Carlos O'Connell

"O’Connell’s core tone comes through the Fender ’68 Custom Twin Reverb. It’s always on, and he’s always plugged into the vintage channel with the bright switch engaged for primo piercing. He kicks on the ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb for added oomph during louder bits."

"O’Connell’s core tone comes through the Fender ’68 Custom Twin Reverb. It’s always on, and he’s always plugged into the vintage channel with the bright switch engaged for primo piercing. He kicks on the ’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb for added oomph during louder bits."

During Fontaines D.C.'s performance of "A Hero's Death" for Other Voices in 2020, at the 1:12 mark, Carlos O'Connell is visibly using the Fender TB-1200 Bass Amp Head, as evidenced by the video provided by OtherVoicesLive on YouTube, filmed at Kilmainham Gaol.

In the Fontaines D.C. performance of "A Hero's Death" for Other Voices 2020, at the timestamp 1:12, a Fender Rumble 410 cabinet is clearly visible behind guitarist Carlos O'Connell, confirming his use of this specific speaker cabinet. This performance was streamed by OtherVoicesLive on YouTube from Kilmainham Gaol as part of the #Courage2020 series.

In the performance of "A Hero's Death" by Fontaines D.C. at Other Voices Live in 2020, a Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb amplifier is visibly used by Carlos O'Connell at the 1:12 mark, situated beneath his '68 Deluxe Reverb Reissue. This confirms O'Connell's use of the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb, as documented in the video by Other Voices Live on YouTube.

It was, however, likely used as a spare as it is not plugged in during the video and is unmic'd.

In the Fontaines D.C. performance for KEXP at Home, Carlos O'Connell is visibly using a Fender Super Bassman Pro 300W Tube Bass Amp Head, as evidenced at the 5:22 mark of the video provided by KEXP.

In a video by Premier Guitar, Carlos O'Connell discusses his use of the Celestion G12M-70 12" Speaker, which he integrated into a small custom cabinet to complement his Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

At 50:06 in the video provided by Premier Guitar, Carlos O'Connell discusses his use of the Fender Twin Reverb Amp and Deluxe Reverb Amp, confirming his usage of these specific pieces of gear.