Lee Kiernan of Idles - My Go-To Guitars

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5 ай бұрын

Lee Kiernan of Idles shows us the eclectic, stripped back selection of guitars and complex amp rig with which he carves out his arrestingly powerful guitar parts with Idles, as they prepare to launch their new album Tangk. From shred-focused Jacksons to single-pickup Esquires, Lee's rig is both eclectic and laser focused on utility and intense sonics.

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@patrickhopkinson1851 5 ай бұрын

I know it’s probably unintentional but parts of this could be outtakes from This is Spinal Tap!

@RicardoGordo 5 ай бұрын

I thought the same. Good acting!

@jukka1125 4 ай бұрын

You can tap for days!

@Fuzzfooger 4 ай бұрын

the problem with straplocks is they dampen your punk asfetiks

@gretschky 4 ай бұрын

I'm not good at strumming 🤨 so we had to remove all the switches I'd knock over

@rallewarmbier7607 3 ай бұрын

Where is the Amp to 11?

@HitTheLofi 4 ай бұрын

Was in the same class as him at uni. Top c**t he was. Love him. good on him and his band ❤️

@pattonPwr 4 ай бұрын

Please tell us more… any fun stories? What did you guys study ?

@HitTheLofi 4 ай бұрын

@@pattonPwr We went to The University of the West of England. The rest is for me to know ;)

@Lewbert 4 ай бұрын

Haha! Me too. Guess I will just have to wonder who you are.... really is great and continually surreal to see how well they're doing.

@ryanllewellyn3472 4 ай бұрын

Cold harbour Lane?

@Lewbert 4 ай бұрын

@@ryanllewellyn3472 split between there and Frenchay as I was joint w/english

@andsoistopped 5 ай бұрын

So cool to see Josh and the guitar he made for Lee on this video. Absolutely fabulous guy. 😊

@jukejointjack 4 ай бұрын

Loved your show in Milwaukee !!

@rikkimiller8435 4 ай бұрын

Great to see Josh from West valley guitars 😀

@andsoistopped 5 ай бұрын

It’s Josh from West Valley!!!!!!!

@davidp7973 4 ай бұрын

“This one goes to eleven”

@NattyIce100 4 ай бұрын

Had no clue Muck Sticky was in Idles...mind blown.

@NJStew22 4 ай бұрын

I was at a show in Boston where Lee's pink tele got smashed by a member of . The neck got thrown into the crowd, and a girl in front of me picked it up and claimed it. Lee actually waved me down from the front and motioned for me to get the neck from the girl, but when I said to her that he was looking for it she sorta ducked away, and eventually Lee just waved it off with like a "fuck it" vibe.

@Depreston_Ross 4 ай бұрын

I was wondering if he was going to mention that! Was also at that show and saw the theft. Looked like the bassist from the opener got a bit overexcited during that finale. Iirc she threw the body as well but Lee went after it

@michaelcooper2799 4 ай бұрын

Fuck the boomer comments on this and marks video are fucking hilarious. Keep playing hard big dawgs, just keep doing you.

@joelshields8807 4 ай бұрын

Mark Knopfler is rad. Can't be mad at the Dire Straits love

@chinorock5809 4 ай бұрын

LEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

@angrynorway 4 ай бұрын

I love the suit-jacket-sleeves-rolled-up-strat-blues-musos in the comments freaking out.

@CirilZupan 4 ай бұрын

I liked Mark's interview and there's more, that's so great, thank you! Does anyone know what tape to use with guitars (Lee said, they use gaffer tape)? I suppose every tape can ruing the finish in the long run?

@_Information_ 4 ай бұрын

No need to tape the straps on. It must be purely for the looks. There are extremely affordable strap locks that do a better job.

@CirilZupan 4 ай бұрын

@@_Information_ Thank you for your answer. I am experimenting a bit with one of my guitars and I thought about unloosening the wire of the piezo pickup, that I put there and would also benefit if I found a tape.

@Fl0d3r 4 ай бұрын

I love Mark & Lee, but this trend to have some gaffer tape on your strap is ridiculous.

@CirilZupan 4 ай бұрын

@@Fl0d3r Well, they're not the only ones. Also, I am certain that it is not just for aesthetic purposes!

@markferguson3745 4 күн бұрын

If you want to permanently attach the strap, tape is not the way to go.

@lucky-productions 4 ай бұрын

Isnt that the dude from Crimson Guitars with the broken neck?!

@joshuastopford 4 ай бұрын

Yes that’s me mate. I now run West Valley Guitars. Good spot 😊

@lucky-productions 4 ай бұрын

@@joshuastopford nice one, good on you man

@cramster3495 5 ай бұрын

What on earth is going on with those strap 'locks'. What a state to be in.

@blindowl2656 4 ай бұрын

who needs strap locks when you've got tape!

@rubbadubdub6543 4 ай бұрын

It’s more ‘punk’ to use tape - having said that, tape stops your strap from twisting, something like schaller or dunlop straplocks doesn’t.

@blindowl2656 4 ай бұрын

@@rubbadubdub6543 I don't know if cramster was joking or not but I wasn't. Straplocks break easily, especially if your guitar regularly takes beatings live and the holes in the guitar body they go into have widened over time. Tape needs to be reapplied every once and a while but it's so much more consistent and trustworthy than straplocks imo

@Ottophil 4 ай бұрын

@@blindowl2656people don’t do strap locks properly. I always fill and redrill the holes. Havent had one rip out since

@blindowl2656 4 ай бұрын

@@Ottophil Totally fair! I just find tape more convenient to use and reapply but to each their own!

@James-ql9wy 4 ай бұрын

Looks so strange him holding a Jackson, but I completely get what he means

@scripts4473 4 ай бұрын

You should get your mint telecaster routed out for 1 or 2 more pickups so you can keep the sound you want but add more range

@Ottophil 4 ай бұрын

That would change the sound he wants.

@mattnorman4007 4 ай бұрын

Or buy a nashville

@markferguson3745 4 күн бұрын

I think that he only uses the bridge, which I also use 90% of the time.The less wiring and knobs, the better the bridge sounds.I used to wire the pickup straight to the jack.

@TJjjjjjjjjjj 4 ай бұрын

Someone needs to introduce this guy to strap locks 😜

@dazzdeadmeadow 14 күн бұрын

The thing is, when you watch them play, he literally does nothing. Just adds a bit of noise here and there.

@markferguson3745 4 күн бұрын

The good thing about larger ensembles is that you can have an element that concentrates on a single lane.Think of The Fall's larger line ups, or even QOTSA, with TVL, Josh, and Dean Ferrita all working guitar/keys/ slide. The biggest single problem with guitarists is playing when you're not serving the song.

@jamesdavies1179 4 ай бұрын

Apparently the guy can't afford strap locks. I'm sure he thinks It makes him look punk and edgy but it's just ridiculous.

@Ottophil 4 ай бұрын

Tape is fine if you’re a kid. But pro? come on

@pattonPwr 4 ай бұрын

Bullsh ttt

@pattonPwr 4 ай бұрын

@@Ottophiltape is fine whatever you are Kurt Cobain Billy Joe Melvins sonic youth mudhoney

@necroriffmonger 4 ай бұрын

lol. nah mate bitching about what someone does with their instrument on the internet is what's ridiculous!! jealous much??

@ShortRound42 4 ай бұрын

@@necroriffmonger Yep, don't criticize the Idles guitarists. Idles fans don't like opinions and critiques of Mark or Lee. Must not have an opinion online. If you have an opinion or critique MUST mean you're jealous somehow. BUT, the band Idles don't mind critiques. They're fun, talented guys. They speak their minds in their art, in writing, in interviews, their fans can do the same.