Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Premier Guitar features affiliate links to help support our content. We may earn a commission on any affiliated purchases.

Rig Rundown: Deerhoof

Despite their penchant for crazy sounds, avant-indie heroes John Dieterich and Ed Rodríguez aren't boutique snobs. Here they walk us through the tools they use to create their cerebral catharsis.

John Bohlinger
By John BohlingerAug 24, 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.
See Full Bio

Rodríguez uses a Monster Classic coiled cable to run from his guitar to his Catalinbread-packed board. Other than the Boss TU-3 tuner, he relies strictly on a trio of Catalinbread stomps (Naga Viper, Octapussy, and Belle Epoch). They live on a Pedaltrain Nano+ board and are powered by a Cioks DC5 power supply.

SWShopTheRigButton

Click to subscribe to our monthly Rig Rundown podcast:

rig-rundownfeatured-storiesspecial-featured-storiesgearvideoscatalinbreadeastwoodartistsdeerhoofwhats-newguitarists

The Latest

Editors' Choice: Fuzz That Fuels PG Staff's Most Ripping Reveries
Gear

Editors' Choice: Fuzz That Fuels PG Staff's Most Ripping Reveries

Prime Day Deal Rundown: Top Picks for 2024!
Gear

Prime Day Deal Rundown: Top Picks for 2024!

Top 10 Prime Day Deals, Amazon Prime
Gear

Top 10 Prime Day Guitar Deals​

Amazon prime guitar deals
Gear

Prime Big Deal Days Rundown: Top Picks for 2023!

Stompboxtober

Stompboxtober 2025: NUX

Pro-Advice

A Father’s Cherry Wood Becomes a One-of-a-Kind T-Style

More for you

Darkglass Anagram Review

Guitar effects pedal with knobs, presets, and footswitches in a sleek silver design.

Darkglass Electronics is a bass player’s company. And like many bass-centric brands, they sometimes seem determined to ensure that guitar players aren’t the only ones having fun when it comes to amps and effects. If that’s true, the DSP-driven Anagram may be their most impressive form of revenge yet.

Keep ReadingShow less

Most Popular

Black electric guitar in front of two Marshall amplifiers on a patterned rug.
Vintage Vault

Check Out This Pristine 1959 Les Paul Custom

Two green guitar amplifiers with cream speaker covers, featuring knobs and controls on top.
News

Limited Edition Orange Amplifiers Rocker 15 & 32

PRS SE NF 53 Review
Electric Guitars

PRS SE NF 53 Review

Gear Finds: Pickups and Guitar Upgrades
Gear Finds

Gear Finds: Pickups and Guitar Upgrades

Linkin Park Rig Rundown
Rig Rundown

Linkin Park Rig Rundown

T-Rex Effects Twin Blaze Giveaway from Guitars.net!
PG Giveaways

T-Rex Effects Twin Blaze Giveaway from Guitars.net!

Fortin Kali Review

Fortin Kali Review

The aptly named Kali distills elements of the Fortin Cali—a Plexi-inspired amp—into a 2-channel pre-amp and distortion pedal. Each channel has three gain modes—vintage, raw, and saturation—which are selectable via a mini toggle. And each mode has a very distinct vibe, which could be loosely categorized as low-end-heavy, midrangey, and high-gain-centric, respectively.

Keep ReadingShow less

Pedalmania! Keeley, Mr. Black, Hotone, and NUX Demos

Pedalmania! Keeley, Mr. Black, Hotone, and NUX Demos

As the leaves change and the holiday season approaches, PG contributor Tom Butwin highlights standout pedals from the bevy of tone machines that graced shelves this year. In his first installment of Pedalmania, hear demos of the flexible Keeley Manis Overdrive, Mr. Black's DoubleTracker Stereo, the spacey new Hotone Verbera convolution reverb, and the featured-packed NUX Amp Academy Stomp.

Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz-Echo Review

Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz-Echo Review

There are more flexible means for mashing up fuzz and delay than Benson’s Deep Sea Diver. And in a time of preposterously low-priced pedals, there are more economical methods, too. But there’s no guarantee that a more traditional and cost-conscious path will yield results as interesting—or inspirational—as those offered by the Deep Sea Diver. It’s a pedal that often serves up zigs where you seek zags—depending on your sense of adventure and creative latitude, it can feel versatile, forgiving, and full of exciting surprises.

Keep ReadingShow less

Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Rig Rundown

Deftones' Stephen Carpenter Rig Rundown

California metal giants Deftones returned this year with Private Music, their first album in five years. In support of it, they ripped across North America on a string of headline shows and support slots with System of a Down.

We linked with Deftones guitarist Stef Carpenter for a Rig Rundown back in 2013, but a lot has changed since then (and as Carpenter reveals in this new interview, he basically disowns that 2013 rig). Back in August, PG’s Chris Kies caught up with Carpenter again ahead of the band’s gig in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the guitarist gave us an all-access walkthrough of his current road rig.

Brought to you by D’Addario

Keep ReadingShow less