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Rig Rundown: Killswitch Engage

One of metalcore’s biggest bands allows PG to check out their signature instruments and the minimal gear they use to punish crowds on a nightly basis.

The band’s bassist, Mike D’Antonio, only tours with signature basses. His current go-to is a 2015 prototype for his Ibanez MDB4-WH Mike D’Antonio Signature model that has a Seymour Duncan Steve Harris SPB-4 signature P-bass pickup and a Seymour Duncan SJB-3 Quarter Pounder J-bass pickup. D’Antonio’s #2 is his 2016 Ibanez MDB4 Mike D’Antonio Signature production model with a custom Seymour Duncan P-style pickup and a Seymour Duncan SJB-3 Quarter Pounder. Both basses are strung with DR Hi-Beams (.055–.120) and are tuned to drop C.

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Day 4 of Stompboxtober brings a chance to win a pedal from TWA: The Chemical-Z! Don’t miss out—enter now and return tomorrow for more!

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When the Beatles’ bass duties fell to rhythm guitarist Paul McCartney, he fully adopted the role and soon became one of the undeniable bass greats.

Many listeners and musicians can tell if a bass player is really a guitarist in disguise. Here’s how you can brush up on your bass chops.

Was bass your first instrument, or did you start out on guitar? Some of the world’s best bass players started off as guitar players, sometimes by chance. When Stuart Sutcliffe—originally a guitarist himself—left the Beatles in 1961, bass duties fell to rhythm guitarist Paul McCartney, who fully adopted the role and soon became one of the undeniable bass greats.

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Jackson Guitars announces its first female signature artist model, the Pro Series Signature Diamond Rowe guitar.

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