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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!

  1. 1D AGO

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

    31 min

  6. FEB 26

    Paul Moak

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/paul-moak Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube Grammy-nominated session guitarist, producer, mixer, and engineer Paul Moak stays busy on multiple fronts. Over the years he’s written, played, produced and more for TV sessions (Pretty Little Liars, One Tree Hill) and artists including Third Day, Leeland, and the Blind Boys of Alabama. But most recently he’s worked with Heart and Ann Wilson and Tripsitter. PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with Moak at his Nashville studio known affectionately as the Smoakstack. 0:00 - XPND Pedalboard 0:15 - Paul Moak Playing Intro 0:40 - John Bohlinger Intro 1:26 - 1963 Fender Stratocaster 4:47 - 1959 Gibson Les Paul Jr 7:49 - 1976 Fender Telecaster 11:53 - Paul Moak's D'Addario NYXL Strings & InTuneGP Picks 13:20 - 1970 Gibson Les Paul Custom 16:25 - 1963 Fender Jaguar 20:25 - 1982 Gibson Anniversary Series Firebird 24:16 - Hammertone OC-12 12-String Octave Guitar 27:44 - Jerry Jones Neptune Baritone 30:52 - 1991 Gibson J-100 33:12 - 1890 Washburn Parlor Acoustic 34:29 - 1968 Vox Folk Twelve Electro 36:31 - John Bohlinger & XPND Pedalboard 37:21 - 1990s Marshall Bluesbreakers 39:30 - Pinstripe Pedals DISO+ System 42:25 - Smoakstack Amp Collection 47:42 - Smoakstack Cabinet Collection 48:12 - Paul Moak's Pedalboard 1:07:02 - Smoakstack Control Room & Outboard Gear 1:14:20 - Glaser Instruments & D'Addario Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/paul-moak 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 & D'Addario XPND: https://ddari.io/xpnd.rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear #studio #studiotour

    1h 16m

  7. FEB 20

    The Jesus Lizard [2025]

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/the-jesus-lizard-2025 Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube When the Jesus Lizard released their seventh studio record, Rack, last September, it ended a 26-year hiatus between recordings, and lovers of raucous, steely rock music around the world rejoiced. As guitarist Duane Denison told PG’s Nick Millevoi in our feature story, the key to the album’s vitality—and reviving the band’s brutal sound—was simple: “Practice loud.” Ahead of a hotly anticipated U.K. tour celebrating the record, the band gathered at SIR’s rehearsal space in Nashville to do exactly that. PG’s Chris Kies stopped by to see what Denison and bassist David Wm. Sims were stuffing into their suitcases for the trip across the pond. Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/the-jesus-lizard-2025 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 0:15 - Duane Denison Playing Intro 1:08 - Celebrating Band's Longevity & New Album Rack 2:18 - Duane Denison's Powers Electric Type A 5:04 - Why Duane Denison Practices Really Loud 6:43 - What Duane Denison Needs From His Guitar Tone 7:44 - The Jesus Lizard Tunings 8:42 - Duane Denison's Core Tone (Hide and Seek) 10:02 - Duane Denison's Chorus Tone 11:42 - Duane Denison's Delay & Unison Notes 12:53 - Duane Denison's "Oddball" Sound 13:44 - How Duane Denison Uses Space in His Guitar Playing 16:55 - Duane Denison's Stringjoy Strings & Picks 18:37 - How Duane Denison Warms Up & Stays Limber 19:44 - Duane Denison's Victory VS100 Super Sheriff 21:25 - Duane Denison's Line 6 Helix Floor 23:25 - Duane Denison's Soloing Technique ("Grind") 25:35 - What Still Excites Duane Denison About Guitar? 27:03 - "Puss" Live 27:42 - John Bohlinger & XPND Pedalboard 28:33 - David Wm. Sims' Memphis Jazz Bass Copy 31:20 - David Wm. Sims on Using a Pick & Rotosound Strings 32:28 - David Wm. Sims' Core Bass Tone 33:18 - David Wm. Sims Gallien-Krueger 800RB 34:01 - David Wm. Sims on Recording 'Rack' 34:48 - David Wm. Sims Cabinet & Speaker Preferences 35:55 - David Wm. Sims' Pedals 37:30 - David Wm. Sims' "What If" Bass Tone 38:36 - David Wm. Sims' Favorite Songs & Most-Difficult Parts 39:43 - Final Thoughts & Outro 40:23 - D'Addario Strings [Brought to you by D’Addario: https://ddar.io/wykyk-rr & XPND Pedalboard: https://ddari.io/xpnd.rr] © Copyright Gearhead Communications LLC, 2025 #guitar #rigrundown #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitargear

    42 min

  8. FEB 19

    MJ Lenderman & the Wind

    Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/mj-lenderman Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTube The fast-rising indie-rock outfit shows how they bring their varied 4-piece string section to life on their recent tour. Last year’s Manning Fireworks was a breakout moment for Asheville, North Carolina’s MJ Lenderman, which is both the name of the band and the actual name of singer and guitarist Jake Lenderman, who also plays in the band Wednesday. The record topped plenty of year-end lists and drew favorable comparisons to the likes of Neil Young, Dinosaur Jr., and other stars of the pre- and post-’90s indie-rock boom. On tour behind the record, the band stopped in at Birmingham, Alabama, joint Saturn on February 1. PG’s Chris Kies met up with Lenderman, guitarist Jon Samuels, pedal-steel player Xandy Chelmis, and bassist Landon George before the show to get the dirt on their dirt. Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/mj-lenderman 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 Pedalboard 0:15 - MJ Lenderman & the Wind “Joker Lips” 1:12 - Chris Kies Intro 1:36 - MJ Lenderman’s 1979 Gibson The “SG” 3:10 - MJ Lenderman’s Tunings & Capo Usage 4:26 - MJ Lenderman on Working with Producer Alex Farrar 5:35 - MJ Lenderman on Recording Manning Fireworks 6:50 - MJ Lenderman’s 1979 Gibson The “SG” Tone 7:23 - MJ Lenderman’s Squier J Mascis Signature Jazzmaster 8:05 - MJ Lenderman’s “You’re Every Girl to Me” Tuning 9:17 - MJ Lenderman Performing with Dinosaur Jr 10:34 - MJ Lenderman’s Fender American Vintage II 1977 Telecaster Deluxe 12:18 - MJ Lenderman’s 2008 Fender Jazzmaster 13:47 - MJ Lenderman’s Hiwatt Custom 50 16:30 - MJ Lenderman’s Pedalboard 19:57 - MJ Lenderman on Playing Songs Live 21:26 - MJ Lenderman on Michael Jordan’s “Hangover Game” 22:33 - MJ Lenderman on Manning Fireworks Popularity & Solo Success 23:41 - Jon Samuels’ Fender Player Telecaster 26:59 - Jon Samuels’ Fender Hot Rod DeVille 27:33 - Jon Samuels’ Pedalboard 33:45 - John Bohlinger & XPND Pedalboard 34:34 - Xandy Chelmis’ 10-string ZB Custom Pedal-Steel Guitar 38:36 - Xandy Chelmis’ Pedal-Steel Tuning & Slide Bar 41:44 - Xandy Chelmis’ Fender ’65 Twin Custom 15 42:40 - Xandy Chelmis’ Goodrich H-120 44:43 - Xandy Chelmis’ Guyatone SD2 Sustainer 46:39 - Landon George’s 2006 Fender Mike Dirnt Precision Bass 49:46 - Landon George’s Flatwound Bass Strings 50:35 - Landon George’s Sunn Beta Bass Amp & Ampeg SVT 8x10 52:19 - Landon George’s Pedalboard 57:10 - D’Addario Strings [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 #mjlenderman #bass #bassplayer

    58 min
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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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