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A little while ago I asked “Any guitarists out there that you’d like to see on EffectsBay with their board broken down?“, and on that list, there was mention of Interpol’s Daniel Kessler. I thought I’d take a stab at this one. It’s amazing how much out dated information is out there on the web, especially with the ever-evolving world of one’s pedal board. When you search on Google for Daniel Kessler, you will see mentioned over and over of him using a Proco Rat Pedal, multiple Boss DD-5 delays, etc. I found the following photo posted a few months ago (GearWhore Tumblr). This was the freshest photo I could find, and there were some major changes to the board that took some work to iron out. Not to mention that the pedals were not too clear in the image.

Please let me know if anything is incorrect. I’m not 100% sure on a few of these pedals, and I’ll point those out below. Pedals listed from top right to bottom left.

Boss TU-2 Tuner
Boss TR-2 Tremolo – I see this mentioned many times, the color doesn’t fit, but clearly this is a 3 knob Boss pedal and fits the position compared to older shots
Boss DD-5 Delay – I’m only going with the DD-5 since it’s mentioned so many times. Could be Boss DD-7 now-a-days
MXR Carbon Copy Delay – In the past he used a secondary Boss DD-5 here. Knob position and color/size looks right
Tech 21 CompTortion – Originally I thought this was going to be a Tech 21 XXL, but again, past discussions point out that he uses the discontinued CompTortion
Vox V810 Valve Tone Overdrive
ZVex Super Duper 2 in 1
Diaz Texas Ranger Treble Boost – In the past he used a Roger-Mayer Concorde+Treble Booster in this position of the chain. Diaz is also a red 2 knob pedal (usually seen with white knobs though and sometimes seen with black enclosure).
ZVex Super Hard On (SHO)
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb (Older version)
All powered with 2 Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ power supplies

The pedals that I’m not 100% confident on are the Diaz and the TR-2 but based on past information, these *should/could* be correct. Again, if you see anything or have any comments, please comment below!

UPDATE:

Looks like what I thought was the Diaz is actually a Keeley Fuzz Head. Here is a much clearer shot of Daniel Kessler’s board at EFXPorn:

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The other day, I posted about Paul Banks (Interpol) and his pedal board. On there was a Blackstar HT Series HT-DUAL Tube Dual Distortion and I was not too familiar with this distortion/overdrive pedal, and I wanted to take a look. Here we have a 2 channel tube distortion/overdrive pedal, using 300V circuitry. There are 2 cascading ECC83 triode stages in here, giving you a ‘crunch’ stage (channel 1) and saturation stage (channel 2).

Here is the official description of the pedal:

The HT-DUAL pedal from Blackstar’s HT Range of tube overdrive pedals features true high-voltage (300V) circuitry and are packed with innovations and tone. The revolutionary, patent-applied-for tone-shaping feature ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) will redefine the tonal expectations of guitarists.

HT-DUAL pedal’s Channel 1 has either Clean or Crunch modes so it can be used clean, as a boost or overdrive. Channel 2 gives distortion tones from super crunch right up to screaming lead. The unique switching operation will transform a single channel vintage amp into a 3-channel tone machine. The ISF control takes you from ‘British Valve’ to ‘Modern American’ and anywhere in-between.

Add to this the no-compromise, speaker-emulated output and you have the most cost-effective way of getting real tube tones direct to disk or tape.

PURE TUBE DISTORTION
The HT-DUAL has high voltage tube design for true tube dynamics and feel. 2 cascaded ECC83 triode stages for gain from warm boost to screaming lead. Enhanced tone network for massive tonal flexibility with traditional passive network musicality. Patent-Applied-For ISF control allows access to infinite new sounds. Emulated output is a new benchmark design for pro direct recording sounds. High-integrity bypass for silent switching and driving long cables.

So whether you’re playing live or recording, with the HT Range of pedals you can finally get the sound you want.

Blackstar HT Series HT-DUAL Tube Dual Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal Features:

* Genuine tube design
* Operates at 300V HT
* Cascaded tube gain stages
* Responds like a tube amp
* 2-channel operation
* Clean, Crunch & Lead modes
* Unique switching operation
* Unique enhanced tone controls
* Exclusive Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)
* Fully equipped for stage or studio
* Speaker emulated output
* High integrity buffered bypass
* Power supply included
* Silent switching

I found a video by pedaltoneshop:

You can pick up the Blackstar HT Series HT-DUAL Tube Dual Distortion for $249.99 at Musician’s Friend.

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I missed it, but the other night Interpol was on Letterman, but with the magic of YouTube, I was able to view it. Interpol played ‘Barricade’, a single that is currently on iTunes and off of their upcoming self titled new album (I can’t wait). I have to say I really dig these guys. I definitely have a thing for the baritone vocal style (ala Joy Division, National, etc).

Here is the video (provided by davegrohlsfreshpots,but I think TheAudioPerv.com captured it?)

I noticed Paul Banks (the singer/guitarist) was riding a Pedaltrain 2 pedal board, it got me thinking about gear. From this performance, I was unable to see what pedals were there, but I did find a photo on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavid/4130457946/ lavid has some other great shots of other artists, too!) of Paul with a decent shot of the pedal board. The photo was taken (or at least uploaded)  on 11/23/2009, so it’s fairly recent.

Based off of this shot, I see the following:

Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator
Blackstar HT Series HT-DUAL Tube Distortion
Boss DS-1 Distortion? (bottom row, second from left)
WayHuge Aqua Puss
Boss TU-2 Tuner
MXR M-401 Boost Pedal (top row, left) – not sure.. possible carbon copy?

If you have any more information, please comment below.

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