On tour supporting their 12th full-length record, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…, California rockers AFI rolled through Nashville’s Marathon Music Works in October. After first running down their rigs in 2017, PG’s Chris Kies linked up again with guitarist Jade Puget and bassist Hunter Burgan to see how their gear has evolved in the past eight years.

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Off the Wall

Puget found this Les Paul Standard hanging at Guitar Center 15 years ago, and it’s still his go-to live guitar. A surprisingly light specimen, it’s had a Seymour Duncan pickup swapped in, and it’s strung with Ernie Balls—usually .010s.

Throughout AFI’s set, Puget switches between tunings: D sharp, drop C sharp, D standard, and E standard.

Silver Surfer

This new Schecter, a prototype made for Puget, is his first ever silverburst, which saw service in the music video for “Holy Visions.” It’s loaded with a Sustainiac system in the neck position.

Willing and Ableton

Puget has experimented a lot to get his rig to this point. His signal runs through a pair of rack-mounted Line 6 Helix units in a stereo configuration, and also through a computer running Ableton that triggers the exact sound designs he created while recording. The RJM Mastermind and Effect Gizmo are programmed to control all pedals, the Helix, and Ableton.

Jade Puget’s Pedalboard

Most of Puget’s effects come from the Helix, but he also runs a few pedals in his rack, including an MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive and Carbon Copy, Boss DC-2W, RV-2, and BF-2, and a Keeley Compressor.

Another board carries a Boss TU-3, TC Electronic Mimiq, EHX The Clone Theory, TC Electronic Arena, MXR Echoplex, and L.R. Baggs Venue DI.

Blackout

In live contexts, Burgan uses Fender P basses exclusively. This is his No. 1, which he’s had since 2012.

Pinky

This dazzling Fender P was made custom for Burgan before this tour.

Triples is Best

Burgan runs this trio of Ampeg SVT Classics.

Hunter Burgan’s Rack Setup

Burgan uses a RJM Mastermind GT to control his in-show switching. In his backstage rack, there’s an EHX Bass Big Muff, Micro Synth, Satisfaction, Nano POG, Bass Clone, and Graphic Fuzz, and on a second shelf, there’s the rest of the collection: a Bass Soul Food, Battalion, Lizard King, Neo Mistress, and Memory Toy.

Gibson Les Paul Standard

Ernie Ball Strings

Line 6 Helix

MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive

MXR Carbon Copy

Boss DC-2W

Keeley Compressor

Boss TU-3

TC Electronic Mimiq

MXR Echoplex

LR Baggs Venue DI

Ampeg SVT Classic

EHX Bass Big Muff

EHX Micro Synth

EHX Satisfaction

EHX Nano POG

EHX Bass Clone

EHX Bass Soul Food

EHX Battalion

EHX Lizard King

EHX Neo Mistress

EHX Memory Toy