Russell Lissack's Guitar Gear (2024)

In an interview with Russell Lissack, when asked "And what gear do you use in order to conjure up the Bloc Party sound?", Lissack responds:

"My guitars are all Fender Telecasters, and Kele and I use Fender Deluxe amps both in the studio and on stage. Pedal-wise, it’s pretty much a Boss-fe...

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In this photo of Russell Lissack playing with Bloc Party at Pukkelpop 2012, he can be seen playing a Fender Billy Corgan Stratocaster Electric Guitar, as identified by the DiMarzio Billy Corgan Pickups (photo credit Rick...

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In this rig rundown of Russell Lissack’s pedalboard, at 18:02, his Line 6 M5 Stompbox Modeler pedal can be seen. Lissack says:

"This is Line 6 M5 which has a bunch of different sounds in it. I got this by accident because I was trying to find a tremolo pedal that had a BPM co...

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Lissack’s mid-2000s Fender Tele Custom. It’s totally stock—except for a plastic toy mounted under the pickguard that he uses for some weird, spacey noises mixed with ambient delays. It can be seen starting at 3:43 into this rig rundown video.

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In the bottom-right of Russell Lissack's pedalboard is his Boss OS-2 Overdrive Distortion Pedal.

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In an interview with Russell Lissack, when asked "And what gear do you use in order to conjure up the Bloc Party sound?", Lissack mentions the Boss DD-6 and responds:

"My guitars are all Fender Telecasters, and Kele and I use Fender Deluxe amps both in the studio and on stage. Pedal-wise,...

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Russell Lissack can be seen playing this custom Telecaster at this 2009 Glastonbury performance.

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A Korg KAOSS Pad 3 sits in the top row of Russell Lissack's pedalboard, as seen in this photo. This shot is from Bloc Party's music video for Octopus (it appears very quickly around the 0:28 mark).

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Russel plays a white USA Standard Stratocaster during an interview.

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In the background of this photo, Russell Lissack can be seen using a Big Chopper amp head from Audio Kitchen in his live rig (in addition to his Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amps, which you can see a small corner of in the photo). It is usually used with an Audio Kitchen 2x12 cabinet, also pictured here...

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The Boss PW-10 Wah Pedal appears on the right side of Lissack's pedalboard. This pedalboard shot is from the 0:28 second mark of the Bloc Party music video for Octopus.

(12:42 minute mark) The pedal is fe...

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17:13Lissack always wondered how Johnny Marr got his tone for "How Soon Is Now?". He also explained in the rig rundown that he is using this pedal in conjunction with Line 6 M5 multi-effects pedal to create "Virtue" sound. He uses the tremolo setting on this pedal for the song.

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Russell Lissack’s pedalboard is complex

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In the video you’ll see Hot Rod DeVilles behind both Russle and Kele with looks like to be Marshall Power Breaks. Many people would say those are Hot Rod Deluxes due to the Rig Rundown but keep in mind this was in 2005 way before the Rig Rundown and those amps are too tall to be Hot Rod Deluxes. ...

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Russell Lissack on Native Instruments Guitar Rig Pro Software: "Guitar Rig is amazing, the possibilities are endless - it has reinvented the way I look at the guitar." (original source ...

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Native Instruments

Russell uses an original Electro-Harmonix POG, as can be seen in the upper left corner of his pedalboard in this photo. He manipulates this pedal, most notably for "Love Within". For Deezer sessions, he used to ma...

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This shot of Russell Lissack's pedalboard shows that he uses the Boss LS-2 Line Selector pedal (top row, in the middle). This shot is from Bloc Party's music video for Octopus (it appears very quickly around the 0...

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In the bottom row of Russell Lissack's pedalboard, his Boss RE-20 Space Echo can be seen. This photo is a screenshot from Bloc Party's music video for Octopus (it flashes very quickly around the 0:28 mark of the v...

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"My guitars are all Fender Telecasters, and Kele and I use Fender Deluxe amps both in the studio and on stage. Pedal-wise, it’s pretty much a Boss-fest. I’ve got a TR-2 Tremolo..." (original interview here)

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It is unknown whether Lissack actually used this amplifier on any records or live performances, but he definitely has it for some kind of house practice. In this video, besides testing the Little Chopper, he discusses Bloc Party's guitar riffs. He also plays numerous riffs by Bloc Party ("Uniform...

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This pedal was shown outside of the pedalboard during the rig rundown, but the purpose of it is still pretty much unknown. However, this pedal might be used for looping in "Stunt Queen", and live performance of it can be seen ...

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Ernie Ball Super Slinky .009–.042 strings on all his guitars.

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In this photo, regular slinkys are next to SG Standard and Billy Corgan signature Stratocaster, which could indicate that Lissack uses (10.-46.) guitar strings.

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In this 2016 photo of a Bloc Party concert, we can see that the pedalboard for Lissack's pedals is PedalTrain Terra 42.

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It appears in this video within the wall of amplifiers.

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In this photo, EHX nano freeze is located on top of the some kind of channel switcher, next to the Boss Wah pedal.

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In this Tweet from Russell Lissack, he shows off the box of his Eventide TimeFactor delay pedal. He says, "The sound of 2015?"

For further proof, a fan asks, "Eventide?" to which Lissack replies, "...

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This shot of Russell Lissack's pedalboard shows that he uses the Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb Effects Pedal (bottom row, towards the left). This shot is from Bloc Party's music video for Octopus (it appears very quick...

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In an interview with Russell Lissack, when asked "And what gear do you use in order to conjure up the Bloc Party sound?", Lissack responds:

"My guitars are all Fender Telecasters, and Kele and I use Fender Deluxe amps both in the studio and on stage. Pedal-wise, it’s pretty much a Boss-fe...

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From an interview on roland.co.uk:

And what gear do you use in order to conjure up the Bloc Party sound?

My guitars are all Fender Telecasters, and Kele and I use Fender Deluxe amps both in the studio and on stage. Pedal-wise, it’s pretty much a Boss-fest. I’ve go...

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