Rig Rundowns
413 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsPremier 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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Episodes
Ep. #195: Mike Stern
May 09, 2018 23:33 - 22 minutes - 26.1 MBConsistency is key when it comes to this jazz legend’s approach to gear. Check out how one of the most rocking jazzers gets his signature tone.
Ep. #194: Def Leppard [2014]
May 07, 2018 13:30 - 42 minutes - 38.4 MBVivian Campbell and Phil Collen take PG through their surprisingly tube-free rigs.
Ep. #193: The Mattson 2
May 02, 2018 21:12 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBGo inside the psych-jazz stylings of Jared Mattson and check out his wacky Japanese doubleneck that provides the midrange buzz and low-end thump for the duo.
Ep. #192: The Black Keys [2014]
April 30, 2018 14:30 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBWe catch up again with tech Dan Johnson who goes over the equipment changes since 2012, including new kitschy guitars, kooky combos, and why the blues-rock juggernaut needs so much fuzz.
Ep. #191: Khruangbin
April 25, 2018 22:13 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBWitness how the Texas trio spawns their brand of atmosphere Thai-funk rock with an expansive use of ’verb and a pair of road-trodden, vintage-styled instruments.
Ep. #190: Fall Out Boy
April 23, 2018 15:30 - 40 minutes - 46.2 MBThe multi-platinum pop-punk band talks about signature guitars and the latest lineup in their never-ending gear swap.
Ep. #189: The Deer Hunter
April 19, 2018 01:41 - 50 minutes - 57.5 MBExplore the three keys that propels the band’s progressive rock orbit: custom axes, pedal-platform tube amps, and stompboxes strengthened with modeling tech from Line 6.
Ep. #188: The Winery Dogs
April 16, 2018 15:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBThe power-trio super group fulfills the promise, brings back rock armed with signature instruments from Fender and Yamaha.
Ep. #187: Earthless
April 12, 2018 00:22 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBWatch how this SoCal-based group uses a handful of carefully selected stomps with some mish-mash gear to create some free-form, psych-rock mayhem.
Ep. #186: Keith Urban Pt. 1: Guitars [2011]
April 09, 2018 14:00 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBJason Shadrick is On Location at the Mark in Moline, Ilinois. Guitar tech Chris Miller shows Jason a few of the guitars that Keith Urban uses on the Get Closer World Tour. Be sure to check out part 2 where Chris shows Jason around Keith Urban's ever changing array of amps and effects!
Ep. #185: Eric Johnson [2018]
April 05, 2018 00:10 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBOn a tour celebrating his classic 1990 album, Ah Via Musicom, the legendary guitarist pairs his vintage pedals and amps with brand new signature semi-hollowbody Fender Strats and some wild-card 6-strings.
Ep. #183: Propagandhi
March 29, 2018 01:00 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBPolitically charged prog-punkers Chris Hannah, Todd Kowalski, and Sulynn Hago of Propagandhi take PG through their road rigs.
Ep. #184: Robin Trower
March 29, 2018 00:30 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBThe English rocker’s recipe for his brand of classic psychedelic blues-rock is simple: Plug a Strat into a Marshall and crank it up.