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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!

  1. 3D AGO

    Darkside's Dave Harrington

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/darkside Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Guitarist Dave Harrington concedes that while there are a few mile markers in the music that he and musician Nicolas Jaar create as Darkside, improvisation has been the rule from day one. The experimental electronic trio’s latest record, Nothing, which released in February on Matador, was the first to feature new percussionist Tlacael Esparza. Taking the record on tour this year, Darkside stopped in at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl, where Harrington broke down his complex signal chains for PG’s Chris Kies. Shop Dave Harrington's Gear: Gibson SG - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKOP7L Fender Twin Reverb - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKOP7L Fender Hot Rod DeVille - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkNdxd Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EKxEPQ Xotic EP Booster Mini Boost Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZLNRP Line 6 DL4 MkII Delay Modeler Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/mOo3Oe Walrus Audio Monument Harmonic Tap Tremolo Pedal V2 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzO3z5 Eventide PitchFactor Harmonizer Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/551Qkj D’Addario NYXL .010-.046s - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B0Yy2W Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/darkside Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar 0:00 - D'Addario XPND Pedalboard 0:15 - Dave Harrington Playing Intro 2:23 - Chris Kies Intro 2:47 - 2000s Gibson SG 5:07 - Started Playing Bass & How That Impacts His Guitar Playing 6:44 - Strings & Tunings 7:23 - Fender Twin Reverbs & Fender Hot Rod DeVille Amps 9:04 - Evolution of Gear Choices & Abundance 10:41 - New Pedals for Nothing Album 13:03 - Evolution of Darkside's Creativity 14:20 - Gibson SG Mod with Expression Pedal for DL4 17:37 - Making a Loop & Manipulating Sound 21:15 - XPND Pedal Power Battery Kit 21:31 - Structured Set vs Organic Improv 24:07 - EHX 45000 & Pitch Fork and ZVEX Mastotron 25:42 - Friendship with Nels Cline 27:37 - EHX 45000 & Hologram Electronics Microcosm 30:54 - Boss RT-20 Rotary Ensemble 32:29 - In-Ear Monitors vs Wedges 33:45 - Walrus Monument Tremolo 34:50 - Eventide PitchFactor 36:13 - Mu-Tron Micro-Tron IV 37:22 - Chase Bliss Habit 39:23 - Auditioning New Pedals 41:08 - Amped Innovations JJJ Special “Harmonics Extender” Preamp Pedal 42:31 - Chase Bliss Brothers 43:03 - JHS Notaklon 43:47 - HexeFX reVOLVERs 46:36 - Does Dave Harrington Play Acoustic Guitar? 46:52 - Approaching Pedals Like an Instrument 49:05 - D'Addario Strings [Brought to you by D’Addario XPND: https://ddari.io/xpnd.rr & D'Addario - https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear #darkside

    50 min

  2. APR 16

    Zach Person

    Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG The Austin-based guitarist sticks with a tried-and-true combo of American guitars and British amps. If you’ve been on the path of this spring’s Rhett Schull/Zach Person tour, you’ve been treated to one of the coolest rock ’n’ roll double bills criss-crossing North America this year. Person, who is based in Austin, put out his second full-length record, Let’s Get Loud, in March 2024, and it was packed with alt-, blues-, and psychedelic-rock anthems built around his take-no-prisoners playing. This year, Person is road-doggin’ it around the United States as a two-piece unit with just a drummer, and PG’s Chris Kies caught up with him before he and Shull played the Eastside Bowl in Madison, Tennessee, to see what goods Person is bringing for this spring’s shows. 0:00 - D’Addario 0:15 - Zach Person Playing Intro 0:54 - Chris Kies Intro 2:41 - Custom Shop ’63 Reissue SG Les Paul Custom 8:54 - ’67 Gibson SG Special 15:17 - “Jeanie” ’57 Gibson LG-1 21:02 - D’Addario 21:52 - Marshall JTM45 24:04 - Pedal Board 24:06 - JHS Packrat 24:40 - Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer 27:35 - Strymon El Capistan 28:10 - Boss TU-3 Tuner 28:45 - Boss BF-2 Flanger 29:41 - Digitech Drop 30:56 - Earthquaker Devices Hoof Reaper 31:51 - Interstellar Audio Machines Marsling Octafuzzdrive 32:14 - Vox Wah 32:47 - TC Helicon Mic Mechanic 34:03 - AmpRX Brown Box 39:09 - “If 6 Was 9” Hendrix Cover 42:01 - D’Addario [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr & D'Addario XPND: https://ddari.io/xpnd.rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear #zachperson

    43 min

  3. APR 9

    My Morning Jacket Rig Rundown with Jim James, Carl Broemel & Tom Blankenship

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/my-morning-jacket Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube The legendary Louisville rockers brought tons of vintage tone tools on the road this year. My Morning Jacket’s Is, their 10th album, released on March 21, and as we reported in our feature on the band in our May print issue, it showcased a band exercising their classic strengths as well as newfound vision and curiosity. Helmed by superstar producer Brendan O’Brien, Is finds MMJ at their anthemic, psychedelic best. We caught up with Carl Broemel for a Rig Rundown back in 2015, but on this year’s tour, PG’s John Bohlinger checked in with all three axemen—Jim James, Broemel, and bassist Tom Blankenship—to hear about their road rigs. In Broemel’s estimation, they’re lazy—they just like to bring everything. Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/my-morning-jacket Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar 0:00 - Joe Glaser & D’Addario 0:15 - Jim James Playing Intro 1:26 - John Bohlinger Intro 1:45 - Jim James’ Gibson Custom Jimi Hendrix 1967 SG Custom 3:58 - Jim James’ 1998 Gibson Flying V 7:03 - Jim James’ “Jimmy” Baxendale-Converted Harmony/Kay 9:00 - Jim James’ Epiphone Signature ES-335 11:39 - Jim James’ Fender Custom Shop Telecaster 14:54 - Jim James’ Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster 16:05 - Jim James’ 1960s Gretsch Country Gentleman 17:40 - Jim James’ DADFAD & DADF#AD Tunings 21:39 - Jim James’ 1960s Gibson Barney Kessel 24:03 - Jim James’ Amps 26:52 - Jim James’ Pedalboard 34:03 - Rig Rundown & D’Addario 35:05 - Carl Broemel’s Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded36:38 - Carl Broemel’s 1988 Gibson Les Paul Standard 38:40 - Carl Broemel’s Creston Custom Offset 41:03 - Carl Broemel’s Duesenberg Starplayer TV 42:57 - Carl Broemel on Playing Pedal-Steel Guitar 46:02 - Carl Broemel’s GFI Ultra Pedal-Steel Guitar 50:38 - Carl Broemel’s Fender Custom Shop Telecaster Custom 51:59 - Carl Broemel’s Amps & Emperor Cabs 54:04 - Carl Broemel’s Pedalboard 1:05:29 - Tom Blankenship on Being Center Stage 1:06:16 - Tom Blankenship’s Creston Custom P & Salvaged Pine Basses 1:10:07 - Tom Blankenship’s Mesa/Boogie Amps & Emperor Cabs 1:11:29 - Tom Blankenship’s Pedalboard 1:17:04 - D’Addario [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear #mymorningjacket #bass #bassist #bassplayer #bassguitar

    1h 18m

  4. APR 2

    Rhett Shull

    Stillwater Strong Relief: https://www.stillwaterstrong.org/ Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/rhett-shull Rhett Shull’s a busy guy. Between being one of the most prolific YouTubers in the guitar sphere, working as a trusted hired gun, and creating his own original music, including last year’s EP The Early Days, he’s an avid cyclist. Just a week before we met up with Rhett at Eastside Bowl in Madison, Tennessee, for this Rig Rundown, he was slated to ride a 100-mile race in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Those plans were dashed when 70-mile-an-hour winds stoked a wildfire near town and burned just over 26,000 acres. But the show must go on: The next night, Shull played a gig in town, a special release for people reeling from a brutal natural disaster. Shull’s a certified gear aficionado and tone wizard, so PG’s Chris Kies headed to Eastside Bowl to have him walk us through his current live rig. Check out the Rundown here, and stay tuned; Shull’s got more music coming later this year. Shop Rhett's Gear: Gibson Custom Shop Firebird 5 Non-Reverse - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/K04Qqa Fender Triplecaster - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz9MbR Line 6 HX One - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/mOZQXD Boss Space Echo RE-202 -https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Mm6BOo Source Audio ZIO - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qj4k6Y TC Electronic PolyTune3 Noir - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy1KGa Lehle Little Dual - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jrjoR5 Strymon Ojai - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkdnmx Strymon Zuma - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ0aNy Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/rhett-shull Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar 0:00 - D'Addario XPND Pedal Power Battery Kit 0:15 - Rhett Shull Playing Intro 0:57 - Chris Kies Intro 1:27 - Rhett Shull's Channel & Content 2:05 - 2017 Novo Serus J 5:18 - Stillwater Fires & Mid-South Festival 7:19 - Rhett's Passion for Cycling 9:10 - 2017 Novo Serus J Sound Demo 10:30 - Fender Jack White Triplecaster 14:25 - 2020 Gibson Custom Shop Firebird V 19:06 - Two-Amp Setup 19:46 - Two-Rock Classic Reverb 22:21 - D'Addario & Rig Rundown 22:52 - David Edwards Designs Apollo 26:41 - Rhett Shull's Pedalboard 37:04 - Plans for Rhett's Music & YouTube Channel 38:40 - "For Penny" Live at Eastside Bowl March 20, 2025 41:50 - D'Addario XPND Pedalboard [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr & D'Addario XPND: https://ddari.io/xpnd.rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear #rhettshull

    43 min

  5. MAR 26

    Vundabar's Brandon Hagen

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/vundabar Visit Grimey's: https://www.grimeys.com/ A pair of Fender amps and a custom-built Baranik helped the Boston band’s guitarist come back from a broken arm. When Brandon Hagen broke his arm a few years ago, his life changed in an instant. He’d been fronting Boston indie rock outfit Vundabar since 2013, and suddenly, he was unable to do the things he’d built his life around. Recovery came, in part, in the form of a custom guitar prototype built by Mike Baranik of Baranik Guitars. Hagen deconstructed and rehabilitated his relationship to the 6-string on that instrument, an experience that led to Vundabar’s sixth LP, Surgery and Pleasure, released on March 7. On tour supporting the record, the band appeared at Grimey’s in Nashville for a performance on March 11, and PG’s Chris Kies caught up with Hagen to hear about his journey and learn what tools the guitarist has brought on the road. As Hagen tells it, his setup is less about expertise and received wisdom, and more about “intuitive baby mode”—going with what feels and sounds good in the moment. Shop Vundabar's Gear: Ernie Ball Slinky Strings - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzZAay Fender Hot Rod Deville - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DynQvn JHS Colour Box - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/MmeQkM Keeley Compressor - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B0drY9 Electro-Harmonix 2020 Tuner - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jeZz95 Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EKxEPQ Electro-Harmonix Micro POG - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LX5qZ0 Boss Blues Driver - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55YAvL Way Huge Swollen Pickle - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1gqLj MXR Carbon Copy - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qyn3X9 Boss DD-7 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/KjDAax Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/vundabar Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar 0:00 - D'Addario XPND Pedalboard 0:15 - Vundabar "I Need You" Live at Grimey's 1:06 - Chris Kies Intro 1:39 - Brandon Hagen's Custom Baranik B4 4:56 - Fralin P-90s & Baranik Goldfoil Pickups 7:51 - Baranik B4 Controls 9:15 - Klon Clone in the Guitar?! 13:02 - Brandon Hagen's 2009 Japanese Fender Jazzmaster ’62 Reissue 15:54 - Recording "I Need You" & Surgery and Pleasure Album 22:47 - Relearning Guitar After a Broken Arm 24:25 - 2009 Japanese Fender Jazzmaster ’62 Reissue Sound Demo 26:02 - D'Addario XPND Pedalboard & John Bohlinger 26:51 - Brandon Hagen's Fender Fender Pro Junior & Blues Junior 31:37 - Brandon Hagen's Pedalboard 42:48 - Creating Tones for "Greenland" 44:39 - Brandon Hagen's Strings & Tunings 49:35 - Vundabar Live at Grimey's [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr & D'Addario XPND: https://ddari.io/xpnd.rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear

    53 min

  6. MAR 19

    Shovels & Rope

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/shovels-and-rope Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Teamwork makes the dream work for the Charleston, South Carolina, twosome, who trade off multi-instrumental duties throughout their sets. Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst have been making music as Shovels & Rope since 2008. The husband-and-wife duo from South Carolina specialize in rootsy, bluesy rock, Americana, and alt-country, but they don’t confine themselves to traditional two-piece arrangements. They switch off on vocal, guitar, percussion, and synth duty throughout their shows, orchestrating a full-band ruckus with all available limbs. Their seventh full-length, Something Is Working Up Above My Head, released in September last year, and while touring in support of it, they stopped at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl in late February. PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with Trent before the gig to see what tools he and Hearst use to maintain their musical juggling act. Shop Shovel & Rope's Gear: Gretsch Black Falcon - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/YRnPxO Gibson J-45 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyY7WX Fender Blues Junior - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/7aOq73 Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQzyVB Dunlop Max-Grip Picks - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKmBqa MXR Blue Box - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/qzx93n Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jrPr2n EarthQuaker Devices Hummingbird - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xL5a3k Boss OC-5 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNOonL Walrus Canvas Tuners - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eDxb3 Walrus Canvas Passive Re-Amp - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9LzDPe Radial J48 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raDr3G Mesa/Boogie Stowaway Compact Input Buffer - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jey03n Korg microKORG Synthesizer - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/kOME3M Electro-Harmonix Bass9 Bass Machine Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1EXMg Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano Reverb Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4k2Mn Radial ProDI - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GmW3x6 Electro-Harmonix Mel9 Tape Replay Machine Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eK2WK Truetone 1 SPOT Pro - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/aOAVmj Radial ProD2 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyqVbN Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/shovels-and-rope Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar 0:00 - Molly Tuttle & D'Addario 0:15 - Shovels & Rope Playing Intro 0:43 - John Bohlinger Intro 0:54 - Gretsch G6636T Players Edition Falcon Double-Cut Bigsby 2:21 - Developing the Duo's Massive Live Sound 4:50 - Gibson J-45 6:27 - Loar & Recording King Guitars 7:04 - Shovels & Rope Pedalboard 10:52 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario 11:25 - Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff 12:46 - Thing 1 & Thing 2 microKORGs & Roland PK5 Controller 17:39 - Shovels & Rope's Amps: Fender Blues Junior & Fender Rumble 20:05 - Shovels & Rope's Strings, Tunings & Picks 23:22 - Recording 2024's Something Is Working Up Above My Head 26:40 - D'Addario [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar...

    28 min

  7. MAR 12

    Phantogram's Josh Carter & Sarah Barthel

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/phantogram Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Along with contemporaries like MGMT and Passion Pit, Greenwich, New York, duo Phantogram’s experiments crosspollinating hip-hop, indie, and punk rock helped cement and elevate a new era of electronic-influenced alt-rock and indie music. At the start of the 2010s, you’d be hard-pressed to find a college radio station or dorm-room playlist that didn’t include a Phantogram hit. Sixteen years after the release of their debut record, band leaders Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, who started Phantogram in a town of just a few thousand people, are touring behind their latest full-length, 2024’s Memory of a Day. The tour included a sold-out stop at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium—a different sort of barn than the kind they used to perform in back in Greenwich—where PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with Carter and Barthel. Courtesy of some help from their tech, the duo showed us how they’re pulling off their theatrical live experience. Shop Phantogram's Gear: Neural DSP Quad Cortex - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5gmox9 Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/YRnd3K Seymour Duncan single-coil-sized humbucker - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/yqbrQB Custom Fender bass - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vPj2qW Fender Jazzmaster - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/OeK13K Fender Bassman - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/XYB1rG Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AWL1B1 Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/phantogram Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar 0:00 - XPND Pedal Power Battery Kit 0:15 - Phantogram Josh Carter Playing Intro 0:32 - John Bohlinger Intro 0:43 - Josh Carter's Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass Guitars 4:44 - Josh Carter's Move From Pedals to Neural DSP Quad Cortex 9:25 - Josh Carter's "Run Run Blood" Tones 13:14 - Josh Carter's "Black Out Days" Tones 16:00 - Controlling & Choreographing Quad Cortex 17:58 - Pedals Used on Memory of a Day Album 18:55 - Josh Carter's Amps Modeled in Quad Cortex 20:30 - XPND Adjustable Daisy Chain 21:01 - Phantogram's History 22:53 - Sarah Barthel Intro 23:04 - Sarah Barthel's Fender Mustang Bass 24:07 - Sarah Barthel Adding Bass Guitar to Phantogram 25:23 - Sarah Barthel's Synth Bass Sounds 26:25 - Sarah Barthel's "Feedback" Tones 28:04 - Sarah Barthel on Using a Pick with Bass While Singing 28:32 - Sarah Barthel's "Attaway" Tones 29:54 - Sarah Barthel's Fender Jazzmaster 31:08 - Sarah Barthel's "Happy Again" Tones 32:18 - Sarah Barthel Reconnecting with Josh Carter to Form Phantogram 34:10 - Creating the Phantogram Show Aesthetic 35:44 - Early Phantogram DIY Shows 37:36 - XPND Isolator [Brought to you by XPND - Pedal Power Battery Kit: https://ddar.io/power-rr / XPND - Adjustable Daisy Chain: https://ddar.io/daisychain-rr / XPND - Isolator: https://ddar.io/isolator-rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025

    39 min

  8. MAR 5

    Marty Friedman

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/marty-friedman Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube The Japan-based shredder brings his current roadshow to life with the help of his tech, Alan Sosa. Marty Friedman, the ex-Megadeth guitarist and celebrated mixologist of heavy metal and Japanese music, released his latest solo record, Drama, in April 2024. Last month, PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with Friedman before his show at the Basement in Nashville to see what key pieces of gear he brought out on the Drama tour. Friedman and his trusted tech, Alan Sosa, who handles all effects switching manually during the show, showed us the goods. 0:00 - Wolf Van Halen & D'Addario 0:15 - Marty Friedman Playing Intro 0:55 - John Bohlinger Intro 1:07 - Jackson Pro Series Signature Marty Friedman MF-1 4:22 - EMG MF Marty Friedman Signature Pickups 6:25 - Marty's D'Addario NYXL 10-46 Strings 7:10 - Jackson USA Marty Friedman MF-1 8:41 - ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno Signature 100W Amp 10:27 - Glaser Instruments & D'Addario 10:43 - Marty Friedman's Pedalboard 23:24 - Improv in Live Shows 24:02 - Marty Friedman's Picking Technique 25:16 - Marty Friedman on Living & Performing in Japan 27:25 - Marty Friedman's Ability to Create Uncompromised Art 28:37 - D'Addario Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/marty-friedman Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Win Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPG Don't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL Merch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.com PG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitar PG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/ PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitar PG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitar PG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premierguitar [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #martyfriedman #jacksonguitars #guitargear

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    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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