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Rig Rundown: Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis and Lou Barlow [2017]

One of rock’s loudest guitar-and-bass duos catalogs their ferocious setups.

Chris Kies
By Chris KiesApr 05, 2017
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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This 1968 Tele is a recent acquisition J scored from NYC’s Rivington Guitars. Since buying it, he’s put in a set of Seymour Duncan Custom Shop BG1400 single-coils designed by ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons.

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