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Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/fontaines-dc-2025Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeThe Irish post-punk band’s three guitarists go for Fairlane, Fenders, and a fake on their spring American tour.We caught up with guitarists Carlos O’Connell and Conor Curley from red-hot Dublin indie rock outfit Fontaines D.C. for a Rig Rundown in 2023, but we felt bad missing bassist Conor “Deego” Deegan III, so we’ve been waiting for the lads to make their way back.This time, riding the success of their fourth LP, 2024’s Romance, we caught up with all three of them at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works ahead of their April 30 gig to see what they brought across the pond.Shop Fontaines D.C.'s Gear:Fender Deluxe Reverb - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQLg5BFender Twin Reverb - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DK1nGjAmpeg V4B - http://sweetwater.sjv.io/EEGb5KFender Precision Bass - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daxa3QFender Jazz Bass - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/RGYP4bSquier Classic Vibe Ba

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/umphreys-mcgee-2025Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeAxe-wielders Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss take us through their current gear garages.It’s been just over 10 years since we had legendary South Bend, Indiana, jam band Umphrey’s McGee on Rig Rundown, so when we saw that they were coming to play at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in early April, we figured it was time to reconnect.Guitarists Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss showed PG’s John Bohlinger what pieces of kit they’re digging these days, and how they orchestrate their incredibly broad range of sounds.Shop Umphrey's McGee Gear:G&L Comanche - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/4GLBM9PRS McCarty - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/dODqrMPRS Mark Tremonti Signature - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/N9eYE7D'Addario XL Strings - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ba0NoMMXR Smart Gate - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyA9rjMXR Distortion III - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/19gKOaTC Electronic Flashbac

Dunable Guitars Tour: https://youtu.be/TsQXn4qIFyASubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeTwo guitars, two amps, and two people is all it takes to bring the noise.The day before they played the coveted Blue Room at Third Man Records in Nashville, the Washington, D.C.-based garage-punk duo Teen Mortgage released their debut record, Devil Ultrasonic Dream. Not a bad couple of days for a young band.PG’s Chris Kies caught up with guitarist and vocalist James Guile at the Blue Room to find out how he builds the band’s bombastic guitar attack.Full Rig Info: Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeWin Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPGDon't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENLMerch & Magazines: https://shop.premierguitar.comPG's Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierguitarPG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premierguitar/PG's Twitter: https://twitter.com/premierguitarPG's Threads: https://threads.net/@premierguitarPG's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@premie

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/charlie-worshamSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeThe country artist and session weapon packed a range of acoustics for some recent studio time.Charlie Worsham was just wrapping up some tracking down at Sony Studios in Nashville when PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with him for a look at what tools he packs for a recording gig. Worsham had with him some of his most treasured acoustics, electrics, mandolins, banjos, and more, plus a collection of primo picks for all applications. Check out the highlights below.Shop Charlie Worsham's Gear:Gibson ES-335 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQJLaWMartin D-28 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/092A9VD'Addario Bluegrass Strings .012-.056 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/yqW9r2Fender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNXN1AStrymon El Capistan - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0MG20Electro-Harmonix Canyon Delay & Looper - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLOQJ5Full Rig Info: https://www.pr

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/darksideSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeGuitarist 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/GKOP7LFender Twin Reverb - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKOP7LFender Hot Rod DeVille - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkNdxdElectro-Harmonix Pitch Fork - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EKxEPQXotic EP Booster Mini Boost Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZLNRPLine 6 DL4 MkII Delay Modeler Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/mOo3OeWalru

Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeWin Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPGThe 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’Addario0:15 - Zach Person Playing Intro0:54 - Chris Kies Intro2:41 - Custom Shop ’63 Reissue SG Les Paul Custom8:54 - ’67 Gibson SG Special15:17 - “

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/my-morning-jacketSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeThe 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-jacketSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeWin Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/Giv

Stillwater Strong Relief: https://www.stillwaterstrong.org/Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/rhett-shullRhett 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 Rhe

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/vundabarVisit 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 rece

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/shovels-and-ropeSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeTeamwork 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 Sh

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/phantogramSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeAlong 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 pulli

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/marty-friedmanSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeThe 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'Addario0:15 - Marty Friedman Playing Intro0:55 - John Bohlinger Intro1:07 - Jackson Pro Series Signature Marty Friedman MF-14:22 - EMG MF Marty Friedman Signature Pickups6:25 - Marty's D'Addario NYXL 10-46 Strings7:10 - Jackson USA Marty Friedman MF-18:41 - ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno Signature 100W Amp10:27 - G

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/paul-moakSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeGrammy-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 Pedalboard0:15 - Paul Moak Playing Intro0:40 - John Bohlinger Intro1:26 - 1963 Fender Stratocaster4:47 - 1959 Gibson Les Paul Jr7:49 - 1976 Fender Telecaster11:53 - Paul Moak's D'Addario NYXL Strings & InTuneGP Picks13:20 - 1970 Gibson Les Paul Custom16:25 - 1963 Fender Jaguar20:25 - 1982 Gibson Anniversary Series Firebird24:16 - Hammertone OC-12 12-String Octave Guitar27:44 - Jerry Jones Neptune Baritone30:52

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/the-jesus-lizard-2025Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeWhen 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-2025Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeWin Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/GiveawaysPGDon't Miss a Rundown: http://bit.ly/RIgRundownENL

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/mj-lendermanSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeThe 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-lendermanSubscribe to PG's Cha

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/dweezil-zappa-2025Subscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeThe shredder and son of legendary artist Frank Zappa gives a tour of his up-to-date gear, including a complex stereo switching system, four racks of pedals, and some of his father’s favorite guitars.Dweezil Zappa was always going to end up being an incredible guitarist. His dad, Frank Zappa, is celebrated as one of the most talented and creative guitarists in history, and by age 12, Dweezil was recording music produced by Eddie Van Halen. (Little surprise that he’s covering Van Halen’s 1981 stunner “Push Comes to Shove” lately.) He’s been a bona fide guitar star ever since, releasing seven original solo records, six tribute records, two LPs with his brother Ahmet Zappa, and guesting on recordings across the music universe.Ahead of his gig at Memphis’ Minglewood Hall on his 2024 Rox(postroph)y tour, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Frank Zappa’s Apostrophe (') and

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/oniSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeOni’s guitar duo cover 16 strings between them with a pair of Neural Quad Cortexes and some choice patches. Jared Dines had been writing for Canadian metalcore outfit Oni—fronted by Jake Oni—for a few years before Jake invited Dines to join him onstage. Dines had just two days to learn the entire set before rehearsals began. But Eric Palmer can one-up him. He was teching for the band when Jake conscripted him—with just one day to pick up the set before a performance. Palmer rose to the occasion, and he and Dines have formed Oni’s two-guitar tornado for the past year. Ahead of their gig at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl in December, Dines and Palmer walked PG’s Chris Kies through their spartan, one-guitar rigs—no backups, no mercy.Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/oniSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeWin Guitar Gear: https://bit.ly/Givea

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/la-lomSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeThe Los Angeles League of Musicians—LA LOM for short—brought the vintage vibe with them on the road last year.It wasn’t long ago that LA LOM—guitarist Zac Sokolow, bassist Jake Faulkner, and percussionist Nicholas Baker—were cutting their teeth together as the house band at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, playing poolside for guests. Now, with eight EPs and a full-length record (2024’s The Los Angeles League of Musicians) since 2021, they’re a full-blown sensation, celebrating and interpreting the instrumental traditions of cumbia and Peruvian chicha. The trio played Nashville’s The Basement back in December, where PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with Sokolow and Faulkner to see what road rigs they use to bring their psychedelic cumbia dream to life. Shop LA LOM's Gear:Origin Effects Bassrig Super Vintage - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/KjLRjzMXR Ten Band EQ - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/

Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/chat-pileSubscribe to PG's Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribePGYouTubeThe fast-rising Okies use solid-state amp heads, baritone guitars, and a bit of Peavey magic to bring their nightmare-rock to life.Oklahoma City sludge rockers Chat Pile have had a busy few years. Their 2022 LP, God’s Country, broke them internationally, and their critically acclaimed 2024 follow-up, Cool World, solidified them as one of the most exciting heavy bands of the moment. We spoke with bassist Stin and guitarist Luther Manhole about the record for our November 2024 issue.Now, we bring you the band’s first official Rig Rundown, filmed ahead of their show at The End in Nashville last fall. Tune in to see how Stin and Luther conjure the band’s brutal soundstorms on the road.Thumbnail Photo by Bayley Hanes.Shop Chat Pile's Gear:Ernie Ball Mammoth Slinky Strings - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/APK1OaQuilter Tone Block 202 - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Vx4vkjTC Electronic Polytune