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Rig Rundown - Pink's Justin Derrico and Eva Gardner
April 9, 2013
Premier Guitar's Jason Shadrick is On Location at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, where he catches up with Justin Derrico and Eva Gardner on tour with Pink's The Truth About Love tour. In this segment, Justin and Eva detail their go-to instruments and signal chains.
Killswitch Engage: Ironhearts, Redemption, and Big Digits
March 28, 2013
Rejuvenated by the return of original singer Jesse Leach, Killswitch Engage’s Adam Dutkiewicz, Joel Stroetzel, and Mike D’Antonio deliver pummeling riffs and walls of wailing guitar solos on "Disarm the Descent."
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Interview: HBC's Scott Henderson and Jeff Berlin
January 9, 2013
Musicians Institute guitar guru Scott Henderson and outspoken bass
virtuoso Jeff Berlin discuss their chops-laden new album with
Dennis Chambers, why Berlin didn’t join Van Halen, and why
metronomes and rock academia are useless.
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Rig Rundown - Lamb of God
December 26, 2012
PG's Chris Kies is on location in Des Moines, Iowa, where he catches up with Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton and the band's guitar techs to get the details on Mark's setup, as well as the rigs of guitarist Willie Adler and bassist John Campbell.
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Bad Brains: The Big Takeover That Never Was
December 10, 2012
Darryl Jenifer and Gary “Dr. Know” Miller of Bad Brains discuss
their trailblazing fusion of disparate styles—from jazz to soul,
reggae, punk, funk, and metal—as well as how their new album,
"Into the Future," totally lives up to its name, and what it’s like to be
both legends and underdogs more than 30 years into their career.
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GALLERY: Tom Petersson's Bass Collection
December 10, 2012
Tom Petersson—conceptualizer of the 12-string bass and original
low-end man for Cheap Trick—gives Premier Guitar a glimpse at some of
the rare gems in his vast collection of vintage guitars and basses
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Interview: Larry Graham - Sheer Energy
December 10, 2012
Larry Graham–legendary groove master for Sly and the Family Stone and pioneer of electric slap bass–recounts the birth of "thumpin'' and pluckin''" as well as his new Graham Central Station album, Raise Up, which features guests like Prince and Raphael Saadiq on 13 boot-shaking tunes.
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Interview: Victor Wooten - Zen and the Art of Playing to Infinity
December 10, 2012
On Victor Wooten’s two new albums, "Words and Tones" and the
instrumental "Swords and Stone," the reigning icon of bass technique
continues to push the boundaries of support and virtuosity.
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Rig Rundown - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno's Rickey Minor, Paul Jackson Jr., and Dave Delhomme
November 6, 2012
PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location in Los Angeles, CA where she catches up with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno bassist Rickey Minor and guitarists Paul Jackson Jr. and Dave Delhomme. In this segment, we learn what guitars, amps, basses, and effects pedals all three players use every night during taping.
Rig Rundown - Jimmy Kimmel Live! Toshi Yanagi & Jimmy Earl
November 6, 2012
PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location at Hollywood, CA, where she catches up with Jimmy Kimmel Live! guitarist Toshi Yanagi and bassist Jimmy Earl. In this segment, we learn what guitars, amps, basses, and effects pedals both Yanagi and Earl use every night during taping.
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Rig Rundown - Conan's Jimmy Vivino & Mike Merritt
November 6, 2012
PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location at Hollywood, CA, where she catches up with Conan guitarist Jimmy Vivino and bassist Mike Merritt. In this segment, we learn what guitars, amps, basses, and effects pedals both Vivino and Merritt use every night during taping, as well as take a look into Vivino's back room collection of guitars.
Rig Rundown - Late Night With Jimmy Fallon's The Roots' "Captain" Kirk Douglas & Mark Kelley
November 6, 2012
PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location in New York, NY where she catches up with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
guitarist "Captain" Kirk Douglas and bassist Mark Kelley. In this segment, we
learn what guitars, amps, basses, and effects pedals both Douglas and Kelley use every night during taping.
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Rig Rundown - The Late Show with David Letterman's Will Lee, Sid McGinnis, and Felicia Collins
November 6, 2012
PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, NY, where she catches up with CBS Orchestra bassist Will Lee and guitarists Sid McGinnis and Felicia Collins. In this segment, the three discuss the guitars, amps, and effects used nightly on The Late Show with David Letterman.
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TV Guitars: Inside the World of Late Night (with exclusive Rig Rundown videos)
November 5, 2012
Go inside the world of late-night TV to get the lowdown on gear and performing from the 13
guitarists and bassists on "The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Saturday
Night Live," "Conan," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "Late Night
with Jimmy Fallon."
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Rig Rundown - Neon Trees' Chris Allen and Branden Campbell
October 17, 2012
Tessa Jeffers discusses the go-to gear for Neon Trees' Chris Allen and Branden Campbell.
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Interview: Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee
October 8, 2012
The guitar and bass legends get existential as they discuss everything from the evolution of their songwriting partnership to how raging Marshall Silver Jubilees and thumping Orange bass amps brought a raw, gutsy vibe to their new steampunk-inspired album, "Clockwork Angels."
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Rig Rundown - Cheap Trick
September 26, 2012
PG's Shawn Hammond is on location checking out Cheap Trick's live rigs.
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Rig Rundown - Incubus' Mike Einzinger and Ben Kenney
September 12, 2012
PG's Chris Kies is on location in Tinley Park, IL, where he catches up with Incubus' guitarist Mike Einzinger who talks about his current touring rig that includes Ernie Ball/Music Man Guitars, Mesa/Boogie Amplifiers, and an extensive pedalboard and bassist Ben Kenney who talks about his current touring rig that includes Lakland Basses, Mesa/Boogie Amplifiers, and effects pedals from companies like Boss, Ernie Ball, and Fulltone.
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Interview: Marcus Miller
September 6, 2012
Jazz and session legend Marcus Miller talks about recording with Miles Davis, his treasured 1977 Jazz bass, and the stripped-down approach he took on his new solo album, "Renaissance."
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Rig Rundown - Band of Horses
August 31, 2012
