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Rig Rundown: Ben Harper and Jason Mozersky

Get inside the sounds of one of the most revered slide players on the planet as he goes deep on lap steels, his philosophy on tone, and his mythical Dumbles.

John Bohlinger
By John BohlingerOct 03, 2018
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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Ben Harper pulls no punches when it comes to his amps. For this run, he used a pair of Dumble creations. This one was the eighth Dumble ever made! He got it from one of his early mentors, David Lindley. The head runs into two 12² Celestion speakers, one housed in a tweed Glasswerks cab and the other is in the green Dumble combo.

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