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. #231: The Late Show with David Letterman Band | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:58

Get inside the gear of one of late night's most popular bands.

 Ep. #230: Pokey LaFarge | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:10

The Americana stylist and his band favor a minimalist approach to create their throwback sounds.

 Ep. #229: The War on Drugs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:29

The indie rocker combines’ vintage Gibsons and Hiwatts with modern Fenders and a Bradshaw system.

 Ep. #228: Henry Kaiser | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 45:23

A studio visit with the new gear-heavy improv/art-rock supergroup’s Henry Kaiser, Andy West, and Anthony Pirog.

 Ep. #227: Samantha Fish | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:40

Tessa Jeffers is on location in Davenport, Iowa, where she checks out the guitarist's custom T-styles and combos that amplify her blues-rock jams.

 Ep. #226: Widespread Panic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:33

A chilled-out look at the road rigs of guitarists Jimmy Herring and John “JB” Bell, and bassist Dave Schools—32 years after the legendary jam band’s first gig in Athens, Georgia.

 Ep. 225: JD Simo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:56

Go gear-geekery deep with this Nashville ace who talks (and warns) about the addiction of playing vintage gear.

 Ep. #224: Whitey Morgan and the 78's | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:43

The modern country outlaws follow only a few rules: beefy T-styles, American-voiced amps, and a healthy addiction to compression and phaser.

 Ep. #223: Brand New's Jesse Lacey and Vincent Accardi | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:37

The Long Island alt-rockers spill the dirt on their beloved Fender guitars, outrageous fuzzboxes, and why they both prefer boutique cabs.

 Ep. #222: Todd Rundgren Band | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:11:18

The multi-instrumentalist, producer, and all-around sonic shaman explains the origin story on his No. 1 “Foamy," discusses fixing Clapton’s “Fool” SG, and reveals how he stays musically energized after nearly 50 years.

 Ep. #221: Minus the Bear | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:31

Premier Guitar is on location in Des Moines, Iowa, where PG's Shawn Hammond visits with guitarists Jake Snider, Dave Knudson and bassist Cory Murchy of Minus the Bear. In this segment, the guys talk about their current live setups and demonstrate the band's elaborate use of samplers.

 Ep. #220: Joe Bonamassa [2018] | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:05

One of blues-rock’s biggest draws walks us through his staggering setup of Dumbles and signature tweed combos, holy grail Les Pauls and Fenders, and just a handful of off-the-rack pedals.

 Ep. #219: Killswitch Engage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:30

One of metalcore’s biggest bands allows PG to check out their signature instruments and the minimal gear they use to punish crowds on a nightly basis.

 Ep. #218: Lindsay Ell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:28

One of country music’s rising stars shares what legendary picker gave her a Mary Kay Strat and explains why she started painting guitars.

 Ep. #217: Pelican | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:22

See how the twin-guitar attack rocks SGs, classic tube heads, and strategically set delays that help birth epic post-metal jams.

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