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At this point, Nashville heavy hitters All Them Witches are friends of the show. They’ve had their rigs rundown twice before, but like they say, the third time’s the charm. PG’s Chris Kies rendezvoused with bassist/vocalist Charles Michael Parks Jr., guitarist Ben McLeod, and keyboardist/violinist Allan Van Cleave at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl for this new Rig Rundown, packed with tone goodies you’re gonna wanna see. Tune in for the full scoop, and skim the highlights below.
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Primary Paul
McLeod’s 2010 Gibson Les Paul Traditional is his first pick. It’s been modified with a bone nut, Tone Pros bridge, DiMarzio Super Distortion in the neck position, and a custom bridge pickup, plus a string butler. No doubt about it—this one is ready to rock.
Black Beauty
This Knaggs Honga is used for certain songs in alternate tunings, like those off the band’s 2015 record, Dying Surfer Meets His Maker. McLeod mainly uses D’Addario NYXL .011s, tuned to drop C and D standard.
Take It to the Bank
This Banker V-style is tuned to D standard for slide playing; McLeod’s slides wait atop his Fender Twin. The Martin acoustic beside it is used for collaborative live performances with tourmates King Buffalo.
Fruit and Fender
The Orange AD30 head is McLeod’s main amplifier, running into a Marshall 1960B cabinet loaded with Celestion Greenback speakers. The Fender Twin beside it is on hand as a backup.
Ben McLeod’s Pedalboard
McLeod carries a Dunlop Cry Baby 95Q wah, TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, WEM CCB-1 Copicat Boost, Lehle Mono Volume S, Analog Man-modded Boss BD-2, Stomp Under Foot Silverfish, Boss DM-2W, and Strymon TimeLine.
Boomsticks
On the left, we have Parks’ number-one “Doom Broom”—a custom copy of a 1972 Rickenbacker 4001 bass—with its distinctive horns sheared, of course. The ’60s-era Fender Precision/Jazz hybrid beside it, which belonged to Parks’ dad, is a backup, and features unique out-of-phase switching.
Sovtek Siblings
Charles Michael Parks Jr.’s Pedalboard
PArks runs a Shure GLXD16+ Guitar Pedal System, Radial ABY switcher for switching between bass and guitar, Boss EQ, Electro-Harmonix Hum Debugger, Ibanez Echo Shifter, Amptweaker Bass Tight Fuzz, Greer Little Samson, Keeley 30ms Double Tracker, Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork, and Hiwatt Fuzz.
Keys to the Kingdom
Allan Van Cleave’s Violin Pedalboard
Van Cleave’s 5-string Yamaha violin has its own humble board, loaded with a Boss TU-2, JHS Series 3 Reverb, MXR Carbon Copy, Electro-Harmonix Pitchfork, Demonfx Overdrive Preamp, and a wah pedal.
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