We're using gear you can readily get hold of today and alternatives to a selection of vintage and high-end gear IDLES tend to use.
*Disclaimer* Dagan says "Mark and Bowen" at the start of the video (1min) - obviously, he means Mark and Lee!
0:00 Intro
1:00 The Guitar sound of IDLES
1:55 Mark Bowen Gear Guide
2:34 Mark Bowen guitars - Fender Stratocaster
3:54 Fender Mustang P-90
4:30 Mark Bowen Effects
6:47 Mark Bowen Guitar Amps
7:47 Fuzz Pedals to get the IDLES sound
14:26 Lee Kiernan Gear Guide
15:34 Lee Kiernan - Fender Telecaster
16:47 Lee Kiernan Amp - Marshall
18:05 Fender Mustang
19:41 Outro
Get more info on IDLES here: https://www.idlesband.com/
We're all big fans of IDLES here at PMT Online, so we hope you enjoyed our IDLES gear guide! If Mark or Lee see this, let us know if we got it right (or close to)!
In this video, Dagan shows you how you can emulate the sound of IDLES and get the sound of one of the UK's most important bands. He shows you what pedals you can use, what amps and which guitars to choose so you can get a sound close to IDLES. We also find out exactly what gear Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan use to create their most famous riffs.
Learn how to play some IDLES riffs, the importance of gain stacking and how really digging into your strings will help you get that "Never Fight A Man With A Perm" sound.
Read more here: https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/blog/2020/02/28/idles-gear-guide-get-the-post-punk-sound/
Gear used in IDLES Gear Guide:
Fender Stratocaster - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/brands/fender/stratocaster
Fender Mustang P-90 - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/brands/fender/mustang
Electro Harmonix POG 2 - used in "Grounds" - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/electro-harmonix-pog-2-guitar-effects-pedal
Marshall JTM45 - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/marshall-jtm45-2245-valve-guitar-amplifier-head
Earthquaker Devices Acapulco Gold V2 - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/earthquaker-acapulco-gold-v2
Fender The Trapper Fuzz - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/fender-the-trapper-dual-fuzz-pedal
Earthquaker Devices Space Spiral - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/earthquaker-devices-space-spiral-v2-modulated-delay-device
Fender Player Series Telecaster - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/brands/fender/telecaster
Fender Mustang Seafoam Green- https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/fender-mustang-90-mn-seafoam-green
Fender Mustang Firemist Gold - https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/fender-mustang-pf-firemist-gold
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