Rig Rundown

Go inside his impressive tone bunker fortified with silver 7-string ESP sig models, 21st-century Fishman pickups, and stacks of 5150 and 800 disciples.

Rig Rundown: Perry Bean's Top 10

September 23, 2020

PG's chief videographer recalls highlights from 7+ years on the job, including pinch-me hangs with Bad Religion, Jason Isbell, Propagandhi, Power Trip, and others.

Rig Rundown: Suzanne Santo

September 16, 2020

Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Gargantuan Pedalboards Vol. 1

September 15, 2020

Get a load of these space-station control centers from Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Steven Wilson, Dweezil Zappa, and Steve Lukather.

Rig Rundown: Enterprise Earth's Gabe Mangold

September 9, 2020

The death-metal nomad welcomes us into his converted-cargo-trailer home/studio to detail his extended-range rumblers and mobile recording setup.

Rig Rundown: Caspian's Phil Jamieson

September 2, 2020

The self-proclaimed “midrange mattress” makes a post-rock bed with an “Excalibur” Jazzmaster and some up-the-sleeve Strymon settings.

Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Funniest Moments

August 28, 2020

Ten mirthful moments from Devin Townsend, Misfit Doyle von Frankenstein, Screaming Female Marissa Paternoster, the Darkness, and more!

Rig Rundown: Revocation & Gargoyl's Dave Davidson

August 26, 2020

He fronts two menacing bands with his “Ferrari-like” signature Jackson, but he’s also got a soft spot for his vintage ES-335.

Rig Rundown: Nick Perri

August 19, 2020

The retro rocker opens up about retrofitting reissues, returning to the JTM45s, and finding the piece of gear that changed his life.

Rig Rundown Best Ofs: Vintage Amps

August 17, 2020

From top-dollar treasures to pawnshop powerhouses—Santana, Setzer, Joan Jett, Joe Perry, and others show us their faves.

Rig Rundown: All Souls' Antonio Aguilar

August 12, 2020

Strats with presto-chango pickguards power folk and flamenco flourishes mingled with kerranging rock and Melvins-esque metal.

Rig Rundown: Brother Hawk

August 5, 2020

Graduating beyond his hardcore roots, guitarist/vocalist JB Brisendine marries the sting of Neil Young’s “Old Black” with searing and spacey Southern-rock grooves.

Rig Rundown: John Bohlinger's Top 10

July 29, 2020

John Bohlinger

What do Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Emmanuel, and Peter Frampton all have in common? They made the PG host's list of favorite episodes from his seven-plus years on the job.

Rig Rundown: Chicano Batman's Carlos Arévalo

July 22, 2020

Primo Jags and ace Ernie Ball axes help the funkateer channel Eddie Hazel grooves through a prism of Tropicália rhythms.

Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Walls of Amps

July 17, 2020

Deafened is as deafened does—from Sleep’s Matt Pike to EJ, Bonamassa, the Edge and more.

Rig Rundown: Butch Walker

July 15, 2020

The big-hit producer (Taylor Swift, Green Day, Weezer) and guitarist opens his RubyRed Productions to catalog his custom creations from the West and Far East. Plus, he reveals how Keith Urban forever changed his guitar-playing world.

Rig Rundown: Sharptooth’s Lance Donati and Keith Higgins

July 8, 2020

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: Jim Ward

June 24, 2020