John Bohlinger

John Bohlinger is a Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist best known for leading the band on NBC's Nashville Star, serving as music director for the CMT Awards and specials on PBS and GAC, and of course for his appearances in PG Rig Rundown, Review Demo, Axes & Artifacts, and What Bohlinger Plays videos.

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John Bohlinger

Last Call: Archery for Musicians

What Kyūdō, “no-mind,” and the paradox of non-striving can teach anyone who steps onstage.

Rig Rundown: Steel Beans

The one-man band runs a pair of ‘60s amps in stereo and a pedalboard he plays with his feet while drumming.

Your Acoustic Never Sounded Better (Plugged In)

Rig Rundown: Muse

Matt Bellamy’s and Chris Wolstenholme’s techs open up two of rock’s most heavily engineered rigs.

Rig Rundown: Seth Lee Jones

The Tulsa luthier builds what he can’t buy—including his own No. 1.

Real Tube Tone with Dual Overdrive Personalities

He Fixed Randy Rhoads’ Guitar. Then Eddie Van Halen Called.

Last Call: Verifying the Vintage

Counterfeiters are getting terrifyingly good. Our columnist takes three of his vintage Les Pauls to a Nashville forensic lab to find out what he’s really sitting on.

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John Bohlinger

What Kyūdō, “no-mind,” and the paradox of non-striving can teach anyone who steps onstage.

The one-man band runs a pair of ‘60s amps in stereo and a pedalboard he plays with his feet while drumming.

Matt Bellamy’s and Chris Wolstenholme’s techs open up two of rock’s most heavily engineered rigs.

The Tulsa luthier builds what he can’t buy—including his own No. 1.

Counterfeiters are getting terrifyingly good. Our columnist takes three of his vintage Les Pauls to a Nashville forensic lab to find out what he’s really sitting on.