PG’s John Bohlinger hung with Shaun Morgan and Dale Stewart of Seether during a bone-crushingly loud rehearsal in Nashville as the band geared up for another tour.
Morgan exclusively plays his signature Schecter models. This rock ’n’ roll machine features a mahogany body, a single Duncan-designed pickup and a volume control. The Schecters are strung with Ernie Ball Beefy Slinky (.011–.054) for drop tunings and Ernie Ball Paradigm .011–.048. Morgan uses Dunlop 1 mm Tortex Fin picks.
Morgan goes with a rackmount version of a Mesa/Boogie Lone Star for his clean tone. The Lone Star runs into Mesa 4x12 and 2x12 cabs loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. The amp lives in a rack built by tech Bryan Jones that also houses a Furman P-1800 AR Power Conditioner, Peterson StroboRack tuner, two Sennheiser 2050 wireless units, and a tucked below the amp sits a Whirlwind Multiselector 4X.
A pair of Mesa/Boogie Cab Clones allow Morgan to feed a direct signal to FOH.
For dirtier tones, Morgan carries two Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifiers.
Morgan uses pedals primarily between songs for ambient musical segues. The signal goes from the wireless to a Dunlop Jerry Cantrell signature Cry Baby wah, Boss BF-3 Flanger, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, and a pair of Boss delays (DD-3 and DD-7). A Whirlwind Selector is used to move between the Mesa/Boogie amps and a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ supplies the juice.
Both in the studio and on tour, Dale Stewart plays his Schecter Diamond signature model. These basses feature a mahogany body and two EMG 35HZ pickups, and are strung with Ernie Ball Power Slinky (.055-.110) strings.
Stewart runs two Hartke LH1000s into four Hartke 4x10 cabs. An Avalon U5 runs a direct signal to FOH.
Stewart runs his bass into a Sennheiser 500 wireless unit that feeds his pedalboard. On the floor, the signal hits a Boss TU-3, Boss BF-3 Flanger and a Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive pedal, all powered by a Dunlop DC Brick.
Thanks to techs Bryan Jones and Jake Hobbs.
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John Bohlinger is a Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist best known for leading the band on NBC's Nashville Star, serving as music director for the CMT Awards and specials on PBS and GAC, and of course for his appearances in PG Rig Rundown, Review Demo, Axes & Artifacts, and What Bohlinger Plays videos.
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