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Rig Rundown: Modest Mouse's Jim Fairchild

The alt-rocker details and demos his wide-ranging guitar collection, expansive pedalboard, and dual-amp setup.

Jim Fairchild is a long-time Fender fan and still tours with the first good Strat he ever owned. This ’95 Strat boasts a matching headstock along with Lollar Vintage Blackface pickups. (He carries a 2013 American Standard Strat with the same Lollar pickups as a backup.)

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