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Rig Rundown: The Struts

One of the U.K.’s most buzzed-about rock bands shares the stories behind gear with two settings—loud and louder.

PG’s John Bohlinger hung with guitarist Adam Slack and bassist Jed Elliott of the Struts during their 3-night, sold-out residency at Nashville’s Basement East. Slack and Elliott’s rigs that follow them around the world.

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Quick Hit: SoloDallas TSR4 Schaffer Replica Classic Review

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“Angus in a box”? Perhaps. But even tone weirdoes will be intrigued by this companding circuit’s unique, quasi-gated overdrive textures.

Clip 1: Les Paul bridge pickup into TSR4 (with input at 2 o’clock and output at 3 o’clock) then into a Jaguar HC50 miked with a Royer R-121 routed through an Apogee Duet and into GarageBand, with no subsequent EQ-ing or tweaking. Clip 2: Sidejack bridge pickup into TSR4 (with input and output at maximum) then into a Jaguar HC50 miked with a Royer R-121 and a Fender Rumble 200 miked with a Shure SM57, both routed through an Apogee Duet and into GarageBand, with no subsequent EQ-ing or tweaking.

Ratings

Pros:
Effective (but not exclusively so) route to Angusville. Companding circuit can yield unique, punchy overdrive textures.

Cons:
Expensive. Large enclosure. NoEQ controls.

Street:
$299

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