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Rig Rundown: Hayley Williams Band

The Paramore star’s backing band rocks with well-stocked pedalboards.

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Chris Kies
By Chris KiesJun 24, 2026
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.
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Ahead of Hayley Williams’ recent solo show at the Ryman Auditorium, PG’s Chris Kies linked up with bassist Joey Howard and guitarists Bryan Robert Jones and Logan MacKenzie (also of Paramore). Check out what gear they’re using to back up Williams in this new Rig Rundown. Brought to you by D’Addario.


GoldFender

This all-original 1981 Fender Jazz bass is used for songs where Howard plays fingerstyle.

Pick it Up

This Japan-made Fender P bass reissue comes out for heavier tunes, when Howard uses a pick.

Here Comes the Sunn

Howard’s stage sound comes from a pair of 1969 Sunn 2000S heads, paired with a 2x15″ speaker cabinet.

Joey Howard’s Pedalboard

Howard’s bass board includes a Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-300, Origin Effects DCX Bass, a trio of Nobels ODR-B Bass Overdrives, Pro Co Lil’ RAT, Darkglass Harmonic Booster Clean Bass Preamp, DOD FX65, Origin Effects Cali76, Maxon D&S, and Noble Vacuum Tube Preamp and DI Box; a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus supplies the juice.

Pucker Up

This modded Stratocaster, fitted with lipstick-style pickups, is Jones’ main workhorse.

Pancho and Lefty

Jones’ duo of Peavey Bandits are mostly on hand to complete the look, and for a bit of stage volume. His main sound comes from a Universal Audio Enigmatic ’82 Special Overdrive pedal.

Brian Robert Jones’ Pedalboard

Jones’ board includes a Boss TU-3, Ernie Ball VPJR. Tuner, Fulltone OCD, Jason Moser Ten Years (is a Decade), R2R Electric fuzz, Boss TR-2, Ibanez BC-9, Line 6 DL-4, MXR Micro Amp, Keeley Compressor, Boss OC-3, Electro-Harmonix POG2, Malekko Vibrato, Universal Audio Golden Reverberator, and Boss RV-5.

Crushing Crestwood

MacKenzie acquired this Epiphone Crestwood in Nashville in 2017, and while he’s had to treat it to a refret and have the neck reset, he still loves bringing it out on the road.

British Blues

Mackenzie plays through Vox AC30s stocked with Celestion Alnico Blue speakers, a combo that provides him with a malleable pedal platform.

Logan MacKenzie’s Pedalboard

MacKenzie’s board is controlled with an RJM Technology Mastermind PBC, which handles all the pedals you see here: a Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MkII and CXM 1978, Diamond Comp/EQ, Echo Fix EF-P3, JHS Colour Box, Asheville Music Tools AFG-1, Eventide H9, Strymon TimeLine, TC Electronic PolyTune 3, Aion FX Flare Fuzz Machine, Boss DC-2, and Empress Buffer. A Strymon Ojai and Zuma power the board.

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