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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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Full Rig Info: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/alan-parsons-live-project

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Jeff Kollman is a lifelong gigging guitarist whose resume stretches from Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes to Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats. Since 2017, he’s been performing with famed engineer, producer, and songwriter Alan Parsons, who worked on Abbey Road, Dark Side of the Moon, and a host of other records that you’ve probably owned for decades. It should come as no surprise, then, that as a member of the Alan Parsons Project, Kollman’s gig is to sound great. And he does so with a quick-and-easy rig.

 

After getting into Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium from a sweaty gig from the night before in Georgia, the band got set up and PG’s John Bohlinger rolled in to catch up with Kollman about his simple road setup.

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0:00 - Mark Knopfler & D'Addario

0:15 - Jeff Kollman Playing Intro

1:23 - John Bohlinger Intro

1:46 - Gibson SG Faded Special

4:19 - Fender Wildwood '59 Stratocaster

8:43 - Gibson Custom Shop Historic Featherweight Wildwood Spec Les Paul

12:49 - Marshall JCM 2000

15:24 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

15:48 - Jeff Kollman's Pedalboard

23:55 - D'Addario

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Jeff Kollman

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Since forming in 2010, Atlanta noise rockers Whores had only released one LP, 2016’s Gold.—until this year. Eight long years later, their new full-length, WAR., dropped in April, and Whores celebrated by tearing across the country and blasting audiences with their maelstrom of massive, sledge-hammering rock ’n’ roll.

The day after their gig at Cobra Nashville, Whores frontman Christian Lembach, dressed in his Nashville best, met up with PG’s Chris Kies at Eastside Music Supply to run through his brutal road rig.

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0:00 - Electronic Audio Experiments & D'Addario

0:15 - "Fake Life" Live at Cobra Nashville

1:27 - Chris Kies Intro

1:57 - How Does Performing Onstage Provide Catharsis

3:20 - Indulgent Rig For Himself

4:40 - Deciding on Run Time for War Based on Vinyl Quality

6:53 - Bonding with the Esquire Model

9:35 - Six-Saddle Bridge from Amazon

11:19 - Clone of Mark Knopfler Schecter F520T Pickups

13:25 - Beetronics Swarm

14:42 - Working with Producer Ryan Boesch

18:52 - Whores' Tunings & Strings

21:09 - Guitar Pick Choices

22:00 - Furlan Guitars Custom Model with Greenville Beauty Parlor P90s

28:56 - John Bohlinger & XPND Pedalboard

29:45 - 1973 Marshall Super Lead & 2002/2003 1959SLP Amps

35:11 - Marshall JCM 800 4x12s with Celestion G12T-75s

35:57 - Whores' Main Sound Big Muff + Super Hard On

36:58 - Earth Guitars Esquire Built by Jason Beebe

37:57 - Bullet Cable Classic Coil

38:42 - Pedalboard

42:02 - ZVEX Whores Fuzz Factory

45:45 - Devi Ever FX / Dwarfcraft Devices Soda Meiser

47:22 - Beetronics Swarm Pt 2

50:37 - Keeley Nova Wah

52:28 - Boss TU-2 Tuner

53:25 - Spiral Electric FX Yellow Spiral

55:59 - Boss NF-1 Noise Gate

56:54 - Alexander Pedals Radical Delay II Plus

57:36 - Clone of EHX Green Russian Big Muff

58:53 - Electro-Harmonix Micro POG & Superego+

01:02:32 - Lehle Switcher & CIOKS DC10

01:03:32 - Using 9V batteries

01:05:28 - More Fun Covering AC/DC or Black...

Whores' Christian Lembach

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The 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.

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0:00 - Wolf Van Halen & D'Addario

0:15 - "Shame" Luther Manhole Guitar Intro

1:36 - Chris Kies Intro

2:03 - Luther Manhole on 1st Europe Headline Tour

3:21 - Luther Manhole on Quitting His Day Job

5:23 - Luther Manhole's Earliest Guitars

7:25 - Luther Mahole's Ernie Ball Music Man BFR Axis Super Sport Baritone

10:00 - Luther Manhole's Jericho Baritone

10:15 - Chat Pile Tunings

11:22 - Luther Manhole on Recording Chat Pile Albums

12:46 - Luther Manhole's Favorite Part of Being in a Band

13:55 - Luther Manhole's Quilter Tone Block 202 & Ampeg VT-40 Cab

17:35 - Luther Manhole's Pedalboard

20:09 - Luther Manhole on Chat Pile Being Bass-Forward Band

21:43 - Luther Manhole's Guitar Influences

24:26 - Suhr Riot on Luther Manhole's Board

26:40 - Chat Pile Pedal Formula & Trying Tube Amp Distortion

28:05 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

28:30 - Bass Player Stin Intro

29:01 - Stin's Peavey T-40 Bass

31:23 - Stin's Favorite Part of Being in Chat Pile

31:55 - Stin on Writing While Touring

32:24 - How Stin Records Chat Pile

33:52 - Stin on Ben Greenberg Mixing Cool World

35:01 - Capturing Chat Pile's Live Energy on Recording

37:33 - Stin on His Photography for Chat Pile Albums

40:22 - Stin's Quilter Bass Block 802

43:10 - Stin's Tronographic Rusty Box and Live Tone

45:16 - Stin's Bass-Playing Motto 

46:12 - Stin's Bass Player Influences

47:16 - "Funny Man" Riff

48:16 - Korn & Nu-Metal

49:35 - Chris Kies Outro

49:58 - "Masc" Live at The End in Nashville, TN

51:22 - D'Addario Strings

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The 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. 

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0:00 - Ken Parker & D'Addario

0:15 - Zac Sokolow Playing Intro

0:57 - John Bohlinger Intro

1:11 - Zac Sokolow's 1960s National Val-Pro

4:09 - Zac Sokolow's 1960 Kay Style Leader

5:57 - Zac Sokolow's Fender Twin Reverb

7:28 - Zac Sokolow's Pedalboard

11:35 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

11:58 - Jake Faulkner's Johnson Upright Bass

15:50 - Jake Faulkner's Fender Vintera II ’60s Precision Bass

18:14 - Jake Faulkner's Ampeg Venture V12

19:26 - Jake Faulkner's Pedalboard

21:51 - LA LOM Experience as Roosevelt Hotel House Band

23:21 - D'Addario Strings

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LA LOM

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Oni’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.

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0:00 - Joe Glaser & D'Addario

0:15 - Jared Dines & Eric Palmer Playing Intro

1:18 - Chris Kies Intro

1:46 - How Jared & Eric Joined Oni

4:19 - Using 8-String Guitars in Oni

4:49 - Eric Palmer's Jackson Concept MDK8 HT8 MS Modern Dinky

5:48 - Jared Dines' Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty 8

7:03 - Jared Dines' Guitar World Cover & Martin Tour

9:45 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

10:17 - Oni Using Neural DSP Quad Cortex

13:30 - Simplifying & Enjoying Tours with Guitar Modelers

16:55 - What Still Excites Jared Dines About Guitar?

19:37 - 2025 Plans for Oni

20:30 - Jared Dines on Working with Ernie Ball Music Man for StingRay

23:55 - D'Addario Strings

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Jared Dines & Eric Palmer (Oni Band)

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The 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 Roxy & Elsewhere records, Dweezil gave PG’s John Bohlinger a boot-to-bonnet look at his current road setup. There’s a lot of ground to cover between his and his father’s catalogues, and Dweezil loves the challenge, which he meets with a mix of his own gear and some special vintage assists courtesy of his dad. 

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0:00 - Wolf Van Halen & D'Addario

0:15 - Dweezil Zappa Playing Intro

0:59 - John Bohlinger Intro

1:11 - Frank Zappa's Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Les Paul

2:23 - Recreating Frank Zappa's Sound

6:06 - Frank Zappa's Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Les Paul Mods & Tones

12:22 - Frank Zappa's Roxy & Elsewhere-era Gibson SG

18:22 - Exploring Weird Zappa Sounds in Dweezil's Rig

25:46 - Dweezil Zappa's Expression Pedals & Wah Controls

30:17 - XPND Pedalboard & John Bohlinger

31:07 - Dweezil Zappa's Onstage Pedalboard

40:54 - Dweezil's Shabat Lynx DZ Signature & Van Halen's "Push Comes to Shove"

46:19 - Dweezil's Shabat Lynx DZ with Push-Pull Out-of-Phase "Octavia" Sound

47:19 - Lollar El Rayo Bridge Humbucker & Special S Single-Coils

49:02 - Dweezil's Shabat Lynx DZ with Vega Trem VT1

50:06 - How Often Does Dweezil Play Guitar?

51:51 - Dweezil Zappa's Rack Pedals

1:07:52 - Why Dweezil Brings a "Recording Studio" on Tour

1:10:19 - Dweezil Zappa's Strings & Picks

1:12:48 - Joe Glaser & D'Addario

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Dweezil Zappa [2025]

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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.

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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

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MJ Lenderman & the Wind

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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.

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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

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The Jesus Lizard [2025]

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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

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Paul Moak

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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

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Marty Friedman

Grammy-winning metal legends Megadeth and their massive headlining 2022 run hit Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on May 5. Before the headbanging started, PG’s Chris Kies talked gear with Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine, who ran down the specs of his signature Gibson Flying V and showed us why it’s the best body shape for ripping onstage. The band’s dangerously dexterous lead guitarist Kiko Loureiro showed off his stash of dashing Ibanez doublecuts. And both players (plus their techs) share insight on downsizing from an Axe-Fx to a gig-bag-friendly Neural DSP Quad Cortex.

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