Post-Punk2004Antics
Evil Amp Settings
by Interpol
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Original Recording Settings
Well-SourcedResearched tone data for "Evil" by Interpol
Original Gear
- Guitar
- 1967 Epiphone Casino (Daniel Kessler, lead)
- Pickups
- Stock Epiphone P-90 single-coils (bridge or both)
- Amplifier
- Fender Princeton Reverb (Daniel Kessler)
- Channel
- Single channel
- Tuning
- standard
- Pickup Selector
- bridge or both
- Strings
- [ESTIMATED] 10-46
Paul Banks (rhythm) plays 1986 Gibson Les Paul Custom with stock humbuckers through Fender Deluxe Reverb. Studio reverb: Peter Katis's Alesis MicroVerb adds dark, messy ambient quality.
Amp Settings
Bass
4.0
Treble
6.0
Volume
5.0
Estimated volume 5-6 at edge of breakup. Princeton Reverb has no mid knob. Reverb at 3-4. Banks's Deluxe Reverb at similar settings.
Effects Chain
→
Vox Valvetone
overdrive
→
→Boss DD-5 Digital Delay
delay
1.Vox Valvetone — Daniel Kessler's overdrive. Banks uses Tube Works Real Tube overdrive.
2.Boss DD-5 Digital Delay — Both Kessler and Banks use Boss DD-5 delays. Studio: Alesis MicroVerb adds ambient wash.
Playing Technique
Both use picks. Staccato rhythmic interplay — Kessler's jangly P-90 Casino against Banks' sustained Les Paul.
Sources+
- Guitar World March 2025 Daniel Kessler interview
- Guitar World March 2025 Paul Banks interview
- MusicRadar 'Rig Tour: Interpol' (2015)
- Equipboard
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