With a rep for energetic live improvisations, the jammers explore the potential of the recording studio and lean toward their indie-rock influences on their latest album.
Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss from Umphrey’s McGee talk about how the Talking Heads influenced them, making your guitar puke, and why their latest album, Death By Stereo, is all for the ladies.
PG's Jason Shadrick is On Location Des Moines where he catches up with
Umphrey's McGee. In this video Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger, and Ryan
Stasik talk to Jason about the gear they use while out on the road.
PG's Rebecca Dirks is On Location at in Iowa City, IA, where she catches
up with Warren Hayne's guitar tech--Brian Farmer. In this segment, we
get to see Warren's amps--Diaz, Soldano and PRS, which all run through
Marshall 4x12--his guitars that include some Gibson Les Pauls, ES-335s,
Firebirds and a very rare 12-string Les Paul.
PG's Chris Kies is On Location at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE, where
he catches up with Dave Matthews Band's lead guitarist Tim Reynolds. In
this segment, Reynolds shows us his Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier,
Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinet, his pedalboard featuring a MXR Line Driver,
Way Huge Swollen Pickle, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal,
and a Moogerfooger Ring Modulator pedal. His current lineup of guitars
includes a Gibson Flying V, a Gibson Les Paul Standard, and two H-S-S
Strats.
