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Rig Rundown: Together Pangea

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John Bohlinger
By John BohlingerOct 11, 2017
John Bohlinger
John Bohlinger is a Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist best known for leading the band on NBC's Nashville Star, serving as music director for the CMT Awards and specials on PBS and GAC, and of course for his appearances in PG Rig Rundown, Review Demo, Axes & Artifacts, and What Bohlinger Plays videos.
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His backup is this 1979 American Fender Lead II, with X1 single-coil pickups. Both guitars are strung with Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Nickle Wound (.009–.046) string. Cosio plays with a Dunlop Tortex .60 mm pick.

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