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What guitar does IDLES play?

In Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown, Mark Bowen was seen with a Vox AC30, an Orange AD200B MKIII, a Sequential Prophet-5 and an Akai MPC One+, and Lee Kiernan with a Marshall 1987X and a board of Death By Audio and EarthQuaker Devices pedals. Bassist Adam Devonshire runs a Death By Audio Fuzz War and two Strymon Flints.

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What guitar does IDLES play?

IDLES has been seen using the Fender American Professional II Telecaster (premierguitar.com, December 2021).

What amps does Mark Bowen play through?

Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown lists a Vox AC30, an Orange AD200B MKIII bass head and a Hiwatt Custom 100. In 2021 the Orange AD200B MKIII was already travelling with him on the road.

What synths does Mark Bowen use with IDLES?

In the 2024 Rig Rundown a Sequential Prophet-5 ties his rig together and an Akai MPC One+ helps with sampling. In 2021 he had a Nord Electro 6D, and his boards carry Moogerfooger units such as the MF-108M Cluster Flux.

What guitar and amps does Lee Kiernan play?

Premier Guitar saw him with an untouched Fender American Professional II Telecaster and a Marshall JCM800 2203 in 2021, and with a Marshall 1987X in 2024.

What pedals are on Lee Kiernan's board?

The 2024 Rig Rundown lists a Death By Audio Interstellar Overdriver Deluxe and Reverberation Machine, EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter and Tone Job, an Eventide H9 Harmonizer, a Boss DM-2W, a Xotic EP Booster and a DigiTech Whammy.

What pedals does Adam Devonshire use?

Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown shows an EHX Pico POG, a Death By Audio Fuzz War and two Strymon Flints among the pedals on his bass board.

What is Joe Talbot's favourite album?

He told The Irish News in 2019 that Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is his favourite album and that it changed his life forever.

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IDLES are the Bristol band behind Brutalism, Joy as an Act of Resistance, Ultra Mono, Crawler and Tangk: Joe Talbot, Mark Bowen, Lee Kiernan, Adam Devonshire and Jon Beavis. This guide covers the amps, pedals, synths and guitars from their Premier Guitar Rig Rundowns, plus the record Joe Talbot has called his favourite.

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