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Rig Rundown: Manchester Orchestra

Observe how the Atlanta-based rockers keep instruments in the family and take a pragmatic approach by hitting the road with everyman gear to morph between their brutal heavy riffs and beautiful, cinematic soundscapes.

Robert McDowell appears to have a two-headed monster lurking behind him onstage, but the only amp that’s hot (normally) is the Vox AC30C2 that also powers the Janus 2x12 cab it’s sitting on. (The Orange 40th Anniversary OR50 currently rides the bench for backup duty.)

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