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Rig Rundown: G.E. Smith

After decades of backing up world-class artists and leading the SNL band, the famed Telemaster shares some of his tried-and-true gear secrets.

John Bohlinger
By John BohlingerAug 01, 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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G.E. Smith tours with an incredibly clean 1948 Fender Champion Lap Steel. The stock Champion (and all of his guitars on tour) stay strung with Curt Mangan strings.

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