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Live rigs revealed: The Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon

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By Total Guitar magazine published 28 April 2011

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Live rigs revealed: The Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon

Live rigs revealed: The Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon

Total Guitar caught up with The Gaslight Anthem on their most recent UK tour and persuaded frontman Brian Fallon to talk through his stripped-down, all-killer live setup.

Click onwards to find out what he uses to get that signature raw rock 'n' roll sound...

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Gibson Custom 1956 Les Paul Goldtop VOS

Gibson Custom 1956 Les Paul Goldtop VOS

“The main guitar that I use is a ’56 VOS Goldtop Gibson Les Paul. I flip the volume knobs, so that the bridge volume is closer to my finger – then I can grab it with my pinky and do volume swells.”

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Dr Z Remedy head

Dr Z Remedy head

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"The bass and the trebles are right around nine o’clock and the mid is around 11. A guitar is essentially a mid-frequency instrument, so I boost the mids and it helps me cut through the sound, but it doesn’t get in the way of Alex [Rosamilia, guitar and backing vocals].”

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Luther Lee P-90 pickups

Luther Lee P-90 pickups

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Orange PPC 412 speaker cabinet

Orange PPC 412 speaker cabinet

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Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive

“I use this on a lot of the older, faster stuff. They’re amazing because you can leave the pedal on all the time and control what’s going on through the volume. It doesn’t mess up your sound, though; it just adds a little bit of a ‘chime’.”

Read the review

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T-Rex Replica Delay

T-Rex Replica Delay

“I use a T-Rex Replica delay pedal, mostly for a solo or a volume swell or something like that. I use it like a slapback Elvis Presley kind of sound. It just kind of goes on once in a while.”

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