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Rig Rundown: Here Lies Man

Les Pauls, high-headroom British brawlers, and pulverizing pedals push Marcos Garcia into the Masters of Reality Iommi-sphere.

Chris Kies
By Chris KiesDec 30, 2020
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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Following Here Lies Man’s second show ever in Edmonton, Garcia went into shark mode and sniped this Ibanez PF-400 off eBay. It was in complete disrepair—no pickups, no knobs, and binding flaking off—and upon receiving the downtrodden instrument, he took it to his guitar guru at Future Music. He was floored when he got it back.

The extra knob was a request from Garcia so he could control the volume of both pickups when in the middle position. Like the ’68 Tri-Burst, it has Bare Knuckle Juggernauts (with the toaster covers).

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