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PG's Chris Kies is On Location in Des Moines, IA, where he catches up with Maroon 5's guitarist James Valentine. In this video Valentine talks to Chris about the gear they use while out on the road on the 2011 Summer Tour with Train.



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Jon T.
on 12/08/2011 		I have always enjoyed Maroon 5's sound, great interview once again PG! That pedalboard must weigh a ton, I guess the roadies earn thier keep. Great to see the artist do the tech side also.
Vincent Do
on 11/11/2011 		His Line 6 DL4 is definitely modded, probably for tone/reliability reasons. The LED's here are blue, instead of red when stock.
gav
on 10/20/2011 		the line6 doesnt ruin my tone, people like him can afford any delay, so they choose to use them, theres a reason you see a dl4 on maybe 60% of pedalboards
boogiechilli n
on 10/13/2011 		Re: deadgeorge: "tone" is subjective. He plays what he likes for his tone and there are many Line6 delays shoved into many a pro rack these days. He plays the large venues every week. you?
Kristen
on 10/13/2011 		I love love love Jimmy V!
Wjguitar
on 10/13/2011 		Very nice interview and informative. Likable guy, too!
DeadGeorge
on 10/13/2011 		drop that line 6 delay and get yourself a Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay!! much better tone, gives your all the analog goodness with digital accuracy
Spanky
on 10/13/2011 		So nice when the actual player can do his own rig rundown instead of the tech. You get the real feel for his reasons for certain pedals and tone options, as well as demos. Matchless and /13 are hard to beat!
Patrick
on 10/12/2011 		I agree, I really enjoy these rig rundowns. I love seeing all the different visions for each player etc. Good stuff, keep them coming....
maz
on 10/12/2011 		Smokin' guitar player and a really nice guy as well! My band used to play with his old band "Square" back in the day... they were really great... To me they sounded like a mixture of Steely Dan and Ben folds...



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