Rig Rundowns show

Rig Rundowns

Summary: 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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Podcasts:

 Ep. #156: mewithoutYou | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:32

The post-hardcore guitar assassins Michael Weiss and Brandon Beaver talk tone tools with PG’s Perry Bean.

 Ep. #155: Peter Frampton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:15:06

One of classic rock’s most revered players walks us through his expansive collection of modded Marshalls, iconic Les Pauls, and vintage stomps.

 Ep. #154: Mutoid Man's Stephen Brodsky | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:50

Find out how the shred cat avoids using a sketchy whammy bar by ingeniously implementing two handy stomps.

 Ep. #153: John Scofield and Avi Bortnick | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:16

Überjammer John Scofield walks us through his far-reaching pedalboard and we also go deep with Avi Bortnick and his modern take on funk guitar.

 Ep. #152: Gogol Bordello’s Boris Pelekh | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:46

The ingredients for a gypsy-punk dance party are simple: a sturdy 6-string, a hearty tube amp, and a few essential tone shapers.

 Ep. #151: Vince Gill and Paul Franklin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:43

PG's Jason Shadrick heads into Vince's home studio to check out some of the gear the duo used on their Bakersfield album.

 Ep. #150: Guns N' Roses | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:01:23

The gear of Slash, Duff McKagan, and Richard Fortus reveal ed.

 Ep. #149: Animals as Leaders [2013] | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:37

Premier Guitar's Rebecca Dirks is on location in Chicago where she catches up with Animals As Leaders guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes. In this segment, the guys discuss their 8-string guitars, the patches they use on their Axe-FX, and why they still incorporate a traditional amp head and cab into their rigs.

 Ep. #148: Moon Taxi | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:22

Discover how double-cuts, modeling amps, and a baker’s dozen of stomps energize the live rigs for this Nashville guitar duo.

 Ep. #147: Aerosmith's Brad Whitford | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:08

In this segment, Brad Whitford takes us through his rig.

 Ep. #146: Primus' Larry LaLonde [2017] | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:21

Try to wrap your head around all the weird noises, tones, and sound effects that “Ler” uses to keep up with Les Claypool.

 Ep. #145: Bring the The Horizon's Lee Malia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:56

The guitarist goes for the classic death punch: drop-tuned Les Pauls plugged into a Marshall.

 Ep. #144: 311 [2017] | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:48

The funk-punk rockers spend over 60 minutes going over all the PRS and Gibson 6-strings, Warwick bass gear, and the pile of pedals that stir up their tone.

 Ep. #143: Robben Ford | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:26

The American guitar virtuoso chats about the beauty of vintage guitars and what it’s like to tour with what may be the most valuable guitar amp out there.

 Ep. #142: A Day to Remember | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:22

The Florida-based metalcore crew explains how their guitar idols influenced their traditional-meets-digital setups.

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