Russell Marsden

According to this Fender artist interview, "I’m not very good at any other guitar now,” Band of Skulls guitar player Russell Marsden said. “I need the elements of the Jazzmaster guitar to be any good. There’s only three of us so I like to make some interesting noises. Playing behind the bridge is the classic Jazzmaster misuse but it makes some interesting noises and it’s always different so it’s like a random generator of sound I’ve relied quite heavily on the tremolo as well. It’s like a different way of playing the guitar and it’s fun. It makes it more like a voice and changes the pitch and so I like using that to get some crazier tones and stuff.”

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For Marsden, his desert-island effect has to be an Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal because he says it’s the most expressive tool under his control. When it comes to actual noisemakers on his board, he has a Fulltone OCD, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix POG2, a Strymon El Capistan, a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay, an Electro-Harmonix Bass Soul Food that he sniped from bandmate Emma Richardson, an EHX Cathedral, and a Danelectro Reel Echo. Everything is controlled by GigRig QuarterMaster QMX8 switcher and it all stays in tune thanks to a Boss TU-3 Tuner.

According to Band of Skulls guitar player Russell Marsden, "My main amp for recording was a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212, which I absolutely love but it's been breaking down a lot. So I just got a Fender Vibro-King, and I think I'm probably going to go to Hell for using it because it sounds so good."

"It's probably the best amp I've played through," he said of the VibroKing. "No matter where I stand on stage, it's tremendous."

According to Band of Skulls guitarist Russell Marsden, "My main amp for recording was a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212, which I absolutely love but it's been breaking down a lot. So I just got a Fender Vibro-King, and I think I'm probably going to go to Hell for using it because it sounds so good."

Full article here.

This close up shot of Russell's board shows a Electro-Harmonix XO Holy Grail Plus Variable Reverb Guitar Effects Pedal. This board can be confirmed as Russell's in this overhead shot where the same pedal layout can be seen.

Russell looks to have switched up hid pedalboard a bit in this image where we can see a ProCo Turbo Rat was added. Confirmation of this being Russell's board can be seen in this image where the same basic layout and some of the same pedals already confirmed on his Pro Page can be seen.

The workhorse for the band’s sophomore album Sweet Sour was this Fender American Vintage “Thin Skin” ’65 Jazzmaster that he acquired from Wildwood Guitars in Colorado. (The “Thin Skin” moniker refers to the instrument’s ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish.) It also made a big thumbprint on their latest album, By Default, that was released earlier in 2016.

In this Rig Rundown video from Premier Guitar, at 18:55, Russel Marsden mentions that he previously had a Memory Toy on his pedalboard.

In this picture Russell can be seen playing a Fender Starcaster reissue.

Band of Skulls' Russell Marsden can be seen playing a Gretsch Black Falcon in this video. According to Marsden, he has been a fan of Gretsch guitars for a long time, and they played a big part of the group's latest album "Sweet Sour." In fact, he likes to go against the grain by putting out rock music with his Gretsch beauties.

In this overhead shot of Russell's board (and confirmed by this close up shot) we can see the Danelectro Reel Echo Tape Simulator.

In this image you can just make out a Freeze on Marsden's board. This can also be confirmed by this close up shot of the same board.

You can see the red of the Electro-Harmonix POG2 in this overhead shot of Russell's board. Here is another image of the same board but a bit closer.

A Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi can be seen next to Russell's Danelectro Reel Echo in this image. You can confirm that this is Russell's board by checking out this overhead shot of the same basic layout.

For Marsden, his desert-island effect has to be an Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal because he says it’s the most expressive tool under his control. When it comes to actual noisemakers on his board, he has a Fulltone OCD, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix POG2, a Strymon El Capistan, a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay, an Electro-Harmonix Bass Soul Food that he sniped from bandmate Emma Richardson, an EHX Cathedral, and a Danelectro Reel Echo. Everything is controlled by GigRig QuarterMaster QMX8 switcher and it all stays in tune thanks to a Boss TU-3 Tuner.

For Marsden, his desert-island effect has to be an Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal because he says it’s the most expressive tool under his control. When it comes to actual noisemakers on his board, he has a Fulltone OCD, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix POG2, a Strymon El Capistan, a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay, an Electro-Harmonix Bass Soul Food that he sniped from bandmate Emma Richardson, an EHX Cathedral, and a Danelectro Reel Echo. Everything is controlled by GigRig QuarterMaster QMX8 switcher and it all stays in tune thanks to a Boss TU-3 Tuner.

For Marsden, his desert-island effect has to be an Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal because he says it’s the most expressive tool under his control. When it comes to actual noisemakers on his board, he has a Fulltone OCD, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix POG2, a Strymon El Capistan, a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay, an Electro-Harmonix Bass Soul Food that he sniped from bandmate Emma Richardson, an EHX Cathedral, and a Danelectro Reel Echo. Everything is controlled by GigRig QuarterMaster QMX8 switcher and it all stays in tune thanks to a Boss TU-3 Tuner.

For Marsden, his desert-island effect has to be an Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal because he says it’s the most expressive tool under his control. When it comes to actual noisemakers on his board, he has a Fulltone OCD, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix POG2, a Strymon El Capistan, a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay, an Electro-Harmonix Bass Soul Food that he sniped from bandmate Emma Richardson, an EHX Cathedral, and a Danelectro Reel Echo. Everything is controlled by GigRig QuarterMaster QMX8 switcher and it all stays in tune thanks to a Boss TU-3 Tuner.

In this Rig Rundown video from Premier Guitar, at 21:45, Russel Marsden discusses the Quartermaster and it's clearly shown.

In the bottom right hand corner of this image (top left in reference to the board) we can see Electro-Harmonix's Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai. Confirmation of this being Russell's board can be found here.

12:24 is probably the best shot. Pretty sure it's this, has the gold colouration and the square emblem on the headstock

For Marsden, his desert-island effect has to be an Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal because he says it’s the most expressive tool under his control. When it comes to actual noisemakers on his board, he has a Fulltone OCD, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix POG2, a Strymon El Capistan, a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay, an Electro-Harmonix Bass Soul Food that he sniped from bandmate Emma Richardson, an EHX Cathedral, and a Danelectro Reel Echo. Everything is controlled by GigRig QuarterMaster QMX8 switcher and it all stays in tune thanks to a Boss TU-3 Tuner.

For Marsden, his desert-island effect has to be an Ernie Ball VP Jr Volume Pedal because he says it’s the most expressive tool under his control. When it comes to actual noisemakers on his board, he has a Fulltone OCD, an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Electro-Harmonix POG2, a Strymon El Capistan, a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay, an Electro-Harmonix Bass Soul Food that he sniped from bandmate Emma Richardson, an EHX Cathedral, and a Danelectro Reel Echo. Everything is controlled by GigRig QuarterMaster QMX8 switcher and it all stays in tune thanks to a Boss TU-3 Tuner.