Jesse F. Keeler

From around 8:00 minutes onwards in this video, Jesse talks about the Peavey Festival 800 and how he only spent $125 on it. Jesse goes on to say "This is the sound of the band this is the sound of my bass, it’s these amps. I don’t use distortion pedals it’s just the amp distortion. The way the distortion works on this, is almost like, it’s not like distortion is being added, it’s almost more like you’re overdriving a compressor.”

In this accompanying article Premier Guitar confirms this as the 800B.

At 20:00 you can clearly see the Micro Pog sitting on Jesse's pedalboard, he has the Dry Out all the way up, Sub Octave off (because he "doesn't need a sub octave"). Jesse says he uses it "very seldom" and only "to elevate a moment in a song".

In the accompanying article from Premier Guitar, they write:

"Keeler’s aggressive, distorted bass tone comes mostly from his amps. His pedals are relatively straightforward, and he uses them sparingly. The signal chain starts with a Dunlop Wah, then into an MXR M80 Bass D.I.+, which sends a bass signal to the FOH engineer. From there, the signal goes to an MXR Ten-Band EQ, an MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay, Morley A/B switcher, then off to the Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus, which splits the signal between his two amps. Before hitting the amps, one signal is run through an Electro-Harmonix Micro POG. The last stop in the signal chain is a Dunlop Kerry King KFK Q Zone."

In this video of Chromeo featuring Death From Above 1979, Jesse Keeler can be seen using a white Gibson Flying V Bass at 1:40.

Jesse Keeler's MXR M-108 can be seen in this photo, from Death From Above 1979's Premier Guitar rig rundown.

Jesse is very clearly seen holding a Hammersmith K-Bass with two pickups in this trailer for their latest album.

In this live performance from Death From Above, Jesse is seen playing the microKORG at :27s.

At around 19:55 in this Rig Rundown video, you can see the Stereo Chorus sitting on the top left of Jesse's pedalboard. He does not use it for the Chorus sound, instead he uses it to split the bass signal between his two amps (Peavey Festival 800 and Acoustic 450B) He says he discovered it "by accident" because he did not have a 1/4 inch splitter. He says he "noticed the stereo part of the pedal" and seeing as he "hadn't used both outputs before" he used them to split the signal to both his amps.

In the accompanying article from Premier Guitar, they write:

"Keeler’s aggressive, distorted bass tone comes mostly from his amps. His pedals are relatively straightforward, and he uses them sparingly. The signal chain starts with a Dunlop Wah, then into an MXR M80 Bass D.I.+, which sends a bass signal to the FOH engineer. From there, the signal goes to an MXR Ten-Band EQ, an MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay, Morley A/B switcher, then off to the Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus, which splits the signal between his two amps. Before hitting the amps, one signal is run through an Electro-Harmonix Micro POG. The last stop in the signal chain is a Dunlop Kerry King KFK Q Zone."

At :08s of this video, Jesse can be seen playing the Gibson Grabber. In a direct message on Jesse's Twitter, when asked what type of bass this was he says "Back in the day? Grabber I. 74." The message can also be seen in the comments below.

Can be seen at 0:44 in this video with Strombo

From around 10:20 in this video onwards, Jesse talks about his Acoustic 450B Bass Amp. In this accompanying article from Premier Guitar, they write that this amp is "oddly enough...600 watts".

Jesse says "“This one is more top and mid, that’s…I mean this is doing it as well (referring to his Peavy 800), but the mid on this sounds like a Fender guitar mid and this is more Gibson guitar mid…the two together - one by itself doesn’t sound right, I gotta have the two".

in the video from about 00:40 to 7:30 he talks about his use of the bass with a custom pickup installed.

Jesse Keeler's MXR Carbon Copy Delay pedal can be seen in this photo, from Death From Above 1979's Premier Guitar rig rundown.

Seen used throughout this YouTube video in a live 2005 performance at Paredes de Coura, Portugal, Keeler used a Rickenbacker 4001 bass.

In this digital guide to JFK's modular synth, linked on MSTRKRFT's official website, the Maths is present

Ernie Ball shows that Keeler uses these strings.

Can be seen at 6:36 in this video with Strombo

In min 3:00 Jessie says that he used a squier jazz bass to record the first EP called "Heads Up"

In the Premier Guitar "Rig Rundown" video, Jesse F. Keeler discusses his use of the MXR Cry Baby KFK Q Zone on his pedalboard.

Jesse talks about the white pedal at 5:11 in this Strombo interview

Can be seen at 6:36 in this video with Strombo

Can be seen at 6:40 in this video with Strombo

Jesse played a clavia nord lead 2x in this live performance. A sticker that see "dfa elephant logo" has been placed over the clavia logo.

Jesse used this synth in DFA's House of Strombo show, mainly for Going Steady. The synth can be seen from a good angle at 9:10.

Jesse F. Keeler uses InTuneGP GrippX-XXX Guitar Picks, as seen in a photo from Gordon Mcginn's Pinterest collection featuring his show guitar picks from Death from Above 1979's performance on April 29, 2016, in Calgary, AB.

Right at 0:53 we can see a dunlop tortex triangle 0.73 pick under the pickguard

Jesse is seen playing a Roland Juno-60 Synthesizer in this live performance. A sticker that says "Don't steal, the government hates competition" has been placed over the Roland logo. Jesse uses it on Going Steady and Go Home, Get Down.

In a Premier Guitar Rig Rundown video, Jesse F. Keeler of Death From Above 1979 discusses his use of the Morley ABY Footswitch on his pedalboard.

The Elements is present on this digital guide of JFK's modular

It is present in this guide to JFK's modular

visible in this video at 4:46