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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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 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.

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