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Rig Rundown: Alter Bridge's Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy

Big, loud amps and a handful of PRS guitars power one of modern rock’s most formidable guitar duos.

John Bohlinger
By John BohlingerNov 16, 2016
John Bohlinger
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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Kennedy runs two Diezel Herbert MK1 heads, which he controls with a Diezel Columbus foot controller. The amps run into two Diezel 4x12 cabs loaded with green Tone Tubby Hempcone 40/40 Ceramic speakers. 

Special thanks to Jeremy “Frosty” Frost and Ian Keith.

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