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Rig Rundowns

Premier Guitar’s world-famous Rig Rundowns take you backstage to explore the live gear used by your favorite guitar and bass players. Whether you’re into shred, country, indie, or classic rock, Rig Rundowns give you the lowdown on the instruments, pedals, and amps powering the biggest acts on the road today—and often we even coax them into demoing their favorite settings. Listen now and pick up new tricks for how to set up your rig!

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32:03

Bush’s Gavin Rossdale & Chris Traynor [2023]

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/03/22

Bush had an unbelievable debut with 1994’sSixteen Stonethat eventually surpassed 6x platinum status. The post-grunge juggernaut continued making moody, mercurial, and sometimes menacing music has continuing mutating while keeping them modern with a total of nine full-length releases with 2022’sThe Art of Survivalas their most recent chapter.The band’s headlining Ryman tour stop was furthering their support for the October 2022 release where the camp invitedPG’s Chris Kies onstage to catalog their

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39:11

Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr & Paul Jackson [2023]

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/03/08

Right now, they’re in Europe, but Atlanta-based rockers with a distinctly Southern musical accent, Blackberry Smoke, smoked Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for two nights in February before jumping the pond.Their latest album,You Hear Georgia, was produced by Dave Cobb in Nashville, and hit the top of theBillboardAmericana/Folk chart when it was released in mid-2021.PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with guitarists Charlie Starr and Paul Jackson before their sold-out show at the Ryman to run down their

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40:22

Kenny Wayne Shepherd [2023]

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/03/01

It’s been 11 years sinceKenny Wayne Shepherdfilmed his previous Rig Rundown.PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with the blues-rocker before his recent sold-out show at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium to hear some killer playing and see some untouchable—by anyone but Kenny and his tech—gear.The tour stop was supporting the December 2022 release ofTrouble Is … 25, a re-recording of his 1997 breakthrough album, which had four top 10 hits when it was originally issued: “Slow Ride,” “Somehow, Somewhere,

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35:00

Lake Street Dive

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/02/22

College internships can run the gamut. They can lead you into a career or dissuade you from pursuing one altogether. In 2004, while still attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, singer Rachael Price, bassist Bridget Kearney, guitaristMike “McDuck” Olson, and drummer Mike Calabrese joined forces to perform as what they dubbed a “free country band,” where they intended to play country music in an improvised, avant-garde style. As it goes with many college-years experiments, it

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46:16

Jared James Nichols [2023]

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/02/15

“I feel like a lot of people, when they see me play, they think, ‘Oh, it's going to be super aggressive, and there's a lot of shades of that,” shares Jared James Nichols. “But I'm so obsessed with the tone, the feel of it…. Growing up listening toJeff Beck,Albert King, guys like that; the super feel stuff to me is where it's at.”That sentiment is overwhelmingly clear when hearing just a single note of Nichols’ playing. And what makes his musicianship that much more compelling is his abandonment of

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01:14:50

Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/02/08

Since their debut,Before the Sun Goes Down, in 2014,Rob Ickes and Trey Hensleyhave made a name for themselves as some of the hottest country and bluegrass players in the business. As individuals, their credits range fromWillie Nelsonto Earl Scruggs to Merle Haggard—and as a duo, they’ve toured and recorded with artists includingTommy Emmanuel,Taj Mahal,Jorma Kaukonen& Hot Tuna,Luther Dickinson, andMolly Tuttle. It’s likely their forthcoming full-length release,Living in a Song, will only bolster

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58:32

Bartees Strange

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/02/01

“You gotta remember, I wasn’t really shit until about a year-and-a-half ago,”Bartees Strangereminds the crowd at Nashville’s Basement East just before performing his song, “Hennessy.” “I was just in my basement playing guitar. And my wife was like, ‘Do the dishes ... Do something other than play guitar.’ Now all I do is play guitar again [laughs].”Strange (born Bartees Leon Cox, Jr.), is a sponge and synthesis of everywhere he’s been and everything he’s seen or heard. Born in England and raised in

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25:50

Julian Lage

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/01/25

When it comes tojazz virtuoso Julian Lage, you’d be hard-pressed to find an electric guitarist who uses less gear. “Any time I’ve [used too much equipment], there’s an awkwardness where I’m still grappling with the fact that I play here,” he says, gesturing to his guitar, then gesturing to his amp, “but the sound comes out there.” He continues, “It sounds like a joke, but it’s been a struggle for me. Any time there’s layers or filters or anything, I feel dissociated.” Of course,Lage’s rig, which

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45:11

Sunn O)))

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/01/18

We’ve featured loud rigs. We’ve stood strong in front ofMatt Pike’s octet of Oranges, been washed over with waves of volume from Angus Young’s nine Marshalls forAC/DC’s “small gig setup”in an arena, trembled fromJ Mascis’ three plexi full stacks, and even withstoodBonamassa’s barrage of seven ampsat the Ryman, but nothing prepared us or compared to the Godzilla-rising-from-the-Pacific roar that isSunn O)))’s auditory artillery. And it’s more than the sheer sight of 14 amps and 16 cabs or the dishing

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36:02

Ariel Posen [2023]

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/01/11

KingTone’s The Duellist is currently Ariel Posen’s most-used pedal. One side of the dual drive (the Bluesbreaker voicing) is always on. But there’s another duality at play when Posen plugs in—the balance between songwriter and guitarist.“These days, I like listening to songs and the story and the total package,”Posen toldPGback in 2019, when talking about his solo debut,How Long, after departing from his sideman slot for the Bros. Landreth. “Obviously, I’m known as a guitar player, but my music and

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19:04

Blu DeTiger

Rig Rundowns ·

2023/01/11

Swarms of musicians and guitarists have found social media’s current 60-second attention span inspirational and fruitful. But what happens after that first minute? Well, for TikTok bass tycoon Blu DeTiger, you become a shooting star. However, her story isn’t that sudden or serendipitous. She’s been working towards the spotlight since she first picked up the bass to jam with her drummer brother, Rex, at age 7.“He was playing drums and I wanted to play an instrument,” recalls DeTiger. “As a girl, I

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20:01

Top 10 Rig Rundowns of 2022

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/12/29

We revisited setups forAnthrax,Megadeth,Guthrie Govan,Bonamassa, and others, introduced ourselves toCory Wong's andWolf Van Halen's gear, but who's guitarsenal got the most clicks? Brought to you by D’Addario XPND Pedalboard:https://ddar.io/xpnd.rr

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54:46

Shawn Tubbs

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/12/21

Inspired to by play guitar by his 6-stringing father,Shawn Tubbsemerged from the Christian-music scene. By his late teens, he was doing club and session gigs, and became part of The Violet Burning. In 1992, he played withStone Temple Pilotson an episode ofMTV Unplugged, then got deeper in the high-profile Nashville session scene, and began touring with Carrie Underwood. He’s since stopped road-tripping in favor of the studio, where he’s a first-call player and his credits include recent work

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Butch Walker [2022]

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/12/14

When you produce acts like Taylor Swift,Fall Out Boy,Panic at the Disco, Weezer,Green Day,Pink, Rayland Baxter,Keith Urban, and Harry Connick Jr., it’s hard to find time for your own music. Yet in 2022, Butch Walker managed to release his 10th album,Butch Walker as … Glenn—a surprising tribute to the ’70s piano-rock balladeers that were among the rulers of FM radio in his youth. Nonetheless, that didn’t stop him from bringing a fleet of cool Fender and Gibson guitars, and a hemi of an amp, aTwo-Rock

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24:23

Trivium [2022]

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/12/07

Trivium steadily raised its metal flag through the old-fashioned method—relentless touring. The band took any and all opening slots, priming crowds for Metallica, Iron Maiden,Killswitch Engage, Machine Head,DragonForce,Korn, andMegadethbefore graduating to headliner status. That constant grind was fueled by 10 full-length releases that incorporate varying tints and tinges of their three core musical tenets: metalcore, melodicdeath metal, andthrash. (The band derives their name from a Latin word that

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20:56

Puscifer

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/11/30

Rut busting and reconstructing has probably been happening since the discovery of fire and advent of the wheel. Guitarists confront it each time they pick up a new instrument to avoid predictable patterns and tones.Premier Guitarcontributor (and recent Rig Rundown subject)Pete Thornhas addressed this bysuggesting several practicesto approach our beloved 6 strings in a fresh perspective. And recentlyJohn Bohlingerrecommendedplaying a different instrumentto fertilize musical crops. But what does a

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30:56

The Smashing Pumpkins [2022]

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/11/23

The Smashing Pumpkins' first two albums,GishandSiamese Dream, were a huge part of the soundtrack for the early ’90s alternative rock revolution. Still sounding revolutionary all these years later, the band’s leader, Billy Corgan, recently brought the Smashing Pumpkins to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the Spirits on Fire tour, on the heels of their 11th studio album,Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts.Theconcept album is a sequelto the Smashing Pumpkins’ definitive three-LP masterworkMellon Collie

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14:53

Mac Sabbath

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/11/16

If you were to ask my wife, “What two things sum up Chris?” … she’d likely respond with “grilled meats and heavy metal.” So, given the chance to interview the self-appointed (and unchallenged) founders of “Drive-Thru Metal” that solidified their crispy claim with classic cuts “Frying Pan,” “Sweet Beef,” and “Pair-a-Buns,” I ordered a full plate.The thing is, you don’t just interview guitarist Slayer MacCheeze and bassist Grimalice. Not because they’re from the “bowels of outer space” and don’t speak

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55:57

Pete Thorn

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/11/10

Pete Thorn has constructed a dream career on being heard, not seen.He’s toured the world backingChris Cornell, Don Henley,Melissa Etheridge, Jewel, and Japanese rock icon Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (even performing at Mt. Fuji for over 100,000 fans on the biggest concert stage ever assembled in Japan). For a self-proclaimed “guitar nerd” (check out Pete’s 2011 album under the same name), it was a 21st century guitarist’s goal. After that, whatdoesone do in between tours to stay busy and relevant in a modern

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27:44

Joe Robinson [2022]

Rig Rundowns ·

2022/11/02

When Joe Robinson was learning to play in the remote village of Temagog, New South Wales, Australia, YouTube was his teacher. Then he discovered Tommy and Phil Emmanuel—Australia’s sibling 6-string slicers—and set out on a path that would lead him to Nashville, where he’s been a part of the city’s guitar cognoscenti for the past 13 years.At 31, Robinson’s fans includeTommy Emmanuel(who’s been a committed mentor),Steve Vai,Robben Ford,Eric Johnson,Steve Lukather,Albert Lee,Steve Morse, andLee

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