PG’s Chris Kies met up with the Barbarians of California at the Exit/In in Nashville, one show into a tour behind their second record, Megatons. Eric Stenman, Zach Irons, and Dave Amezcua walked through a setup shaped by fly dates, borrowed backline, and a band with no techs. Have a look at some quick highlights below, and tune into the new Rig Rundown for all the details.
The humbucker-versus-single-coil debate has a blind spot. Technically, a P-90 is a single coil and a Filter'Tron is a humbucker, so both get filed away with the usual suspects. Plug one in and you'll hear why that shortcut doesn't hold up.
PG’s John Bohlinger met up with Jeremy DeBardi, a.k.a. Steel Beans, at the Cannery in Nashville. A one-man-band, DeBardi plays guitar and drums at the same time, and does it through a pair of 1965 Silvertones and two vintage amps run in stereo. Have a look at some quick highlights below, and tune into the new Rig Rundown for all the details.
Gibson and Baggs have teamed up to build on Baggs' popular pickup system, with more responsive bridge-plate sensors and upgraded signal processing aimed at a warmer, clearer sound. Watch John Bohlinger test drive a L-00 & J-45, while Lloyd Baggs and Gibson's Mat Koehler discuss the product development and partnership.
PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with Muse at Lakewood Amphitheater outside Atlanta, where Matt Bellamy’s tech Chris Whitemyer and Chris Wolstenholme’s tech Jon Ashworth walked through a pair of rigs built on custom instruments, retired parts stockpiles, and a lot of MIDI. Have a look at some quick highlights below, and tune into the new Rig Rundown for all the details.