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Go onstage with 36 pedalboards from guitarists like Rush''s Alex Lifeson, Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, ZZ Top''s Billy Gibbons, and more.

By Rebecca Dirks,
Rebecca Dirks
Rebecca Dirks graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in journalism and art, and joined Premier Guitar as an intern in 2007. She lives in the Iowa City area with her husband, two giant dogs, and more cats than are appropriate to mention. When not petsitting, she enjoys challenging herself in the kitchen, watching the Packers dominate, and discovering new music or rediscovering old favorites.
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Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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Bryan Beller (The Aristocrats)
"Beller, whose gigs include playing bass with Steve Vai and Dethklok, uses this loaded board for his trio The Aristocrats with Guthrie Govan. The setup includes a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, Roland EV-5 Expression Pedal, Eectro-Harmonix Bass Microsynth, Boss OC-2 Octave, Xotic BB Preamp, Aphex Bass Xciter, DigiTech Bass Driver, Retro-Sonic Chorus, MXR Bass D.I.+, Boss DD-7, Demeter Opto Compulator, and Dunlop Cry Baby Bass."
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