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Rig Rundown: Failure's Ken Andrews [2019]

The sonic sorcerer shows us how he builds walls of textures with an Axe-Fx III and his new signature Electrical Guitar Company offset.

Perry Bean
By Perry BeanApr 03, 2019
Perry Bean

Perry Bean cut his teeth touring and playing in punk rock and hardcore bands, before he got his start in film. He worked his way up from lowly production assistant to become a producer, art director, and most recently, a music video director nominated for ACM, CMT, and CMA awards. Being Premier Guitar's Chief Videographer was a perfect fit for him, combining his two favorite things—guitars and cameras. Perry doesn't have free time, but his massive dog Beef pays his rent by being Perry's intern.

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Failure multi-instrumentalist, highly-regarded rock producer, and digital-gear beta tester Ken Andrews joins PG’s Perry Bean to update his live gear cache that now boasts an aluminum signature guitar and an Axe-Fx III-based encyclopedia of tones and textures.

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