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A studio visit with the new gear-heavy improv/art-rock supergroup that includes Henry Kaiser, Andy West, and Anthony Pirog.

Premier Guitarā€™s Ted Drozdowski dropped into Nashvilleā€™s POGO studio to eavesdrop on the sessions for the new improv/art-rock group Five Times Surpriseā€”and, of course, to do a Rig Rundown with the three string-playing virtuosos at its epicenter: famed free-ranging guitarist Henry Kaiser, guitarist Anthony Pirog (above left) of the Messthetics, and the Dixie Dregsā€™ legendary bassist Andy West. Actually, there are four, since the group also includes eclectic electric violinist Tracy Silverman. But hey, this ainā€™t Premier Fiddle, soā€¦

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PG's Shawn Hammond is On Location in Frankfurt, Germany, at the 2011 Musikmesse show where he visits the True Temperament booth. In this segment, we see and learn more about True Temperament's custom fretting system that was designed to battle intonation problems on guitars and basses.



PG's Shawn Hammond is On Location in Frankfurt, Germany, at the 2011 Musikmesse show where he visits the True Temperament booth. In this segment, we see and learn more about True Temperament's custom fretting system that was designed to battle intonation problems on guitars and basses.