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Rig Rundown: Nine Inch Nails

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Robin Finck and Alessandro Cortini create the perfect drug for NIN fans with a bevy of heavy-hitting custom guitars and basses and a high-tech hybrid setup that marries digital with analog.

Alessandro Cortini uses an Ibanez UB804 bass for “The Perfect Drug.” He plays it horizontal, like a guitar, because of the intonation and quick plucking needed for that song’s structure.

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