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Rig Rundown: Moon Taxi

Discover how double-cuts, modeling amps, and a baker’s dozen stomps energize the live rigs for this Nashville guitar duo.

Chris Kies
By Chris KiesNov 15, 2017
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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Thomson’s board is home to a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, Boss CH-1 Super Chorus, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Boss DD-20 Giga Delay, Electro-Harmonix Nano Holy Grail, a ’90s Green Russian Big Muff clone (built by his friend Joey in Bowling Green, Kentucky), Boss DS-1 Distortion (modded by pedal guru/friend Joey to give it a volume boost and a more mid-focused voice), and an Analogman Compressor.

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EHX Nano Holy Grail

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