Rig Rundowns

​The veteran sludge slingers show off the goods in this subterranean Rundown.

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Back in February, PG’s Perry Bean headed over to Nashville’s Cannery Hall to catch up with his longtime friends in the Tennessee mathcore outfit the Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza. Before their gig, guitarists Layne Meylain, Josh Travis, and Eric Berngruber, along with bassist Mike Butler, took Bean through the Kiesel-and-Quad-Cortex-powered guts of their audio acrobatics.

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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.

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George Thorogood and the Destroyers have been burning the world up with their blues- and boogie-rock for more than half a century, and before their February gig at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, our Rig Rundown crew met up with Thorogood, tech Rev Jones, and veteran Destroyer Jim Suhler at PRS Nashville for a look at how they cook up their kick-ass riffage onstage these days.

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The Sicilian guitar slinger travels light, carrying just a few trusted tools for some recent international dates.

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The guitarist for the classic rock revivalists proves old amps, paired with even older guitars, is still a recipe for tonal success.

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The British-American bruisers achieve old-school sounds the authentic way: old-school gear.

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Spiritbox guitarist Mike Stringer and bassist Josh Gilbert reveal the low-tuned tools driving their alt-metal sound.

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​The legendary rockers, guided by lead guitarist Nancy Wilson, brought an all-tube assault on the road last year.

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The guitarists back up the American rapping songwriter with gear from PRS, Kiesel, Reverend, and Kemper.

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​When GWAR stomped through Nashville with the goriest gear of all, we had to take a look. PG’s Chris Kies caught up with the band at Marathon Music Works to hang with Grodius Maximus, Bälsäc the Jaws ’O Death, and Casey Orr (aka Beefcake the Mighty). The band rolls cab-free, armed with a stack of dangerously signature gear.

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The veteran Canadian rocker and his wingman Keith Scott count on hybrid rigs and golden Gibsons for their recent tour.

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​Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus stuck to their signature guns on a recent American tour.

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John 5, the Tele-slinging guitarist, known for his solo work as well as time spent with Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, put out his latest record, Ghost, last year. On tour behind it, he stopped at Memphis’ Minglewood Hall, where PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with him for this new Rig Rundown.

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This year was a big one for the Rig Rundown crew! John, Perry, and Chris traveled to Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee, and even a cave in Tennessee, while, of course, foraging in their home base of Music City to gather the biggest and brightest (and loudest) setups touring the world. Dive into...

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The country legend’s bandmates bring a range of low- to high-end gear to Nashville’s Basement East.

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PG brings you a hands-on look at some of the gear that the late Skynyrd guitarist used to change rock history.

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After a devastating theft in 2021, the metal band’s guitarist rebuilt his tone empire around some life-changing loans.

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The legendary country musician and his right-hand man, guitarist Kenny Vaughan, prove that Fender guitars through Fender amps can still take you a long way in this world.

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Bill Murray might be most famous for his acting in classics like Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day, but he’s also a bona fide belter and has performed as a singer on stages big and small over the years. A while back, he linked up with guitarists Mike Zito, Albert Castiglia, and Jimmy Vivin...

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The Wilco frontman’s ’90s pawn shop raids are paying off decades later.

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The Australian shredder keeps things simple with signature PRS, Orange, and Gibson gear.

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The long-running punk quartet pick prototypes, P basses, and Pauls for their latest live shows.

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Thanks to some key years working at a celebrated music store, this band of brothers has the goods.

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Henri and Bill Cash, the brotherly guitar duo behind Los Angeles glam-rock band Starcrawler, linked with PG’s John Bohlinger before their gig at the Pinnacle in Nashville to show off some rose-colored rock tools. Check out highlights of their dazzling setups below, and tune into our full Rig Rundown to scope the full details.

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The in-demand gunslinger brings a load of silverware to arenas across the world.

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The cosmic-country cowboy touts a rig inspired by the greats and powered by a mix of vintage and modern-day gear.

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Check out the gear that guitarists Frank Iero and Ray Toro and bassist Mikey Way brought out to shake stadiums this summer.

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Step onstage for an inside look at the gear Pete Townshend and Jon Button relied on for the band’s legendary farewell shows.

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California metal giants Deftones returned this year with Private Music, their first album in five years. In support of it, they ripped across North America on a string of headline shows and support slots with System of a Down.

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California metal giants Deftones returned this year with Private Music, their first album in five years. In support of it, they ripped across North America on a string of headline shows and support slots with System of a Down.

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The metal giants return to the stage with a show powered by gold-and-black axes and pure tube power.

Except for two new singles in 2020, alt-metal icons System of a Down haven’t released new music in 20 years. But luckily for their fans, System—vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan—took their catalog of era-defining, genre-changing hard-rock haymakers on tour this year across South and North America.

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Learn how the reunited nu-metal pioneers are taking on the world once again.

Linkin Park went on hiatus for seven years after lead vocalist Chester Bennington’s death in 2017, but last September, the band announced that they were returning with new music and a new lineup—including vocalist Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain. A new album, From Zero, was released in November 2024, followed by the single “Up From the Bottom” earlier this year, and this sum...

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The prolific Australian guitarist brought his mastery to east Nashville, where we got a look at the gear he’s trusting overseas.

Adam Miller has been compared to plenty of his most sacred influences— Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, Charlie Hunter, Bill Frissell—but he’s certainly carved a path of his own. This year alone, he’s released three records and undertook a U.S. tour to bring his delightful mix of jazz, groove, and beyond to eager list...

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When Ty Myers got injured a few years back and couldn’t play sports, he took to posting videos of himself on TikTok. Before long, his song “Tie That Binds” went viral on the platform, blasting him to overnight-star status. Now, with his debut album, The Select, under his belt, the 18-year-old is taking his songs on the road to packed-out rooms.

PG’s John Bohlinger linked with country’s newest wunderkind at the Egyptian Room in In...

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From couchsurfing to playing the Ryman, rockers Whiskey Myers of Palestine, Texas, have had one hell of a Cinderella story. We caught up with guitarist John Jeffers back in 2021 for a virtual Rig Rundown, but this time around, ahead of the September release of their seventh LP, Whomp Whack Thunder, PG’s Chris Kies met up with Jeffers and rhythm guitarist Cody Tate before their July 19 gi...

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Seattle indie rockers Deep Sea Diver released their fourth full-length record, Billboard Heart, earlier this year via Sub Pop, and their supporting cross-country tour took them to downtown Nashville’s Blue Room at Jack White’s Third Man Records.

PG’s Chris Kies connected with singer and guitarist Jessica Dobson in 2020 for a virtual Rig Rundown, but this time we get a close-up, in-person look at Dobson’s tour kit, including her signature Benson stomp box and...

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Post-rock/doomgaze outfit This Will Destroy You, formed in San Marcos, Texas, in 2004, are marking 21 years together, and 20 years of their self-recorded debut Young Mountain, with an anniversary tour. In late June, the band played Nashville’s Basement East, where guitarists Jeremy Galindo and Nicholas Huft and bassist Ethan Billips met up with PG’s Chris Kies to share what gear they packed for the roadtrip.

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Australian punks Amyl and the Sniffers have had a pretty good year. In October 2024, they released their third full-length, Cartoon Darkness, and opened a run of North American shows for Foo Fighters. This year, they warmed up the stage for the Offspring for a handful of shows in Brazil, then tore off across the United States and Canada for a headlining tour.

Ahead of their stopover at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, PG’s Chris Kies...