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The Food Stamps have been cooking onstage behind the redheaded songwriter pretty much since he left Appalachia and began touring as a full unit. These loyal road dogs have worn the rubber off the tires touring with Mr. Childers. First, they were strictly a live band enlisted to recreate and recharge the material from his first three studio albums Bottles and Bibles (2011), Purgatory (2017), and Country Squire (2019). But with the last two studio records—the triple-album, gospel-country opus Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? and last year’s classic-meets-contemporary Rustin' in the Rain—the Food Stamps went from being his road-warrior comrades to eating big time alongside their leader onstage and in the studio.
During Childers’ headlining arena run and before his second sold-out night at the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville, the Food Stamps’ CJ Cain (acoustic/electric guitar/mandolin), Jesse Wells (electric guitar/mandola/banjo/baritone/fiddle), James Barker (guitar/pedal-steel), and Craig Burletic (electric bass/double bass) invited PG’s Perry Bean inside their “living room” stage set. When we last chatted with them in 2019, the boys were burning through the small-club circuit with many of the same tone tools still in their rig today, but as venues grow and tours extend, gear needs change and the arsenal capacity increases. In this hour-long Rundown, we cover all their fresh friends, old standbys, and everything else these four buckaroos require to make music that matters.

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Keeley Katana Mini Clean Boost Pedal: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DK7BXb
JHS Pulp 'N' Peel V4 Compressor Pedal: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/bayxMk
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Strymon El Capistan: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0MG20
L.R. Baggs Venue DI: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy70m6
Grace Design ALiX Acoustic Instrument Preamp: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQYR6D
Morley ABC Pro 3-button Switcher/Combiner Pedal: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Py7B3R
Fender Custom Shop Time Machine '68 Thinline Telecaster: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5goK91
Fender Stories Collection Eric Johnson 1954 "Virginia" Stratocaster: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jrYVkM
Gretsch G6128T-GH George Harrison Duo Jet: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKYaVQ
Danelectro 59X12 12-string Electric Guitar: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/an7PaY
Fender '64 Princeton Reverb 1x10": https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Gm7Ez2
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Wampler Tumnus: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKggxr
Radial Engineering Headlight: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/oqYVEW
Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Electric Guitar: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZV2LN

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Before ERRA’s headlining show at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl in support of their latest album, Cure, cofounding member Jesse Cash and newcomer Clint Tustin—a pair of proficient guitar-playing pyrotechnicians—invited PG’s Chris Kies onstage for a conversation that was both lighthearted and enlightening. They cover their speedy 7-strings from Jackson and Ibanez, explain why they landed on their preferred DiMarzio and Fishman pickups, and reveal all the ways the Neural DSP Quad Cortex has condensed, streamlined, and optimized the duo’s stage attack.
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Fishman Fluence 7-String Modern Humbuckers - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkg0r1
Neural DSP Quad Cortex - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5gmox9
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0:00 - D'Addario & Yvette Young
0:15 - Chris Kies Intro
1:55 - ERRA Intro with Jesse Cash & Clint Tustin
3:00 - Moving From Tube Amps to Modelers
7:17 - Jesse Cash & Clint Tustin Partnership
9:48 - Setting Up the Quad Cortex for ERRA
12:10 - Writing "Snowblood"
13:20 - Capturing Creativity
16:39 - D'Addario XPND & John Bohlinger
17:28 - Jackson Pro Series Dinky DK Modern Ash HT7
19:41 - ERRA Strings & Tunings
22:09 - Ibanez Prestige RG2027XL
25:40 - DiMarzio D Activator 7 Humbuckers
27:31 - Jackson Pro Plus Series DK Modern EverTune 7
29:13 - Ibanez Prestige 752LWFX
33:43 - D'Addario & Gina Gleason

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Loathe is a challenging listen. In 10 years, they’ve released three dissimilar albums, a pair of pulverizing EPs, and a couple reinventive, collaborative covers (with Sleep Token and Teenage Wrist) of their own material, proving they thrive on juxtaposition and keeping your ears off guard. The Liverpool foursome morph from blissful dream state to Nightmare on Elm Street and everything in between. Their sound can be familiar like an old friend but thrilling like a first date.
From the ashes of Our Imbalance’s pure metalcore madness—featuring guitarist/vocalist Erik Bickerstaffe, vocalist Kadeem France, and drummer Sean Radcliffe before recruiting guitarist Connor Sweeney and bassist Shayne Smith—rose the reformation that became the experimental Loathe in 2014. (Current bassist Feisal El-Khazragi replaced Smith in 2018 and Sweeney left the band in 2021.)

Nu-metal bounce, djent precision, shoegaze shimmer, post-hardcore chaos, synth segues, barbwire breakdowns, moody melodies, and singalong choruses aren’t groundbreaking elements. But how they make them gel and grate against each other is what makes Loathe special. In a matter of minutes, they can make you scream, cry, and then dance before inciting you to do all three at once. The difference is in the disparate.

Their creative applications of the past, present, and future keep them ahead of the audience providing a deep musical menu. If you don’t like the first Loathe song you hear, there’s a chance the next one will be your favorite.

“The four of us have very differing influences, but when we work together, we create something very unique,” contends Bickerstaffe.

Even Bickerstaffe’s guitar choices are at odds. He wants the heaviest sound possible but avoids using 7- or 8-string guitars because of their brash tones and jagged aesthetics. He prefers to swing the sledgehammer in a classic costume of a Gretsch Jet (and formerly a Jazzmaster).

“We wanted a British-rock sound that pushes further into modern extreme-metal influence when we were writing. I don’t like anything too metallic or sharp sounding. For the band we are and what we’re trying to do musically, it’s not the right thing,” states Bickerstaffe.

It’s been over four years since their heralded I Let It In and It Took Everything, and the fans are growing impatient. The band is aware of the wait and are concerned with impressing themselves rather than capitalizing on the attention.

“There’s music in the world the four of us as individuals miss hearing, and we want to be the people that create that in our own style. Hopefully, people who agree with us are along for the ride, and if not, that’s absolutely cool. We’ve been through a lot, and we’re working really hard together to make sure the music that we put out is exactly what we want to put out. We’ll let it speak for itself when we release it,” explains Bickerstaffe.

Before Loathe’s opening slot supporting Knocked Loose on May 1 at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, Bickerstaffe carved out some time to talk with PG’s Chris Kies. Bickerstaffe details the obtainable instruments that help him deliver both deathly and dreamy moments, why he shies away from the metallic edges of metal, and what fans should expect from the ever-evolving outfit’s new music.

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Steve Morse and Andy West are legendary players. In addition to co-founding the Dixie Dregs together in Augusta, Georgia, in 1970, both virtuosos have colorful personal resumes.
Guitar giant Morse’s is more high-profile. He remains the leader of the Steve Morse Band, who opened the Dregs’s late April show at Nashville’s CMA Theater, where this Rundown was filmed, with 45 minutes of smart shred. He’s also been a member of Kansas and Deep Purple, as well as another instrumental powerhouse, Flying Colors.
Besides his tenure in the Dregs, West has recorded with Vinnie Moore, the Steve Morse Band, Paul Barrere, and Henry Kaiser, with whom he’s been a member of the Mistakes, Crazy Backwards Alphabet, and Five Time Surprise, which also includes Messthetics guitarist Anthony Pirog. (Full disclosure: I recorded a version of Steppenwolf’s “The Pusher” with Kaiser and West as part of Kaiser’s Moods & Modes of Halloween video quarterly in 2023.)

The Music City show was classic Dixie Dregs, with more than two hours of high-wire playing, all anchored by the bold melodies that mark their compositions. Joined by longtime Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein, violinist Allen Sloan, and keyboard player Steve Davidowski, the concert was an affirmation of Morse and West’s vitality and musical partnership after sharing stages for more than 50 years.

In the video, Steve and Andy explain their rigs in person and in detail.

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Roland GR-55 Synthesizer - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/NkM9Q1
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0:00 - D'Addario & Joe Glaser
0:15 - Steve Morse Intro
0:56 - Steve Morse's No.1 Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar
2:29 - Steve Morse's Custom String Mute
4:08 - Steve Morse's Custom Pickup Switching
6:07 - Recreating Dixie Dregs' Back Catalog
7:31 - Steve Morse's Signature Engl Amps & Cabs
8:18 - Steve Morse's Pedalboard
11:19 - Designing the Engl Steve Morse Signature
13:56 - Steve Morse's Roland GR-55
15:45 - Steve Morse's No. 2 Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar
18:19 - Andy West's Gould Basses
22:09 - Andy West's Line 6 Helix Floor & EV Speakers

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Knocked Loose Drum Rundown: https://youtu.be/3WOPb983Pss
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If hell had a guitar tone, it’d be what Knocked Loose’s Isaac Hale and Nicko Calderon conjure up from their Ibanez 7-string beasts. The band’s mission since day one has been to pummel listeners with the most-extreme form of hardcore music. The past decade they’ve throttled through all limits making each break down, each riff, each scream, and each performance outdone by the next. A more recent (and seemingly) conflicting goal has been to infect the mainstream with their brutality. Their brand-new third album, You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To paired them with pop producer Drew Fulk (Kevin Gates, NLE Choppa, Disturbed, Lil Wayne), the last two years they’ve played Coachella and Bonnaroo, in 2022 they partnered with hip-hop duo $uicideboy$ for a sold-out tour, and they were just announced as direct support for Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour. Both goals are being accomplished as their sound has never been more punishing or popular.
Before Knocked Loose’s sold-out show at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, guitarists Isaac Hale and Nick Calderon invited PG’s Perry Bean onstage for a fresh conversation about their updated mercenary squad. During our time with the Hale and Calderon, we learn about their custom 7-string Ibanez doom brooms, Hale explains moving on from tube amps and pedalboards to Quad Cortex units and MIDI switching, and Calderon details finding his place in the band and adjusting to an extra low-B string.

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Orange PPC412-C - 240-watt 4x12" Straight Cabinet - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R5Q3g2
Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Y934ve
Shure GLXD16+ Digital Wireless Guitar Pedal System - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Y9AL9R
Radial ProDI 1-Channel Passive Instrument Direct Box - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GmW3x6
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0:00 - D'Addario & Yvette Young
0:15 - Perry Bean Intro
1:49 - Isaac Hale Intro
2:35 - Isaac Hale's Ibanez Custom 7-String Iceman
4:00 - Isaac Hale's Strings & Picks
5:17 - Isaac Hale Makes Move to Quad Cortex
8:34 - Isaac Hale's EHX Pedals
10:48 - XPND Pedalboard & John Bohlinger
11:37 - Nicko Calderon Intro & Joining Knocked Loose
13:17 - Nicko Calderon's Ibanez Prestige AZ24047 Guitars
16:30 - Nicko Calderon & Neural DSP Quad Cortex
20:01 - Nicko Calderon's Core Sounds
22:25 - D'Addario Strings

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Guitarist Grace Bowers is a 17-year old California transplant tearing it up in Nashville. Currently working on her first album with producer John Osborne of the Brothers Osborne, Bowers invited John Bohlinger and the PG team to walk through her studio and live rig.
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0:00 - D'Addario & Molly Tuttle
0:15 - John Bohlinger Intro
0:51 - Grace Bowers Intro
1:44 - 1961 Gibson SG Special
5:01 - John Osborne's 1960 Gibson ES-335
9:25 - Cesar Gueikian's 1959 Gibson Les Paul "Gemini"
11:58 - 1968 Gibson B-25-12
13:03 - Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb
13:35 - Grace Bowers' Pedalboard

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