Chris Stein has said he plays an XOX Audio Tools carbon-fiber guitar and a True Temperament guitar, through a Mesa/Boogie Rectifier with a Seymour Duncan Deja Vu delay and Ibanez Tube Screamer. Tommy Kessler has been seen using Kauer guitars, a Soldano SLO100 and a board of Pigtronix, Fulltone and DigiTech pedals.
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“I really like the True Temperament guitar. I play that a lot when we're recording - the one with the squiggly frets.”
He has said he loves the light XOX Audio Tools carbon-fiber guitar and plays a True Temperament guitar a lot when recording. He is also known for maple neck Fender Strats and a Burns Black Scorpion made with Jim Burns.
A 3-channel Mesa/Boogie Rectifier, mostly on the middle crunch channel, according to his 2012 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown.
Made-to-order Kauer guitars: a black Starliner single-cut prototype as his No. 1 and a sparkle blue Daylighter with a Bigsby, plus a Schroeder for the Atomic solo and a Taylor NS74ce nylon-string.
A Soldano SLO100 on the crunch setting at 100 watts with two Soldano 2x12 cabinets loaded with Weber speakers.
Blondie is the New York new wave band co-founded by Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. This guide covers the guitar rigs of Chris Stein and Tommy Kessler from Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown and Stein's Guitar World interviews.
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