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You might think alt-country veteran Sturgill Simpson would need no introduction by this point in his career, but this year, he set out to reintroduce himself to the world—as Johnny Blue Skies. That’s the moniker he created for his new record, Passage du Desir, which was released in July on High Top Mountain. Simpson promised that the album was the first step in a new phase of his creative life; the next was the subsequent tour.

Simpson, looking his Waylon Jennings best, met up with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger before his headlining gig at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Sporting a new-to-him Gibson ES-335 and an army-camo jacket, he told Bohlinger he’s not trying to be a star guitarist: “I’m trying to be a much less educated version of Bob Weir,” he grins. The star turn is for the Estonian guitarist Laur Joamets, who handles plenty of leads along with pedal steel.

The guitar duo took us through their Blue Skies-era gear, featuring an array of Magnatone amplifiers, guitars old and new, and the simplest pedalboard you’ll ever see on an arena stage.

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0:00 - Molly Tuttle & D'Addario

0:15 - Sturgill Simpson Playing Intro

0:55 - John Bohlinger Intro

1:13 - Sturgill Simpson's 1962 Gibson ES-335

4:13 - 1962 Gibson ES-335 Custom Wiring

6:41 - Sturgill Simpson's 1956 Fender Esquire

11:17 - Sturgill Simpson's Pedalboard

13:09 - Sturgill Simpson's Magnatone Panoramic Stereo Combos

16:09 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

16:34 - Laur Joamets' 1974 Fender Telecaster

21:34 - Laur Joamets' Fano Guitars PX6

24:26 - Laur Joamets' Fender Stratocaster

26:49 - Laur Joamets' Amps

29:28 - Laur Joamets' Pedalboard

34:39 - Laur Joamets' Pedal-Steel Guitar

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Mobile, Alabama’s Red Clay Strays started out as a local cover band. In 2016, they officially formed as the Strays, adding a couple players to round out the five-person outfit. After a few years gigging around the state and some festival slots, the band hit it big in 2023 when their song “Wondering Why” went viral on TikTok. It climbed up the Billboard charts and landed the band a deal with RCA Records. That led to their Dave Cobb-produced second studio LP, Made by These Moments, which was released on July 26.

In September, the band made their debut at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on tour behind the record, and guitarists Drew Nix and Zach Rishel brought a beautiful stable of American-made 6-strings for the occasion. They gave PG’s John Bohlinger a tour of the goods.

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0:00 - Molly Tuttle & D'Adarrio

0:15 - John Bohlinger Intro

0:38 - Drew Nix's Guitars

6:47 - Drew Nix's Fender Twin Reverb

7:57 - Drew Nix's Pedalboard

13:56 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

14:27 - Zachary Rishel's Guitars

18:08 - Zachary Rishel's 1968 Fender Super Reverb

19:10 - Zachary Rishel's Pedalboard

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This summer, a Bay Area punk-rock extravaganza rolled across the world. In support of the 30th and 20th anniversaries of their records Dookie and American Idiot, Green Day arranged the summer’s best stadium-rock tour, with support from Smashing Pumpkins and fellow Bay bashers Rancid.

PG’s Chris Kies met up with Rancid bassist Matt Freeman just before the tour’s stop at Nashville’s Geodis Park.

In this Rundown, in addition to trotting out his breadwinner bass rig, Freeman tells Kies his bass origin story, including his early and enduring influences, and shares how he developed a unique playing style suited to his smaller hands. Later, tech Warren Lee takes over to give us the scoop on Freeman’s backstage rack. Tune in to get the details.

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0:00 - Nita Strauss & D'Addario

0:15 - Matt Freeman & Chris Kies Intro

0:46 - Custom Fender American Pro II P Bass (Chambered)

3:39 - John Entwistle is Matt Freeman's Biggest Influence

5:17 - Dunlop Tortex .60 mm picks & Playing Style

7:55 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

8:26 - Fender American Pro II P Bass

9:51 - Trying to Play Other Basses

11:17 - Fender Bassman 800HD Head & 8x10 Cab

12:33 - Matt Freeman's Bass Bunker Channel

13:38 - Fender Nickel Plated Steel Bass Strings

14:32 - Avalon U5 DI & Way Huge Pork Loin

15:48 - D'Addario Strings

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Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts was last year’s pop-rock album of the year, with singles like “All-American Bitch,” “Get Him Back!,” and “Bad Idea Right?” igniting a revival of early-’00s pop-punk, but with quite a bit more nuance and grit.

Rodrigo’s tour behind the critically acclaimed record has been rolling around the world since February. To bring it on the road, the star has hired guitarists Emily Rosenfield and Daisy Spencer, along with bassist Moa Munoz. PG’s Chris Kies caught up with the three musicians before Rodrigo’s show at San Francisco’s Chase Center in early August to see what gear powers the pop-rock machine.

Special thanks for helping out to guitar techs Luis Munoz and Maurizio Pino.

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0:00 - Blu DeTiger & D'Addario

0:15 - Emily Rosenfield Playing Intro

0:46 - Chris Kies Intro

1:02 - Emily Rosenfield on Broadway vs Touring

3:42 - Emily Rosenfield's Gibson Kirk Douglas Signature SG

8:56 - Emily Rosendfield's Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster

11:09 - Emily Rosenfield's Recording King Dirty 30s Single 0

15:52 - Emily Rosenfield's Music Man Valentine

18:51 - Emily Rosenfield's Gibson Les Pauls

21:18 - Emily Rosenfield's Gibson Hummingbird

22:10 - Emily Rosenfield's Taylor 652ce 12-string

24:28 - Emily Rosenfield's Fender CME Exclusive '50s Tele

25:43 - Yvette Young & D'Addario

25:58 - Daisy Spencer's Shabat Guitars Leopard

29:10 - Daisy Spencer's Role in Olivia Rodrigo's Band

29:38 - Daisy Spencer on Learning Kemper Profiler

32:59 - Daisy Spencer's 1972 Fender Strat

36:10 - Daisy Spencer's Ernie Ball Valentine

40:37 - Daisy Spencer's Gibson L-00 Standard

42:53 - Moa Munoz's 1981 Rickenbacker 4001

46:37 - Moa Munoz's Fender American Pro II P Bass

48:36 - Moa Munoz's Guild Starfire I Bass

50:16 - Moa Munoz's Mesa Boogie Subway D-800

50:47 - Moa Munoz's Line 6 Helix

52:29 - Nita Strauss &...

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Jerry Cantrell’s forthcoming solo record, I Want Blood, is a return to beastly form for the legendary grunge guitarist. Featuring spots from Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo and Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin—two old friends who played on Cantrell’s 2002 solo release, Degradation Trip—along with Duff McKagan and more, it’s a glorious, riff-filled reunion.

Ahead of the record’s release, PG’s Perry Bean caught up with Cantrell for an updated rundown of his current touring rig. Watch the whole Rig Rundown to catch all the details, and hear some special stories about how late Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Staley encouraged Cantrell’s singing.

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0:00 - Joe Glaser & D'Addario

0:15 - Perry Bean & Jerry Cantrell Intro

0:41 - Jerry Cantrell's Live Guitars

5:58 - Bogner Fish Preamps & Fryette Power Amps

8:37 - Collaborating with Artists & Friends for I Want Blood

12:17 - Rig Rundown & D'Addario

12:48 - Jerry Cantrell's Amps & Effects

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Just ahead of the release of their second full-length record, Soft, the British trio Bones UK tore through the US on a summer tour. PG’s John Bohlinger caught up with lead guitarist Carmen Vandenberg before their Nashville gig to see how she covers the band’s slick, aggressive sonic territory.

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0:00 - Blu DeTiger & D'Addario

0:15 - Carmen Vandenberg Playing Intro

1:04 - John Bohlinger's Intro

1:24 - 1963 Fender Telecaster

3:08 - Duesenberg Julia

5:54 - Blackstar CV30 Amps

7:35 - Nita Strauss & D'Addario

7:50 - Carmen Vandenberg's Pedalboard

22:15 - Duesenberg Julia Demo with Pedalboard

25:52 - Yvette Young & D'Addario

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Adrian Belew is one of the most inventive guitarists of the past half-century—an incandescent player and songwriter who has a vast menagerie of tones and sounds at his command. You’ve heard him with King Crimson, Talking Heads, David Bowie, and Frank Zappa, among others, and with his pop band the Bears and on his solo recordings and tours.

This fall, Adrian is following dates with the Talking Heads-fueled Remain in Light tour, which he co-led with Heads keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison, with the BEAT Tour—a run drawing on his recordings with King Crimson in the ’80s: the albums Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair. Of course, this is just a small—but extremely potent and influential—portion of his 30-year collaboration with Crimson founder Robert Fripp, who has given BEAT his blessing. But putting this repertoire in the hands of Belew, fellow Crimson alum and super-bassist Tony Levin, the incendiary Steve Vai (playing the guitar role of Fripp), and the Earth-shaking drummer Danny Carey from Tool promises magical performances. It’s also one of the year’s most-anticipated tours.

As I write this, Belew, Levin, Vai, and Carey are rehearsing on the West Coast, and by the time this video posts, they will have played their first BEAT dates. So, word is likely to have spread that Belew has brought some crucial pieces of gear he played with ’80s Crimson back into play. But here, you’ll get a close up look and listen as Premier Guitar joins Adrian—with tech Blair White of Nashville’s Eastside Music Supply—at his mid-Tennessee home for a pre-tour Rig Rundown. Dig in!

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