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Rig Rundown: Judas Priest

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John Bohlinger
By John BohlingerJun 05, 2019
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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Watch the pioneering British heavy metal band share the stories and secrets behind the gear that’s banged heads for 50 years and sold over 50 million records.

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Next is Richie Faulkner’s Gibson Custom Shop Explorer with a mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard, EMG 57/66 pickups and Ernie Ball .011–.048 strings. (See a pattern developing?)


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