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Rig Rundown: Thrice [2021]

See how gear consolidationā€”including a sneaky stereo signature StingRay, a home-built guitar, and Line 6 modelersā€”actually encourages more tonal tinkering.

Recently Thrice's Dustin Kensrue (vocals/guitar) and Teppei Teranishi (guitar) participated in PG's Hooked. (The video series features musicians talking about a moment, riff, or song that turned their world upside down and sideswiped them into playing.) Kensrue raved about the Pixies' dissonant melodies, while Teranishi highlighted Metallica's heavy impact. And at the conclusion of the video, they both admit the band has a lot of "Pixies" parts and "Metallica" moments throughout its catalog.

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