The Killers
Sam's Town · 2006
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
The song was recorded during the 'Sam's Town' sessions at Studio at the Palms in Las Vegas and Criterion in London. Co-produced by the band with Flood and Alan Moulder, the tracking process involved isolating multiple amplifiers—specifically a Fender Hot Rod DeVille, a Hiwatt Custom DR103, and a Laney head—to provide varied tone options for final selection. Dave Keuning notably replaced his earlier Stratocaster recording with the Starcaster for a fuller, more characteristic sound.
Tuning
Eb StandardRecording Signal Chain · 6 items
1975 Fender Starcaster
Fender
Main studio electric guitar
Features Wide Range Humbuckers
Keeley-modded TS-9 Tube Screamer
Ibanez/Keeley
Overdrive
Used for crunch and sustain
Dunlop CryBaby Wah
Dunlop
Wah
Keeley modded, used on solos
Boss DD-6
Boss
Delay
Used for riff texture
Hot Rod DeVille
Fender
Main Amp
Isolated, miked, and tracked separately
Custom DR103
Hiwatt
Main Amp
Isolated, miked, and tracked separately
Tone Characteristics
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