Rig Rundown: Fontaines Carlos OConnell Conor Curley
Full Rig Details: Subscribe to PG s Channel: Irish rock band Fontaines D. C. is a dualguitar ensemble featuring Carlos OConnell and Conor Curley. At first, the duo used similar guitars, amps, and settings in an effort to work as a symbiotic saw buzzing their way through songs. The indistinguishable incisions lacerated their earliest work with angsty piss and vinegar. But as the quintets musicianship has evolved, theyve embraced wider influences, adding different knives to their collection of cutlery. And more specifically, theyve learned when to slice, when to dice, and how to work off each other. I think were trying to be more patient and more conscious of the texture, Curley told PG in 2022, describing how he and OConnell have worked together to refine their sound. The first album was very much in a fighting mode, he continues, with the two guitars EQd the same and just smashing off each other. On the second one, we l
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