Rig Rundown

The savage hardcore duo's rig seems deceptively simple ... until you see the trio of secret weapons zip-tied to the back of their Bogners.

Rig Rundown: The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die’s Chris Teti

July 1, 2020

The guitarist/producer reveals how an EHX Pitch Fork downsized his touring guitar boat, and admits the difficulties of cherry-picking stomps for the band's spiraling, atmospheric odysseys.

Rig Rundown Best Ofs: Most Iconic Basses

June 26, 2020

Verdine, Flea, Sheehan, Josephine and six other legends show us their favorite earth-rumblers!

Rig Rundown: Mt. Joy's Sam Cooper

June 17, 2020

“Astrovan” took him from lawyer to soulful indie-pop headliner on the back of his rewired, ragged ’69 Jag and a bed of shimmering ’verbs and reversed delays.

The hippie-cowboy pedal steeler for Orville Peck and Margo Price breaks out modulation mutators and synth stomps for a solo mission full of ethereal bends and sublime swells combining cosmic country and ambient new wave.

Rig Rundown: Eric Krasno

June 3, 2020

The co-founding guitarist for Soulive and Lettuce, Grammy-winning bandmate in Tedeschi Trucks, and producer for Norah Jones and 50 Cent welcomes PG into his new California home studio for a tour of his tone treats.

Rig Rundown: Emily Wolfe

May 27, 2020

How “Hot for Teacher,” a homemade mic, and a B.B. King-inspired signature axe factor into a repertoire that mixes Queens of the Stone Age sizzle with modern pop hooks.

Rig Rundown Best Ofs: Most Iconic Guitars

May 22, 2020

From Angus’ SG to Tom’s “Arm the Homeless” axe—the most recognizable 6-strings from our catalog of nearly 500 Rundowns.

Rig Rundown: Brian Fallon

May 20, 2020

The former Gaslight Anthem frontman shares amp-mod electrocution tales, and shows off both impressive Mark Knopfler chops and his thick-necked custom Teles.

Rig Rundown: Gear Gods' Trey Xavier

May 13, 2020

This YouTuber gives the 411 on headless hellraisers, his favorite amp of all time, and the small rack that houses his band's entire live rig.

Last Call: John Bohlinger’s Top 10 Rig Rundowns

May 11, 2020

PG’s Nashville correspondent shares his favorite moments behind the camera with some of the best guitar players in the world.

Rig Rundown: Cory Branan

May 6, 2020

The Memphis honky-tonkin’, Tele-twangin’ songster reveals his beefed-up guitarsenal with 6-string stalwarts, a custom 3rd Power combo, and a stockpile of stomps.

Rig Rundown: Elder

April 29, 2020

Swooshing Pink Floyd vibes, kerranging Sleep chugs, and mutating mellow Motorpsycho tones symbiotically swirl in this guitar duo’s growing setups.

Rig Rundown: Howling Giant

April 22, 2020

A Reverend V, two fiery British-voiced heads, and some tone-sizzling, time-bending stomps fire this warped comet rider into psychedelic spaces.

Rig Rundown: Brendan Benson [2020]

April 15, 2020

A trip into the bona fide Raconteurs guitarist's inner lair of rare vintage acoustics, super vibey amps, and a few choice goldtops.

Rig Rundown: Cedric Burnside

April 8, 2020

A true lion of Mississippi hill-country blues continues paving his family’s legacy with a no-nonsense setup.

Rig Rundown: Ally Venable

April 1, 2020

This up-and-coming Texas-blues rocker walks through how she gets her huge tones.

Rig Rundown: Neil Zaza

March 25, 2020

Now that he’s ditched heavy amps for a digital rig, the melodic shredder shares his secrets for utilizing modern modeling tech.

Rig Rundown: Brandon “Taz” Niederauer

March 18, 2020