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. #308: Cherry Glazerr | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:14

Grunge songstress Clementine Creevy hits us with the barrage of drives she uses for her band's lo-fi garage sound.

 Ep. #307 - Nita Strauss | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:47

With a new Ibanez signature model, a backup axe, and a plug-and-play "fly rig", the rock heroine travels light to create the heavy tones on her solo debut, Controlled Chaos.

 Ep. #306: Kurt Vile & The Violators | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:15

The Philly-based group explains how they use vintage Fender gear, classic tube amps, and a few homemade pedals to produce their brand of psychedelic folk-rock.

 Ep. #305: Sleep | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:00

The sultan of sludge illustrates that his first band is a shuttle for sonic exploration launching into orbit on the backs of triple-humbucker guitars, a sierra of Oranges, and two boards the size of Cape Canaveral.

 Ep. #304: Guthrie Trapp | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:36

The country picker shows the tools of the trade as an in-demand guitar slinger.

 Ep. #303: Joanne Shaw Taylor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:41

The British blues player’s simple-but-brawny tool kit for tough tones.

 Ep. #302: The Devil Wears Prada | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:19

The American metal core band spills the details on their three-guitar assault.

 Ep. #301: Buddy Miller | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:05

A look inside the sanctum of one of contemporary Nashville’s most respected artists, packed with cool guitars and plenty of other epic gear.

 Ep. #300: Shinedown | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:35

Myers talks about his unwavering loyalty to PRS Guitars showing us his current touring collection while Bass discusses his various signature Dean basses and why he's using a solid-state guitar head for distorted bass tones.

 Ep. #299: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:07

One of Americana’s rising stars (and a son of an outlaw legend) goes deep on his vintage Gibson, using a dual-amp setup, and why he eschews most pedals.

 Ep. #298: GWAR | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:37

Simulated mutilations and fake blood aside, GWAR are gear junkies like the rest of us.

 Ep. #297: Arielle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:25

Inspired by the lutherie skills of Brian May and the tonal essence of Eric Johnson, this self-proclaimed “classic folk rocker” shows off her acoustic and electric setups.

 Ep. #296: Pink's Justin Derrico and Eva Gardner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:43

Jason Shadrick is On Location at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, where he catches up with Justin Derrico and Eva Gardner on tour with Pink's The Truth About Love tour. In this segment, Justin and Eva detail their go-to instruments and signal chains.

 Ep. #295: Architects | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:01

Observe how the U.K. metalcore warriors utilize digital stomps, profiling amps, and modern pickups to break necks and ignite pits with an old-school aggression.

 Ep. #294: Chevelle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:25

This alt-metal power trio proves that one focused, low-tuned guitar, pounding drums, and inventively effected bass can sound as huge live as a band rocking multiple guitars and keyboards.

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